Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act

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Introduced

26 June 2003

Last action

5 May 2004 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4901-4902)

Summary

Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act - Includes as a protected disclosure by a Federal employee: (1) any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, abuse, or gross mismanagement, without restriction as to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure; and (2) the disclosure of information required to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs that the employee or applicant reasonably believes is direct evidence of waste, abuse, or gross mismanagement if such disclosure is made to a Member or employee of Congress who is authorized to receive information of the type disclosed. Sets forth provisions concerning review and appeal of actions concerning such disclosures. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide that, for purposes of provisions regarding the protection of voluntarily shared critical infrastructure information, a permissible use of independently obtained critical infrastructure information includes any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, fraud, abuse, or gross mismanagement, without restriction as to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure. Requires agencies to inform employees on how to make a lawful disclosure of information.

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Timeline

26 June 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8749-8751)
Source: IntroReferral
26 June 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8749)
Source: IntroReferral
26 June 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
9 July 2003
Floor
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Source: Floor
1 August 2003
Referred
Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security.
Source: Committee
12 November 2003
Committee
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-414.
Source: Committee
5 May 2004
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4901-4902)
Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1358
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1358
us · 108-s-1358 · source updated 10 February 2026