,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eghg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,horsford 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,titus7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,energy           
,reorganization ,act of #aigd to clarify
 whistleblower rights and protections1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,department of ,energy and ,nuclear     
,regulatory ,commission ,whistleblower  
,protection ,act of #bjbj4  #b4         
,definition of person ,section          
#baa7;a77#b7 of the ,energy             
,reorganization ,act of #aigd 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ehea7;a77#b77 is amended--   
7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7
 through 7,g7 as clauses 7i7 through    
7vii71 respectively1 and indenting the  
clauses appropriately2  7#b7 in the     
matter preceding clause 7i7 7as so      
redesignated71 by striking the paragraph

 designation and all that follows       
through includes-- and inserting the    
following3  7#b7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7,a7 ,employer ,the term       
employer includes--  2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7,b7  
,person ,the term person includes--  7i7
 a person 7as defined in section #aa of 
the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjad772  7ii7 the            
,commission2 and  7iii7 the ,department 
of ,energy4  4