,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,levin7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,july #cj1 #bjac1 as 8,national         
,whistleblower ,appreciation ,day04     
,whereas1 in #aggg1 before the passage  
of the ,bill of ,rights1 #aj sailors and
 marines blew the whistle on fraud and  
misconduct harmful to the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas the ,founding ,fathers
 unanimously supported the              
whistleblowers in words and deeds1      
including releasing government records  
and providing monetary assistance for   
reasonable legal expenses necessary to  
prevent retaliation2 ,whereas1 on ,july 
#cj1 #aggh1 in demonstration of their   
full support for whistleblowers1 the    
members of the ,continental ,congress   
unanimously enacted the first           
whistleblower legislation in the ,united

 ,states that read3 8,resolved1 ,that it
 is the duty of all persons in the      
service of the ,united ,states1 as well 
as all other the inhabitants thereof1 to
 give the earliest information to       
,congress or other proper authority of  
any misconduct1 frauds or misdemeanors  
committed by any officers or persons in 
the service of these states1 which may  
come to their knowledge0 7legislation of
 ,july #cj1 #aggh1 reprinted in         
,journals of the ,continental ,congress1
 #aggd-aghi1 ed4 ,government ,printing  
,office 7,washington1 ,d4,c41 #aijh71   
#aa3gcb72 ,whereas whistleblowers risk  
their careers1 jobs1 and reputations by 
reporting waste1 fraud1 and abuse to the
 proper authorities2 ,whereas1 when     
providing proper authorities with lawful
 disclosures1 whistleblowers save       
taxpayers in the ,united ,states        
billions of dollars each year and serve 
the public interest by ensuring that the
 ,united ,states remains an ethical and 
safe place2 and ,whereas it is the      

public policy of the ,united ,states to 
encourage1 in accordance with ,federal  
law 7including the ,constitution1 rules1
 and regulations7 and consistent with   
the protection of classified information
 7including sources and methods of      
detection71 honest and good faith       
reporting of misconduct1 fraud1         
misdemeanors1 and other crimes to the   
appropriate authority at the earliest   
time possible3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 designates    
,july #cj1 #bjac1 as ,national          
,whistleblower ,appreciation ,day2 and  
7#b7 ensures that the ,federal          
,government implements the intent of the
 ,founding ,fathers1 as reflected in the
 legislation enacted on ,july #cj1      
#aggh1 by encouraging each executive    
agency to recognize ,national           
,whistleblower ,appreciation ,day by--  
7,a7 informing employees1 contractors   
working on behalf of ,united ,states    
taxpayers1 and members of the public    
about the legal rights of citizens of   

the ,united ,states to blow the whistle2
 and  7,b7 acknowledging the            
contributions of whistleblowers to      
combating waste1 fraud1 abuse1 and      
violations of laws and regulations in   
the ,united ,states4