,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #cgg #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbbi ,report ,no4 #aae-bbi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #af1 #bjag ,received2 read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,april #ab1 #bjah,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1 with an amendment,insert the part printed in italic ,,an ,,act ,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide permanent authority for judicial review of certain ,merit ,systems ,protection ,board decisions relating to whistleblowers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,all ,circuit ,review ,act4 #b4 ,judicial review of ,merit ,systems ,protection ,board decisions relating to whistleblowers 7a7 ,in general ,section #ggjc7;b77#a77;,b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking ,during the #e-year period beginning on the effective date of the ,whistleblower ,protection ,enhancement ,act of #bjab1 a petition and inserting ,a petition4 7b7 ,director review ,section #ggjc7;d77#b7 of such title is amended by striking ,during the #e-year period beginning on the effective date of the ,whistleblower ,protection ,enhancement ,act of #bjab1 this paragraph and inserting ,this paragraph4 7c7 ,retroactive effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect as if enacted on ,november #bf1 #bjag4 ,april #ab1 #bjah,reported with an amendment