,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ccid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bf1 #bjaf   
,mr4 ,wyd5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 &   
,mrs4 ,mc,caskill7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,en]gy 
,reorganization ,act ( #aigd to modify  
provisions relat+ to protection ( !     
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & !    
,nucle> ,regulatory ,commission4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,:i/lebl[]           
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t (   
,en]gy & ,nucle> ,regulatory ,commission
 employee protection  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #baa ( ! ,en]gy ,reorganization
 ,act ( #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ehea7 is  
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by
 /rik+ 7a77#a7 ,no employ] & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3  7a7 ,discrim9ation aga9/       
employees  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,no employ]  2 
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7 9 ! matt]   
prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 82    

7ii7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,a7 & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3  7,a7 notifi$ ! employ] or an 
employee conc]ns program (-- 7i7 an     
alleg$ violation (--  7,i7 ?is ,act2 or 
7,,ii7 ! ,atomic ,en]gy ,act ( #aied    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq472 or  7ii7 
a violation ( any law1 rule1 or         
regulation1 an in/ance ( gross          
mismanagem5t1 gross wa/e ( funds1 or    
abuse ( au?ority1 or a sub/antial &     
specific dang] to public heal? or       
safety2  2  7iii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by
 ins]t+ describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or  
o!rwise aft] any practice2  7iv7 9      
subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ te/ifi$ be=e 
,congress or at any ,f$]al or ,/ate     
proce$+ reg>d+ any provision & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  disclos$ to a ,memb] (         
,congress or a repres5tative ( a        
committee ( ,congress1 ! ,gov]nm5t      
,acc\ntability ,(fice1 or an ,inspector 
,g5]al1 or te/ifi$ be=e ,congress or at 
a ,f$]al or ,/ate proce$+ reg>d+-- 7i7  
an alleg$ violation or incid5t describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,a72 or  7ii7 any        

provision  2  7v7 9 subp>agraph 7,d7--  
7,i7 by /rik+ a proce$+ "u & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3  a proce$+-- 7i7 "u  2  7,,ii7 9
 clause 7i7 7z s designat$71 by /rik+   
#aied1 z am5d$1 or a proce$+ = & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3  #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et
 seq472 7ii7 =  2  7,,iii7 9 clause 7ii7
 7z s designat$71 by /rik+ 1 z am5d$2 & 
ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,,iv7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7iii7 involv+ an alleg$      
violation or incid5t describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,a72  2  7vi7 9 subp>agraph
 7,e71 by /rik+ any su* proce$+ or2 &   
ins]t+ any proce$+ describ$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,d72 or2 &  7vii7 9        
subp>agraph 7,f71 by /rik+ 1 z am5d$2 & 
7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by r$esignat+
 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,g7 z         
subclauses 7,i7 ?r\gh 7,,vii71          
respectively1 & ind5t+ ! subclauses     
appropriately2  7ii7 by /rik+ 7#b7 ,=   
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7#b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3  7,a7 ,employ]  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 t]m  2  7iii7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 7z s  

r$esignat$7--  7,i7 9 subclause 7,,iv7 (
 clause 7i7 7z s r$esignat$71 by /rik+ 1
 b & all t foll[s ?r\gh #abcdd2 &       
7,,ii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7ii7 
,exclusion ,! t]m employ] does n include
 any contractor or subcontractor cov]$  
by ,executive ,ord] #abcdd 7#dg ,f$4    
,reg4 #digi 7,febru>y #c1 #aihb774  2 & 
7iv7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7   
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,labor4  2  7#b7 9          
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ 7b77#a7  
,any employee :o believes t he & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3  7b7 ,compla9ts2 action by    
,secret>y  7#a7 ,compla9ts  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,any employee :o believes t !     
employee  2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 (  
p>agraph 7#a7 7z s r$esignat$7--  7i7 9 
! fir/ s5t5ce-- 7,i7 by /rik+ #ahj days 
& ins]t+ #a ye>2 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+ (   
,labor 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !     
,secret>y72 &  7ii7 9 ! second s5t5ce1  
by /rik+ ,^u receipt ( su* a compla9t & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,notification ,on
 receipt ( a compla9t "u subp>agraph    

7,a7  2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--  7i7 by 
/rik+ 7#b77;,a7 ,^u receipt & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3  7#b7 ,action by ,secret>y  7,a7
 ,inve/igations2 ord]s2 limitation on   
settlem5t  7i7 ,inve/igations  7,i7 ,9  
g5]al ,on receipt  2  7ii7 9 subp>agraph
 7,a7 7z s r$esignat$7-- 7,i7 9 ! second
 s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,)9 #cj days ( ! &    
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,,ii7 ,completion ,n 
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date (  2      
7,,ii7 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,)9    
n9ety days ( ! receipt ( su* compla9t & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7ii7 ,ord]s  7,i7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 receipt ( a compla9t "u p>agraph 7#a7  
2  7,,iii7 9 ! f\r? s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,an
 ord] & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,,ii7 ,public
 notice & p>ticipation ,an ord]  2      
7,,iv7 9 ! fif? s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,^u !  
conclusion ( su* he>+ & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
  7,,iii7 ,prelim9>y ord]s ,on          
conclusion ( a he>+ "u subclause 7,,ii7 
2  7,v7 9 ! six? s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,!    
,secret>y & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7iii7     
,limitation on settlem5t ,! ,secret>y  2

