,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gicf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #d1          
#bjbj,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new
 ,york 7for herself and ,mr4 ,connolly7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to protect ,federal employees from      
retaliation for the lawful use of       
,federal records1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,employee  
,access to ,information ,act4  #b4      
,protections against retaliation for    
lawful use of ,federal records by       
,federal employees  7a7 ,protection     
against retaliation ,section            
#bcjb7;b77#i7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking or at the
 end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by    
inserting or after the semicolon2 and   
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3

  7,e7 the employee or applicant for    
employment-- 7i7 making a request for   
information pursuant to section #eeb    
7commonly referred to as the ,freedom of
 ,information ,act7 or subsection 7d7 of
 section #eeb;a 7commonly referred to as
 the ,privacy ,act of #aigd72 or  7ii7  
pursuing any administrative or judicial 
action with respect to such request1    
including seeking assistance or to      
engage in dispute resolution1 as        
described in section #eeb4  4  7b7      
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,title #e  
,sections #abad1 #abae7;a77#c77;,b71    
#abba1 #bcjb1 and #ggjc of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 are amended by   
striking or 7,d7 in each instance and   
inserting 7,d71 or 7,e74  7#b7          
,whistleblower ,protection ,enhancement 
,act of #bjab ,section #aaf7;b77#a77;,a7
 of the ,whistleblower ,protection      
,enhancement ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law
 #aab-aii7 is amended by striking or    
7,d7 and inserting 7,d71 or 7,e74