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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 4816 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to modify provisions relating to whistleblower incentives and protection, and for... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Whistleblower protections for internal disclosures

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Section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 26 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(7)— by striking The term and inserting the following: The term ; and by adding at the end the following: Solely for the purposes of subsection (h)(1), the term whistleblower includes any individual who takes, or 2 or more individuals acting jointly who take, an action described in subsection (h)(1)(A). ; and in subsection (h)(1)(A)— in clause (i), by striking or at the end; in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: in providing information regarding any conduct that the whistleblower reasonably believes constitutes a violation of any law, rule, or regulation subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission to— a person with supervisory authority over the whistleblower at the employer of the whistleblower, if that employer is an entity registered with, or required to be registered with, the Commission, a self-regulatory organization, or a State securities commission or office performing like functions; or another individual working for the employer described in subclause
(I)who the whistleblower reasonably believes has the authority— to investigate, discover, or terminate the misconduct; or to take any other action to address the misconduct. .
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