,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dadg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjai,mr4
 ,connolly 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 
and ,mr4 ,gibbs7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section #dgab of 
title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
clarify the inclusion of subcontractors 
and subgrantees for whistleblower       
protection4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,whistleblower     
,expansion ,act of #bjai4  #b4          
,clarification of whistleblower         
protection for subcontractors and       
subgrantees  7a7 ,amendments ,section   
#dgab of title #da1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 
7a71 by striking or grantee each place  
it appears and inserting grantee1 or    
subgrantee2  7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a71
 by striking contractor or grantee and  
inserting contractor1 subcontractor1    
grantee1 or subgrantee2  7#c7 in        

subsection 7c71 by striking contractor  
or grantee each place it appears and    
inserting contractor1 subcontractor1    
grantee1 or subgrantee2  7#d7 in        
subsection 7d71 by striking             
subcontractors1 and grantees and        
inserting subcontractors 7at any tier71 
grantees1 and subgrantees 7at any tier72
  7#e7 in subsection 7f71 by striking or
 grantee each place it appears and      
inserting grantee1 or subgrantee2  7#f7 
by inserting 7at any tier7 after        
subcontractor2 and  7#g7 by inserting   
7at any tier7 after subgrantee4  7b7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this ,act shall apply as though enacted 
with ,public ,law #aad-bfa on ,december 
#ad1 #bjaf4