,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1
 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 and ,mr4 ,ossoff7    
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 permit the ,merit ,systems           
,protection ,board to hear certain cases
 relating to allegations of certain     
reprisals by employees of the ,federal  
,bureau of ,investigation4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,federal ,bureau of ,investigations     
,whistleblower ,protection ,enhancement 
,act4  #b4 ,appeals to ,merit ,systems  
,protection ,board relating to ,,fbi    
reprisal allegations ,section #bcjc of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7d7 7#a7 ,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 #abba4  7#b7 ,if no 
final determination or corrective action
 order has been made or issued for an   
allegation described in paragraph 7#a7  
before the expiration of the #ahj-;day  
period beginning on the date on which   
the allegation is received by the       
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the 
employee described in that paragraph may
 seek corrective action directly from   
the ,merit ,systems ,protection ,board  
pursuant to section #abba4  4