1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening VA Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 . 2. Independence of Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection from General Counsel Subsection (e) of section 323 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before The Office ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (2) The General Counsel of the Department shall establish an Office of General Counsel for the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. Such Office, and the employees of such Office, shall be independent of the Office of the General Counsel of the Department. (3) The General Counsel of the Department, or any employee of the Office of the General Counsel of the Department, may not directly or indirectly provide any recommendation, advisory opinion, or authoritative decision for any matter relevant to a whistleblower case under the jurisdiction of the Office and the Assistant Secretary. (4) No employee of the Office of the General Counsel of the Department may be detailed, reassigned, or otherwise employed by the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection before the date that is two years after the date on which such employee ceases to be an employee of the Office of the General Counsel of the Department. . 3. Technical assistance and guidance for whistleblowers (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 7 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 734. Technical assistance for whistleblowers (a) In general The Assistant Secretary for Accountability and Whistleblower Protection shall— (1) make all reasonable efforts to— (A) guide, advise, and assist a whistleblower regarding a whistleblower’s rights and the abilities and authorities of different entities that assist or respond to whistleblowers; (B) obtain all evidence necessary to substantiate the complaint of the whistleblower of any alleged— (i) violation of any law, rule, or regulation; (ii) gross mismanagement; (iii) waste of funds