US Law US House of Representatives, Rep. Tim Burchett
The UAP Whistleblower Protection Act is introduced (H.R. 10111)
On 12 November 2024 Rep. Tim Burchett, for himself, Ms. Mace, Mrs. Luna and Mr. Burlison, introduced H.R. 10111, the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act, in the US House of Representatives. The bill was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Armed Services. It would amend existing whistleblower provisions in titles 5, 10 and 41 of the United States Code and in section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 so that disclosures about the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material would be protected for civilian employees, the FBI, the armed forces, defence contractors, civilian contractors and the intelligence community.
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- Introduced in the 118th Congress, 2nd session, by Mr. Burchett with Ms. Mace, Mrs. Luna and Mr. Burlison (p. 1)
- Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Intelligence (Permanent Select) and Armed Services Committees (p. 1)
- Amends section 2302(b)(8) of title 5 to protect Federal civilian employees disclosing 'the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material' (p. 2)
- Extends the same protected category to FBI personnel, the armed forces and DoD contractors under title 5 section 2303 and title 10 sections 1034 and 4701 (p. 3)
- Adds the category for Federal civilian contractors under title 41 section 4712 and for the intelligence community under section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (pp. 4 to 5)
Documents
- Document UAP Whistleblower Protection Act U.S. House of Representatives· 2024-11-12· 5 pp.