 &  7,,vi7 9 clause 7i7 7z s designat$71
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,,iii7    
,reque/ = adm9i/rative he>+ ,if !       
,secret>y has n issu$ any f9d+ relat+ to
 an inve/igation "u ?is clause by ! date
 t is #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* !    
relevant compla9t 0 fil$ "u p>agraph    
7#a71 & if !re is no %[+ t ! delay is   
due to ! bad fai? ( ! compla9ant1 !     
compla9ant may reque/ a he>+ on !       
compla9t be=e an adm9i/rative law judge 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  2 &  7iii7 9   
subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 by /rik+ 7,b7   
,if & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,secret>ial
 ord]s  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,if  2  7,,ii7 9 ! 
fir/ s5t5ce--  7aa7 by /rik+ ! ,secret>y
 %all ord] ! p]son :o committ$ su*      
violation to 7i7 take affirmative action
 to abate ! violation1 & 7ii7 re9/ate & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  ! ,secret>y-- 7,i7    
%all ord] ! p]son :o committ$ !         
violation-- 7aa7 to take affirmative    
action to abate ! violation2 &  7bb7 to 
re9/ate  2 &  7bb7 by /rik+ 8 employm5t1
 & ! ,secret>y may ord] su* p]son &     

ins]t+ ! foll[+3  employm5t2 & 7,,ii7   
may ord] ! p]son  2  7,,iii7 9 ! second 
s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,if an ord] & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7ii7 ,co/s & exp5ses  7,i7 ,9  
g5]al ,subject to subclause 7,,ii71 if  
an ord]  2 &  7,,iv7 9 clause 7ii7 7z s 
designat$71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
7,,ii7 ,limitation ,! ,secret>y %all    
assess all adm9i/rative & litigation    
co/s & attorneys fees incurr$ "u ?is    
section only aga9/ ! responsible        
contractor ( ! ,commission or !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 unless t contractor 
demon/rates to ! satisfaction ( !       
,secret>y t ! ,commission or ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,en]gy1 z applicable1 contribut$ to1 
or caus$1 ! violation by ! contractor4  
7,,iii7 ,exempl>y damages2 deb>m5t2     
susp5sion ,! ,secret>y may assess       
exempl>y damages1 & deb>1 susp5d1       
delic5se1 or take any simil> action1    
aga9/ any employ] or responsible        
employee ( an employ] aga9/ :om an ord] 
is issu$ "u ?is subp>agraph1 z !        
,secret>y det]m9es to be appropriate to 

det] employ] retaliation aga9/ employees
 :o report conc]ns or c>ry out o!r      
activities protect$ "u ?is section4  2 &
  7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by ins]t+       
7includ+ a dem& = a jury trial7 aft] de 
novo review2  7#c7 9 subsection 7e77#b71
 by /rik+ 7#b7 ,! c\rt & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7#b7 ,co/s ( litigation        
,subject to ! limitation describ$ 9     
subsection 7b77#b77;,b77ii77,,ii71 a    
,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt  2  7#d7 9   
subsection 7g7--  7,a7 by /rik+ causes a
 violation & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 causes--  
7#a7 a violation  2 &  7,b7 by /rik+    
#aied1 z am5d$4 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3      
#aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq472 or 
7#b7 an incid5t describ$ 9 subsection   
7a77#a77;,a77ii74  2 &  7#e7 9          
subsection 7i7--  7,a7 by /rik+ 7i7 ,!  
provisions & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7      
,duties & au?ority ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy 
& ,commission  7#a7 ,po/+ requirem5t ,! 
,secret>y ( ,en]gy & ! ,*airp]son ( !   
,commission1 z applicable1 %all ensure t
 ! provisions  2 &  7,b7 by add+ at !   

end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,contractor &       
employee sanctions ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy
 or ! ,*airp]son ( ! ,commission may    
sanction any (fic] or employee ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy or ! ,commission1 z  
applicable1 :o ex]cises managem5t       
direction ov] a contractor :o is !      
subject ( a compla9t fil$ "u ?is section
 9 any case 9 :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy  
or ! ,*airp]son det]m9es t--  7,a7 !    
compla9t aga9/ ! contractor is          
sub/antiat$2 &  7,b7 ! (fic] or employee
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy or !            
,commission1 z applicable1 directly or  
indirectly p]mitt$ or sanction$ !       
violation or incid5t t 0 ! subject ( !  
compla9t4  4  7b7 ,con=mation (         
contracts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any   
o!r provision ( law1 n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy & ! ,*airp]son ( ! 
,nucle> ,regulatory ,commission %all    
modify all contracts ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,en]gy & ! ,nucle> ,regulatory          
,commission1 respectively1 z ! ,secret>y

 & ! ,*airp]son det]m9e to be necess>y  
to con=m ! contracts to ! applicable    
requirem5ts ( section #baa ( ! ,en]gy   
,reorganization ,act ( #aigd 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #ehea7 7z am5d$ by subsection 
7a774  7#b7 ,effect ( failure to con=m  
,a failure by ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy or ! 
,*airp]son ( ! ,nucle> ,regulatory      
,commission to modify a contract 9      
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a7 %all n affect
 ! ability ( any employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,en]gy or ! ,nucle> ,regulatory       
,commission to file a compla9t "u an    
applicable provision ( section #baa ( ! 
,en]gy ,reorganization ,act ( #aigd 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ehea7 7z am5d$ by subsection
 7a774