,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gie  ,,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 ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to enhance whistleblower    
protection for contractor and grantee   
employees4  #a4 ,enhancement of         
whistleblower protection for contractor 
and grantee employees  7a7 ,protection  
for employees of grantees and           
subgrantees  7#a7 ,defense grants       
,section #bdji7;a77#a7 of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking or subcontractor and inserting 
1 personal services contractor1         
subcontractor1 grantee1 or subgrantee4  
7#b7 ,civilian grants ,section          
#dgab7;a77#a7 of title #da1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking or
 grantee and inserting personal services
 contractor1 grantee1 or subgrantee4    
7b7 ,prohibition on reimbursement for   

legal fees accrued in defense against   
reprisal claims  7#a7 ,defense contracts
 ,section #bcbd7k7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by    
inserting or subcontractor after        
contractor each place it appears2  7,b7 
by inserting or subcontract after       
contract each place it appears2 and     
7,c7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting or 
to any other activity described in      
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of      
section #bdji7;a77#a7 of this title     
after statute or regulation4  7#b7      
,civilian contracts  7,a7 ,in general   
,section #dcaj of title #da1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7i7 by      
inserting or subcontractor after        
contractor each place it appears2  7ii7 
by inserting or subcontract after       
contract each place it appears2 and     
7iii7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by         
inserting or to any other activity      
described in section #dgab7;a77#a7 of   
this title after statute or regulation4 
7,b7 ,conforming amendment ,section     

#dcjd7;a77#ae7 of title #da1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
or subcontractor after contractor4  7c7 
,inclusion of contract clause in        
contracts awarded before effective date 
,at the time of any major modification  
to a contract that was awarded before   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the head of the contracting agency shall
 include in the contract a contract     
clause providing for the applicability  
of the amendments made by this section  
and section #hbg of the ,national       
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjac 7,public ,law #aab-bci2    
#abf ,stat4 #ahcc74