,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bg1
 #bjag ,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mrs4       
,mc,caskill7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to reauthorize and rename the position 
of ,whistleblower ,ombudsman to be the  
,whistleblower ,protection ,coordinator4
  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,whistleblower ,protection 
,coordination ,act4  #b4                
,reauthorization  7a7 ,in general       
,section #c7;d7 of the ,inspector       
,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4    
,app47 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#a77;,c7--  7,a7 by redesignating      
clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 as subclauses 7,i7 
and 7,,ii71 respectively1 and adjusting 
the margins accordingly2  7,b7 by       
striking ,ombudsman who shall educate   
agency employees-- and inserting the    

following3 ,coordinator who shall-- 7i7 
educate agency employees--  2  7,c7 in  
subclause 7,i71 as so redesignated1 by  
striking on retaliation and inserting   
against retaliation2  7,d7 in subclause 
7,,ii71 as so redesignated1 by striking 
the period at the end and inserting the 
following3  1 including-- 7aa7 the means
 by which employees may seek review of  
any allegation of reprisal1 including   
the roles of the ,office of the         
,inspector ,general1 the ,office of     
,special ,counsel1 the ,merit ,systems  
,protection ,board1 and any other       
relevant entities2 and  7bb7 general    
information about the timeliness of such
 cases1 the availability of any         
alternative dispute mechanisms1 and     
avenues for potential relief4  2 and    
7,e7 by adding at the end the following3
  7ii7 assist the ,inspector ,general in
 promoting the timely and appropriate   
handling and consideration of protected 
disclosures and allegations of reprisal1
 to the extent practicable1 by the      

,inspector ,general2 and  7iii7 assist  
the ,inspector ,general in facilitating 
communication and coordination with the 
,special ,counsel1 the ,council of the  
,inspectors ,general on ,integrity and  
,efficiency1 the agency1 ,congress1 and 
any other relevant entity regarding the 
timely and appropriate handling and     
consideration of protected disclosures1 
allegations of reprisal1 and general    
matters regarding the implementation and
 administration of whistleblower        
protection laws1 rules1 and regulations4
  2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking
 ,ombudsman and inserting ,coordinator2 
7#c7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as 
paragraph 7#d72 and  7#d7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#b7 the following3     
7#c7 ,the ,whistleblower ,protection    
,coordinator shall have direct access to
 the ,inspector ,general as needed to   
accomplish the requirements of this     
subsection4  4  7b7 ,responsibilities of
 ,,cigie ,section #aa7;c7 of the        
,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e   

,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7#e7           
,additional responsibilities relating to
 whistleblower protection ,the ,council 
shall-- 7,a7 facilitate the work of the 
,whistleblower ,protection ,coordinators
 designated under section #c7;d77,c72   
and  7,b7 in consultation with the      
,office of ,special ,counsel and        
,whistleblower ,protection ,coordinators
 from the member offices of the         
,inspector ,general1 develop best       
practices for coordination and          
communication in promoting the timely   
and appropriate handling and            
consideration of protected disclosures1 
allegations of reprisal1 and general    
matters regarding the implementation and
 administration of whistleblower        
protection laws1 in accordance with     
,federal law4  4  7c7 ,reporting        
,section #e of the ,inspector ,general  
,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
amending paragraph 7#bj7 to read as     

follows3  7#bj7 7,a7 a detailed         
description of any instance of          
whistleblower retaliation1 including    
information about the official found to 
have engaged in retaliation2 and  7,b7  
what1 if any1 consequences the          
establishment actually imposed to hold  
the official described in subparagraph  
7,a7 accountable2  2 and  7#b7 in       
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#c77;,d71 by striking and at the end2  
7,b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as 
paragraph 7#e72 and  7,c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#c7 the following3     
7#d7 whether the establishment entered  
into a settlement agreement with the    
official described in subsection        
7a77#bj77;,a71 which shall be reported  
regardless of any confidentiality       
agreement relating to the settlement    
agreement2 and  4  7d7 ,repeal of sunset
 ,subsection 7c7 of section #aag of the 
,whistleblower ,protection ,enhancement 
,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-aii2   
#abf ,stat4 #adge7 is repealed4