A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes.

This bill seeks to amend Section 2302(f) of title 5, United States Code, which enumerates specific types of disclosures that are not afforded federal whistleblower protections. The legislation's core purpose is to clarify the boundaries of these protections, particularly regarding disclosures made by employees whose official responsibilities include investigating and reporting misconduct. The amendment introduces a new provision specifying that a disclosure is not considered a protected whistleblower disclosure if it is made as part of the normal duties of an employee whose primary job function is to regularly investigate and disclose wrongdoing. This aims to distinguish between information shared as part of an employee's routine job responsibilities and disclosures made by individuals acting as traditional whistleblowers. The change intends to refine the application of whistleblower safeguards for federal employees.