,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,leahy introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,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#ca         
,u4,s4,c4 #aaaf note7 is amended by     
striking or 7,d7 and inserting 7,d71 or 
7,e74