II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2315 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2019 Mr. Braun (for himself and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, to clarify the inclusion of subcontractors and subgrantees for whistleblower protection.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Whistleblower Act of 2019 . 2. Protection against reprisal for Federal subgrantee employees Section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(G), by striking or grantee and inserting grantee, or subgrantee ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking contractor or grantee and inserting contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or subgrantee ; (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking contractor or grantee each place it appears and inserting contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or subgrantee ; and (4) in subsection (d), by striking and grantees and inserting grantees, and subgrantees .