,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #beae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #c1 #bjai,mr4   
,green of ,texas 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,huizenga1 and ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4       
,maloney of ,new ,york7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,securities and
 ,exchange ,act of #aicd to amend the   
definition of whistleblower4  #a4       
,whistleblower ,section #ba;,f7a77#f7 of
 the ,securities ,exchange ,act of #aicd
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ghu-#f7;a77#f77 is     
amended-- 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 at the end the following new  
subparagraph3  7,b7 ,special rule       
,solely for the purposes of subsection  
7h71 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  4