,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,ms4 
,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,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 
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,protection against 
reprisal for ,federal subgrantee        
employees ,section #dgab of title #da1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a77#b77;,g71 by striking
 or grantee and inserting grantee1 or   
subgrantee2  7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by 
striking contractor or grantee and      
inserting contractor1 subcontractor1    
grantee1 or subgrantee2  7#c7 in        
subsection 7c77#a71 by striking         

contractor or grantee each place it     
appears and inserting contractor1       
subcontractor1 grantee1 or subgrantee2  
and  7#d7 in subsection 7d71 by striking
 and grantees and inserting grantees1   
and subgrantees4