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41 U.S.C. § 4712

Enhancement of contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information

United States · Title 41 — PUBLIC CONTRACTS · Status: effective

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41 U.S.C. § 4712, Enhancement of contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/474885
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The persons and bodies described in this paragraph are the persons and bodies as follows: For the purposes of paragraph (1)— The Inspector General may not respond to any inquiry or disclose any information from or about any person alleging the reprisal, except to the extent that such response or disclosure is— Not later than 30 days after receiving an Inspector General report pursuant to subsection (b), the head of the executive agency concerned shall determine whether there is sufficient basis to conclude that the contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor concerned has subjected the complainant to a reprisal prohibited by subsection (a) and shall either issue an order denying relief or shall take one or more of the following actions: This section shall not apply to any disclosure made by an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor of an element of the intelligence community if such disclosure— In this section:

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 112-239(H.R. 4310)2013-01-02
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
    House: 315–107Senate: 81–14
  • Amended byPub. L. 113-66(H.R. 3304)2013-12-26
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-261(S. 795)2016-12-14
    A bill to enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee employees.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-260(H.R. 133)2020-12-27
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-263(H.R. 7776)2022-12-23
    James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
    House: 384–37Senate: 93–1
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-286(H.R. 5961)2022-12-27
    To make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.
    House: 413–3Senate: no recorded tally