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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 · Sec. 117

Sec. 117. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION OMBUDSMAN

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## SEC. 117 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION OMBUDSMAN ###
(a)In General Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking subsection
(d)and inserting the following: > > ### “(d) > > > ####
(1)> > Each Inspector General shall, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing the civil service— > > > ##### “(A) > > appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Auditing who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of auditing activities relating to programs and operations of the establishment; > > > ##### “(B) > > appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Investigations who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of investigative activities relating to such programs and operations; and > > > ##### “(C) > > designate a Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman who shall educate agency employees— > > > ###### “(i) > > about prohibitions on retaliation for protected disclosures; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > who have made or are contemplating making a protected disclosure about the rights and remedies against retaliation for protected disclosures. > > > #### “(2) > > The Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman shall not act as a legal representative, agent, or advocate of the employee or former employee. > > > #### “(3) > > For the purposes of this section, the requirement of the designation of a Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman under paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply to— > > > ##### “(A) > > any agency that is an element of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4))); or > > > ##### “(B) > > as determined by the President, any executive agency or unit thereof the principal function of which is the conduct of foreign intelligence or counter intelligence activities.” > . ###
(b)Technical and Conforming Amendment Section 8D(j) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “section 3(d)(1)” and inserting “section 3(d)(1)(A)”; and ####
(2)by striking “section 3(d)(2)” and inserting “section 3(d)(1)(B)”. # TITLE II SAVINGS CLAUSE; EFFECTIVE DATE
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