,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ah1         
#bjae,mrs4 ,mc,caskill introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,select ,committee on  
,intelligence  ,a ,,bill  ,to extend    
whistleblower protections for defense   
contractor employees to employees of    
contractors of the elements of the      
intelligence community4  #a4 ,extension 
of whistleblower protections for defense
 contractor employees to employees of   
contractors of the elements of the      
intelligence community  7a7 ,contractors
 of ,do,d and related agencies          
,subsection 7e7 of section #bdji of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7e7        
,disclosures with respect to elements of
 intelligence community and             
intelligence-,related activities  7#a7  
,any disclosure under this section by an
 employee of a contractor1              
subcontractor1 or grantee of an element 

of the intelligence community 7as       
defined in section #c7d7 of the         
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d777 with respect to an 
element of the intelligence community or
 an activity of an element of the       
intelligence community shall comply with
 applicable provisions of section       
#ag7;d77#e7 of the ,central             
,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ceag7;d77#e77 and section   
#h;,h of the ,inspector ,general ,act of
 #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  7#b7 ,any 
disclosure described in paragraph 7#a7  
of information required by ,executive   
order to be kept classified in the      
interests of national defense or the    
conduct of foreign affairs that is made 
to a court shall be treated by the court
 in a manner consistent with the        
interests of the national security of   
the ,united ,states1 including through  
the use of summaries or ex parte        
submissions if the element of the       
intelligence community awarding the     

contract or grant concerned advises the 
court that the national security        
interests of the ,united ,states warrant
 the use of such summaries or           
submissions4  4  7b7 ,pilot program on  
other contractor employees ,subsection  
7f7 of section #dgab of title #da1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7f7 ,disclosures with 
respect to elements of intelligence     
community and intelligence-,related     
activities  7#a7 ,manner of disclosures 
,any disclosure under this section by an
 employee of a contractor1              
subcontractor1 or grantee of an element 
of the intelligence community 7as       
defined in section #c7d7 of the         
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d777 with respect to an 
element of the intelligence community or
 an activity of an element of the       
intelligence community shall comply with
 applicable provisions of section       
#ag7;d77#e7 of the ,central             
,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej

 ,u4,s4,c4 #ceag7;d77#e77 and section   
#h;,h of the ,inspector ,general ,act of
 #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  7#b7      
,treatment by courts ,any disclosure    
described in paragraph 7#a7 of          
information required by ,executive order
 to be kept classified in the interests 
of national defense or the conduct of   
foreign affairs that is made to a court 
shall be treated by the court in a      
manner consistent with the interests of 
the national security of the ,united    
,states1 including through the use of   
summaries or ex parte submissions if the
 element of the intelligence community  
awarding the contract or grant concerned
 advises the court that the national    
security interests of the ,united       
,states warrant the use of such         
summaries or submissions4  4