#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #beae  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,securities and ,exchange ,act of #aicd 
to amend the definition of              
whistleblower1 to extend the            
anti-retaliation protections provided to
 whistleblowers1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,whistleblower ,protection 
,reform ,act of #bjai4  #b4             
,whistleblower ,section #ba;,f of the   
,securities ,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghu-#f7 is amended--  7#a7  
in subsection 7a77#f7-- 7,a7 by striking
 7#f7 ,whistleblower4--,the term and    
inserting the following3  7#f7          
,whistleblower  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
term  2 and  7,b7 by adding the         
following new subparagraph at the end3  
7,b7 ,special rule ,solely for the      
purposes of subsection 7h77#a71 the term
 whistleblower shall also include any   
individual who takes an action described
 in subsection 7h77#a77;,a71 or two or  
more individuals acting jointly who take

 an action described in subsection      
7h77#a77;,a74  2 and  7#b7 in subsection
 7h77#a77;,a7--  7,a7 in clause 7ii71 by
 striking or at the end2  7,b7 in clause
 7iii71 by striking the period at the   
end and inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7iv7  
in providing information regarding any  
conduct that the whistleblower          
reasonably believes constitutes a       
violation of any law1 rule1 or          
regulation subject to the jurisdiction  
of the ,commission to--  7,i7 a person  
with supervisory authority over the     
whistleblower at the whistleblower's    
employer1 where such employer is an     
entity registered with or required to be
 registered with the ,commission1 a     
self-regulatory organization1 or a      
,state securities commission or office  
performing like functions2 or  7,,ii7   
such other person working for the       
employer described under subclause 7,i7 
who has the authority to investigate1   
discover1 or terminate misconduct4  4   

,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,july #i1 #bjai4;,clerk4