S. 4655 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4655 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Ossoff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to permit the Merit Systems Protection Board to hear certain cases relating to allegations of certain reprisals by employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Bureau of Investigations Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act. 2. Appeals to Merit Systems Protection Board relating to FBI reprisal allegations Section 2303 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) (1) An employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who makes an allegation of a reprisal under regulations promulgated under this section may appeal a final determination or corrective action order by the Bureau under those regulations to the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 1221. (2) If no final determination or corrective action order has been made or issued for an allegation described in paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the allegation is received by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the employee described in that paragraph may seek corrective action directly from the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 1221. .