,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bifh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bd1 #bjah
 ,mr4 ,durbin 7for ,ms4 ,duckworth7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,energy ,reorganization ,act of #aigd to
 clarify whistleblower rights and       
protections1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,department of ,energy and      
,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission        
,whistleblower ,protection ,act of      
#bjah4  #b4 ,definition of person       
,section #baa7;a77#b7 of the ,energy    
,reorganization ,act of #aigd 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ehea7;a77#b77 is amended--   
7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7
 through 7,g7 as clauses 7i7 through    
7vii71 respectively1 and indenting the  
clauses appropriately2  7#b7 in the     
matter preceding clause 7i7 7as so      
redesignated71 by striking the paragraph

 designation and all that follows       
through includes-- and inserting the    
following3  7#b7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7,a7 ,employer ,the term       
employer includes--  2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7,b7  
,person ,the term person includes--  7i7
 a person 7as defined in section #aa of 
the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjad772  7ii7 the            
,commission2 and  7iii7 the ,department 
of ,energy4  4