,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ae1 #bjag,mr4    
,grassley 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1
 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,congressional ,acc\ntability    
,act ( #aiie to apply :i/lebl[]         
protections available to c]ta9 executive
 bran* employees to legislative bran*   
employees1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4       
,application ( :i/lebl[] protection     
rules to legislative bran* employees    
7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,congressional ,:i/lebl[] ,protection 
,act ( #bjag4  7b7 ,:i/lebl[] am5dm5ts  
,"p ,a ( title ,,ii ( ! ,congressional  
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie 7#b         
,u4,s4,c4 #acaa et seq47 is am5d$--     
7#a7 9 ! "p head+1 by /rik+ fair labor  
/&>ds1 & all t foll[s & ins]t+ & o!r    
protections & b5efits2  7#b7 by         
r$esignat+ section #bjg z section #bjh2 

&  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] section #bjf !   
foll[+3  #bjg4 ,rights & protections "u 
:i/lebl[] protection rules  7a7 ,rights 
& ,protections ,describ$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,no employ+ (fice may take or fail to   
take1 or ?reat5 to take or fail to take1
 a p]sonnel action 7)9 ! mean+ ( *apt]  
#bc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 )  
respect to any cov]$ employee or        
applicant = employm5t because (--  7,a7 
any disclosure ( in=mation by a cov]$   
employee or applicant :i* ! employee or 
applicant reasonably believes evid5ces--
  7i7 a violation ( any law1 rule1 or   
regulation2 or  7ii7 gross mismanagem5t1
 a gross wa/e ( funds1 an abuse (       
au?ority1 or a sub/antial & specific    
dang] to public heal? or safety1  if su*
 disclosure is n specifically prohibit$ 
by law & if su* in=mation is n          
specifically requir$ by ,executive ord] 
or ! rules ( ! ,s5ate or ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives to be kept secret 9 !   
int]e/ ( national def5se or ! conduct ( 
=eign affairs2 or  7,b7 any disclosure  

to ! ,g5]al ,c\nsel1 or to ! ,inspector 
,g5]al ( a legislative or executive     
ag5cy or ano!r employee designat$ by !  
head ( ! legislative or executive ag5cy 
to receive su* disclosures1 ( in=mation 
:i* ! employee or applicant reasonably  
believes evid5ces--  7i7 a violation (  
any law1 rule1 or regulation2 or  7ii7  
gross mismanagem5t1 a gross wa/e (      
funds1 an abuse ( au?ority1 or a        
sub/antial & specific dang] to public   
heal? or safety4  7#b7 ,def9itions ,=   
purposes ( ?is section & = purposes (   
apply+ ! proc$ures e/abli%$ "u title    
,,iv = ! consid]ation ( alleg$          
violations ( ?is section--  7,a7 ! t]m  
cov]$ employee includes an employee ( ! 
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice or      
,libr>y ( ,congress2 &  7,b7 ! t]m      
employ+ (fice includes ! ,gov]nm5t      
,acc\ntability ,(fice & ! ,libr>y (     
,congress4  7b7 ,rem$y ,! rem$y = a     
violation ( subsection 7a7 %all be su*  
rem$y z w\ld be appropriate if aw>d$ "u 
*apt] #ab ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     

,code1 ) respect to a prohibit$ p]sonnel
 practice describ$ 9 section            
#bcjb7;b77#h7 ( su* title4  7c7         
,regulations ,to ,implem5t ,section     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,bo>d %all1 pursuant to
 section #cjd1 issue regulations to     
implem5t ?is section4  7#b7 ,ag5cy      
regulations ,! regulations issu$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be ! same z !        
sub/antive regulations promulgat$ by !  
,m]it ,sy/ems ,protection ,bo>d to      
implem5t *apt]s #ab & #bc ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 except to ! ext5t t
 ! ,bo>d ( ,directors ( ! ,(fice (      
,compliance may det]m9e1 = good cause   
%[n & /at$ toge!r ) ! regulation1 t a   
modification ( su* regulations w\ld be m
 effective = ! implem5tation ( ! rights 
& protections "u ?is section4  4  7c7   
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,table
 ( cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts = "p ,a ( 
title ,,ii ( ! ,congressional           
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie is am5d$--  
7,a7 by /rik+ ! item relat+ to "p ,a &  
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  ,"p ,a--,employm5t    

discrim9ation1 family & m$ical leave1 & 
o!r protections & b5efits  2  &  7,b7 by
 /rik+ ! item relat+ to section #bjg &  
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #bjg4 ,rights & 
protections "u :i/lebl[] protection     
rules4,sec4 #bjh4 ,prohibition (        
intimidation or reprisal4  4  7#b7      
,application ( laws ,section #ajb7;a7 ( 
! ,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7;a77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ab7       
,section #bcjb7;b77#h7 ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  4  7#c7 ,o!r      
con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #fb7;e77#b7 ( !
 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is      
am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ or #bjg & ins]t+  
#bjg1 or #bjh2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ or #acag
 & ins]t+ #acag1 or #acah4