Thoroughly Investigating Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Thoroughly Investigating Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Act This bill amends the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 to reauthorize through FY2021 the Office of Special Counsel (official appointed by the President to protect federal employees, former employees, and applicants for employment from prohibited personnel practices). The Office of Special Counsel shall have access to any record or other information of any agency under its jurisdiction. The bill: (1) extends from 15 to 45 days the period for review by the Office of Special Counsel of disclosures of violations of law, gross mismanagement, or other matters; (2) requires an agency to provide a detailed explanation of any failure to take action to address information about violations of law transmitted to it by the Special Counsel; and (3) requires an agency to report to the Special Counsel within 180 days on action proposed to be taken to address a violation of law, whether such proposed action has been taken, and if not, why not. The Office of Special Counsel may terminate an investigation of a prohibited personnel practice if: (1) it involves an allegation that has been previously made by the same person, (2) the Offi…