,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bebg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 and the ,intelligence    
,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act 
of #bjjd to enhance protections for     
whistleblowers in the ,federal ,bureau  
of ,investigation1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,,fbi              
,whistleblower ,protection ,enhancement 
,act of #bjbe4  #b4  ,enhanced          
protections for ,,fbi whistleblowers    
7a7  ,prohibited personnel actions      
,section #bcjc of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a71 by striking the flush   
text following paragraph 7#b77;,b72     
7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7b71  
7c71 and 7d7 as subsections 7c71 7d71   

and 7e71 respectively2  7#c7 by         
inserting after subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 
the following3  7b7 ,any employee of the
 ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation who 
has authority to take1 direct others to 
take1 recommend1 or approve any         
personnel action1 shall not1 with       
respect to such authority--  7#a7 take  
or fail to take a personnel action with 
respect to an employee in1 or applicant 
for1 a position in the ,bureau because  
of--  7,a7 the exercise of any appeal1  
complaint1 or grievance right granted by
 any law1 rule1 or regulation--  7i7    
with regard to remedying a violation of 
subsection 7a72 or  7ii7 other than with
 regard to remedying a violation of     
subsection 7a72  7,b7 testifying for or 
otherwise lawfully assisting any        
individual in the exercise of any right 
referred to in clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of    
subparagraph 7,a72 or  7,c7 cooperating 
with or disclosing information to the   
,inspector ,general 7or any other       
component responsible for internal      

investigation or review7 of an agency1  
or the ,special ,counsel1 in accordance 
with applicable provisions of law2  7#b7
 implement or enforce any nondisclosure 
policy1 form1 or agreement that is      
described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7  
of section #bcjb7;b77#ac72 or  7#c7     
coerce the political activity of any    
person 7including the providing of any  
political contribution or service71 or  
take any action against any employee or 
applicant for employment as a reprisal  
for the refusal of any person to engage 
in such political activity4  2  7#d7 in 
subsection 7c71 as so redesignated--    
7,a7 by inserting 7#a7 after 7c72 and   
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 ,with respect to the ,federal    
,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,attorney
 ,general shall be responsible for--    
7,a7 preventing prohibited personnel    
practices2  7,b7 complying with and     
enforcing applicable civil service laws1
 rules1 and regulations and other       
aspects of personnel management2  7,c7  

ensuring1 in consultation with the      
,special ,counsel and the ,inspector    
,general of the ,department of ,justice1
 that employees of the ,bureau are      
informed of the rights and remedies     
available to the employees under this   
chapter1 chapter #ab of this title1 and 
section #cjja of the ,intelligence      
,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act 
of #bjjd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ccda71         
including--  7i7 information with       
respect to whistleblower protections    
available to new employees during a     
probationary period2  7ii7 the role of  
the ,office of ,special ,counsel and the
 ,merit ,systems ,protection ,board with
 respect to whistleblower protections2  
and  7iii7 the means by which1 with     
respect to information that is otherwise
 required by law or ,executive order to 
be kept classified in the interest of   
national defense or the conduct of      
foreign affairs1 an employee may make a 
lawful disclosure of the information    
to--  7,i7 the ,special ,counsel2       

7,,ii7 the ,inspector ,general of the   
,department of ,justice2  7,,iii7       
,congress 7including any committee of   
,congress with respect to information   
that is not classified or1 if           
classified1 has been classified by the  
head of an agency that is not an element
 of the intelligence community and does 
not reveal intelligence sources and     
methods72 or  7,,iv7 another employee of
 the ,bureau who is designated to       
receive such a disclosure2 and  7,d7    
ensuring that the information described 
in this paragraph is provided to each   
new employee of the ,bureau not later   
than #ahj days after the date on which  
the new employee is appointed2 and  7,e7
 making available information regarding 
whistleblower protections applicable to 
employees of the ,bureau on the public  
website of the ,bureau and on any online
 portal that is made available only to  
employees of the ,bureau1 if such portal
 exits4  7#c7 ,any employee of the      
,department of ,justice to whom the     

,attorney ,general delegates authority  
for any aspect of personnel management  
shall1 within the limits of the scope of
 the delegation1 be responsible for the 
activities described in paragraph 7#b74 
2 and  7#e7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7f7 ,a disclosure shall not 
be excluded from this section because-- 
7#a7 the disclosure was made to a       
person1 including a supervisor1 who     
participated in an activity that the    
employee or applicant reasonably        
believed to be covered by this section2 
7#b7 the disclosure revealed information
 that had been previously disclosed2    
7#c7 the disclosure was not made in     
writing2  7#d7 the disclosure was made  
while the employee was off duty2  7#e7  
of the amount of time which has passed  
since the occurrence of the events      
described in the disclosure2 or  7#f7   
the disclosure was made during the      
normal course of duties of an employee4 
7g7 ,in this section1 the term personnel
 action means any action described in   

clauses 7i7 through 7xi7 of section     
#bcjb7;a77#b77;,a7 of this title with   
respect to an employee in1 or applicant 
for1 a position in the ,federal ,bureau 
of ,investigation 7other than a position
 of a confidential1 policy-determining1 
policymaking1 or policy-advocating      
character74  4  7b7  ,clarification of  
,,fbi whistleblower retaliation appeals 
process  ,section #bcjc of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 as amended by    
subsection 7a7 of this section1 is      
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7d71 as so
 redesignated1 by inserting the         
requirements under subsection 7e7 of    
this section and before applicable2 and 
7#b7 in subsection 7e71 as so           
redesignated-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71  
by striking a final determination or    
corrective action order by the ,bureau  
and inserting any adjudicative          
dismissal1 determination1 or associated 
corrective action order made2  7,b7 in  
paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking ,if no 
final determination or corrective action

 order has been made or issued for an   
allegation described in and inserting   
,if no appealable decision has been made
 under2 and  7ii7 by striking ,federal  
,bureau of ,investigation and inserting 
investigating office2 and  7,c7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7#c7  
,an appeal brought under paragraph 7#a71
 or corrective action sought under      
paragraph 7#b71 shall be governed by the
 applicable legal burdens of proof      
described in section #abba7;e74  4  #c4 
,preventing conflicts of interest in    
investigative or adjudicative processes 
,section #cjja of the ,intelligence     
,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act 
of #bjjd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ccda7 is       
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7
 in paragraph #f1 by striking 2 and and 
inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in         
paragraph 7#g77;,b71 by striking 1      
except that and all that follows through
 the period and inserting 2 and2 and    
7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#g7  
the following3  7#h7 not later than #ahj

 days after the date of the enactment of
 the ,,fbi ,whistleblower ,protection   
,enhancement ,act of #bjbe1 and         
consistent with subsection 7j71         
developing and implementing uniform and 
consistent policies and procedures that 
ensure1 to the extent practicable1 that 
the investigative or adjudicative       
process of an authorized investigative  
agency or authorized adjudicative agency
 of an employee that believes he or she 
has been subjected to reprisal under    
subsection 7j7 is free from conflict of 
interest4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection    
7j77#d77;,a71 by striking subsection    
7b77#g71 except that and all that       
follows through the period at the end   
and inserting paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#h7  
of subsection 7b744