,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #cj1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,gabbard introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to clarify certain       
offenses related to espionage1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,protect ,brave
 ,whistleblowers ,act of #bjbj4  #b4    
,espionage ,act reform  7a7 ,gathering1 
transmitting1 or losing defense         
information ,section #gic of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a71 by striking with    
intent or reason to believe and         
inserting with specific intent2  7#b7 in
 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by striking or   
reason to believe2 and  7,b7 by         
inserting that has been properly        
classified that is after of anything2   
7#c7 in subsection 7c71 by inserting    
that has been properly classified that  

is after of anything2  7#d7 in          
subsection 7d71 by inserting after      
willfully each place it appears the     
following3 1 and with specific intent to
 injure the ,united ,states or advantage
 any foreign nation12 and  7#e7 in      
subsection 7e71 by inserting after      
willfully each place it appears the     
following3 1 and with specific intent to
 injure the ,united ,states or advantage
 any foreign nation14  7b7 ,disclosure  
of classified information ,section      
#gih7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by inserting after    
knowingly and willfully the following3 1
 and with specific intent to injure the 
,united ,states or advantage any foreign
 nation14  7c7 ,authority ,to disclose  
information ,section #gih7;c7 of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking furnishing1 and all that    
follows and inserting the following3    
8furnishing of information to--  7#a7   
any ,member of the ,senate or the ,house
 of ,representatives2  7#b7 a ,federal  

court1 in accordance with such          
procedures as the court may establish2  
7#c7 the inspector general of an element
 of the intelligence community 7as      
defined in section #c of the ,national  
,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjjc771 including the ,inspector       
,general of the ,intelligence           
,community2  7#d7 the ,chairman or a    
member of the ,privacy and ,civil       
,liberties ,oversight ,board or any     
employee of the ,board designated by the
 ,board1 in accordance with such        
procedures as the ,board may establish2 
7#e7 the ,chairman or a commissioner of 
the ,federal ,trade ,commission or any  
employee of the ,commission designated  
by the ,commission1 in accordance with  
such procedures as the ,commission may  
establish2  7#f7 the ,chairman or a     
commissioner of the ,federal            
,communications ,commission or any      
employee of the ,commission designated  
by the ,commission1 in accordance with  
such procedures as the ,commission may  

establish2 or  7#g7 any other person or 
entity authorized to receive disclosures
 containing classified information      
pursuant to any applicable law1         
regulation1 or executive order regarding
 the protection of whistleblowers4  4   
7d7 ,testimony of purpose  7#a7 ,in     
general ,chapter #cg of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#gii;,a4 ,testimony of purpose ,a       
defendant charged with an offense under 
section #gic or #gih shall be permitted 
to testify about their purpose for      
engaging in the prohibited conduct4     
#gii;,b4 ,affirmative defense ,it is an 
affirmative defense to a charge under   
section #gic or #gih that the defendant 
engaged in the prohibited conduct for   
the purpose of disclosing to the        
public-- 7#a7 any violation of any law1 
rule1 or regulation2 or  7#b7 gross     
mismanagement1 a gross waste of funds1  
an abuse of authority1 or a substantial 
and specific danger to public health or 

safety4  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections for chapter #cg  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  #gii;,a4 ,testimony of      
purpose4 #gii;,b4 ,affirmative defense4 
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