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Amendment Number
9
Purpose
To prohibit the Office of Special Counsel from intervening against and disclosing the name of whistleblowers in cases before the Merit Systems Protection Board, to delete the authority of the Office of Special Counsel to go to court to appeal decisions or enforce subpoenas, and to clarify that whistleblowers must show that their disclosure was a "contributing factor" in the action against them in order to prove reprisal.
Congress
101
Type
SAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 16, 1989
Latest Action Text
Amendment SP 9 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Proposed Date
Mar 16, 1989
Submitted Date
Mar 16, 1989
Chamber
Senate
Update Date
Jul 10, 2021
Amendment 9 — Informed