Federal Bureau of Investigations Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
This bill allows whistleblowers of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to appeal agency decisions regarding alleged reprisals to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Whistleblowers may also seek action directly from the board if the agency does not issue a decision within 180 days of receiving such an allegation.
To amend title 5, United States Code, to permit the Merit Systems 
   Protection Board to hear certain cases relating to allegations of 
 certain reprisals by employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Bureau of Investigations 
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. APPEALS TO MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD RELATING TO FBI 
              REPRISAL ALLEGATIONS.

    Section 2303 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) An employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who 
makes an allegation of a reprisal under regulations promulgated under 
this section may appeal a final determination or corrective action 
order by the Bureau under those regulations to the Merit Systems 
Protection Board pursuant to section 1221.
    ``(2) If no final determination or corrective action order has been 
made or issued for an allegation described in paragraph (1) before the 
expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the 
allegation is received by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
employee described in that paragraph may seek corrective action 
directly from the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 
1221.''.
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Federal Bureau of Investigations Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to permit the Merit Systems Protection Board to hear certain cases relating to allegations of certain reprisals by employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Federal Bureau of Investigations Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
Sen. Grassley, Chuck