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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5787
To amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to clarify whistleblower
rights and protections, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to clarify
whistleblower rights and protections, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Energy
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and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Pro-
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tection Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF PERSON.
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Section 211(a)(2) of the Energy Reorganization Act
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of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5851(a)(2)) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through
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(G) as clauses (i) through (vii), respectively, and in-
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denting the clauses appropriately;
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(2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so re-
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designated), by striking the paragraph designation
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and all that follows through ‘‘includes—’’ and insert-
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ing the following:
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‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(A) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘employer’ in-
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cludes—’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(B) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ in-
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cludes—
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‘‘(i) a person (as defined in section 11
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of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
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U.S.C. 2014));
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‘‘(ii) the Commission; and
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‘‘(iii) the Department of Energy.’’.
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