,,iib  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,h4 ,r4 #beae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aj1             
#bjai,receiv$2 read twice & ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d !        
,securities & ,ex*ange ,act ( #aicd to  
am5d ! def9ition ( :i/lebl[]1 to ext5d !
 anti-retaliation protections provid$ to
 :i/lebl[]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,:i/lebl[] ,protection ,re=m ,act (     
#bjai4  #b4 ,:i/lebl[] ,section #ba;,f (
 ! ,securities ,ex*ange ,act ( #aicd    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ghu-#f7 is am5d$--  7#a7
 9 subsection 7a77#f7-- 7,a7 by /rik+   
7#f7 ,:i/lebl[]4--,! t]m & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3  7#f7 ,:i/lebl[]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! t]m  2 &  7,b7 by add+ ! foll[+ new  
subp>agraph at ! end3  7,b7 ,special    
rule ,solely = ! purposes ( subsection  
7h77#a71 ! t]m :i/lebl[] %all also      
include any individual :o takes an      
action describ$ 9 subsection            
7h77#a77;,a71 or two or m individuals   

act+ jo9tly :o take an action describ$ 9
 subsection 7h77#a77;,a74  2 &  7#b7 9  
subsection 7h77#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 9 clause 
7ii71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7,b7 9     
clause 7iii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end 
& ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7iv7 9 provid+ in=mation     
reg>d+ any conduct t ! :i/lebl[]        
reasonably believes con/itutes a        
violation ( any law1 rule1 or regulation
 subject to ! jurisdiction ( !          
,commission to--  7,i7 a p]son )        
sup]visory au?ority ov] ! :i/lebl[] at !
 :i/lebl[]'s employ]1 :]e su* employ] is
 an entity regi/]$ ) or requir$ to be   
regi/]$ ) ! ,commission1 a              
self-regulatory organization1 or a ,/ate
 securities commission or (fice p]=m+ l 
functions2 or  7,,ii7 su* o!r p]son     
work+ = ! employ] describ$ "u subclause 
7,i7 :o has ! au?ority to inve/igate1   
discov]1 or t]m9ate misconduct4  4      
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,july  
#i1 #bjai4;,*]yl ,l4 ,johnson1,cl]k