Sec. 3134. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS
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## SEC. 3134 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS ###
(a)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)raising nuclear safety concerns is important for avoiding potentially catastrophic incidents or harm to workers and the public; ####
(2)the Department of Energy should protect whistleblowers and take action against contractors and subcontractors that retaliate against whistleblowers; ####
(3)such action sends a strong signal to prevent or limit retaliation against whistleblowers; and ####
(4)the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator for Nuclear Security as appropriate, should impose civil penalties under section 234A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282a) on contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers for violations of the rules, regulations, or orders of the Department of Energy relating to nuclear safety and radiation protection. ###
(b)Report Required ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on how the Secretary would define a chilled work environment with respect to employees and contractors of the Department making a whistleblower complaint under section 4602 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2702) or any provision of other law that may provide protection for disclosures of information by such employees or contractors. ####
(2)Elements The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include— #####
(A)a description of what constitutes evidence of a chilled work environment referred to in that paragraph; #####
(B)a description of relevant regulations enacted by the Secretary to enforce section 4602 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2702); and #####
(C)an assessment of whether the Secretary has existing authority, or would need new authority, to enforce such section 4602 or any other relevant provision of law. ###
(c)Notification Not later than February 1, 2019, and annually thereafter through 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of whether any penalties were imposed pursuant to section 234A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282a) during the year preceding the submission of the report, including a description of such penalties and the entities against which the penalties were imposed. ###
(d)Appropriate Congressional Committees In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####
(1)the congressional defense committees; and ####
(2)the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
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- 50 USC 2702
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