§ The House bill extends specific protections to government scientists.
§ The amendments make permanent the anti-gag statute – an annual rider in the Appropriations bill for the past 16 years - and make it a prohibited practice to issue an illegal gag order.
§ The amendments codify protection against retaliatory investigations against whistleblowers.
§ The amendments end the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals monopoly on appellate review, restoring All Circuit review as in the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act and the Administrative Procedures Act.
§ The amendments allow due process review of security clearance determinations for whistleblower reprisal.
§ The amendments provide specific authority for whistleblowers to disclose classified information to Members of Congress on relevant oversight committees or their staff who have the appropriate security clearances.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Adam Miles, Government Accountability Project Legislative Representative
Phone: 202.408.0034 ext 132, cell 202.276.2007
Email: adamm@whistleblower.org
Contact: Beth Daley, Project on Government Oversight Director of Investigations
Phone: 202.347.1122
Email: bdaley@pogo.org
Further supporting materials are available on the legislative page of GAP’s website, www.whistleblower.org, or the website of the Make It Safe Coalition, www.makeitsafecampaign.org. GAP legal director Tom Devine (202-408-0034, ext. 124, tomd@whistleblower.org) can answer questions or provide more focused research. GAP summer associates Shanna Devine and Natalie Gonzales, who can be reached at ext. 127 or the same email address, are available for liaison, introductory briefings, and requests for more research.
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