HR 2970 · 103th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
An Act to authorize appropriations for the United States Office of Special Counsel, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 103-424.(1994-10-29)
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Amends the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (WPA) to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). Makes numerous miscellaneous and technical amendments to various OSC provisions under WPA, including those regarding OSC administration and powers of disclosure, investigation of prohibited personnel practices and individual rights of action in certain reprisal cases, and OSC reports. Amends Federal law to: (1) subject to review in whistleblower cases any agency decision to require psychiatric testing or examination of an employee, deny an employee's security clearance, remove an employee for reasons other than performance, or commence a formal investigation that may result in criminal prosecution or an adverse personnel action; (2) provide aggrieved individuals with a choice of remedies with respect to prohibited personnel practices; (3) make agency heads responsible for ensuring that their employees are informed of whistleblower rights and remedies; (4) make compliance with merit systems principles a factor in Senior Executive Service performance appraisals; and (5) revise the definition of covered position with respect to prohibited personn…
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