Amendments
2022—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–103, § 501(f)(1), substituted “(1) any lawful disclosure” for “a lawful disclosure”, inserted dash after “for”, redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, of par. (1), realigned margins, and added pars. (2) and (3).
Pub. L. 117–103, § 501(a)(1)(A), (e)(1)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “Any employee of a covered intelligence community element or an agency” for “Any employee of an agency” and inserted “, or threaten to take or fail to take,” after “take or fail to take” and “a supervisor in the employee’s direct chain of command, or a supervisor of the employing agency with responsibility for the subject matter of the disclosure, up to and including” before “the head of the employing agency”.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 117–103, § 501(f)(2), substituted “(A) any lawful disclosure” for “a lawful disclosure”, inserted dash after “for”, redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A), realigned margins, and added subpars. (B) and (C).
Pub. L. 117–103, § 501(a)(1)(B), (2), (e)(1)(B), in introductory provisions, inserted “of an agency or” after “Any employee”, “, or threaten to take or fail to take,” after “take or fail to take”, and “a supervisor in the contractor employee’s direct chain of command, or a supervisor of the contracting agency with responsibility for the subject matter of the disclosure, up to and including” before “the head of the contracting agency”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(B). Pub. L. 117–103, § 501(d)(2), substituted “mismanagement” for “gross mismanagement”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–103, § 501(g)(2), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (f).
Pub. L. 117–103, § 501(a)(3), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The President shall provide for the enforcement of this section.”
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117–103, § 501(g)(2), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (g).
Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 117–103, § 501(g)(1), redesignated subsecs. (d) and (e) as (f) and (g), respectively.
2018—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 115–118, § 110(a)(1)(A), inserted “or a contractor employee” after “character)” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 115–118, § 110(a)(1)(B), added par. (4).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–118, § 110(a)(4), substituted “Agency employees” for “In general” in heading.
Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 115–118, § 110(a)(2), (3), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsecs. (c) and (d) as (d) and (e), respectively.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 115–118, § 110(a)(5), inserted “contractor employee,” after “any employee,”.