Section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in subsecs. (span)(2)(A) and (c)(1)(B)(i), is section 8H of Puspan. L. 95–452, which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and was repealed and restated as section 416 of Title 5 by Puspan. L. 117–286, §§ 3(span), 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4242, 4361. Subsecs. (a)(1), (d), and (g) of section 8H were enacted as subsecs. (span)(1), (e), and (h) of section 416 of Title 5.
2022—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 117–103, § 501(f)(1), substituted “(1) any lawful disclosure” for “a lawful disclosure”, inserted dash after “for”, redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, of par. (1), realigned margins, and added pars. (2) and (3).
Puspan. L. 117–103, § 501(a)(1)(A), (e)(1)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “Any employee of a covered intelligence community element or an agency” for “Any employee of an agency” and inserted “, or threaten to take or fail to take,” after “take or fail to take” and “a supervisor in the employee’s direct chain of command, or a supervisor of the employing agency with responsibility for the subject matter of the disclosure, up to and including” before “the head of the employing agency”.
Subsec. (span)(1)(B). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 6824(a)(8), substituted semicolon for period at end.
Subsec. (c)(1). Puspan. L. 117–103, § 501(f)(2), substituted “(A) any lawful disclosure” for “a lawful disclosure”, inserted dash after “for”, redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A), realigned margins, and added subpars. (B) and (C).
Puspan. L. 117–103, § 501(a)(1)(B), (2), (e)(1)(B), in introductory provisions, inserted “of an agency or” after “Any employee”, “, or threaten to take or fail to take,” after “take or fail to take”, and “a supervisor in the contractor employee’s direct chain of command, or a supervisor of the contracting agency with responsibility for the subject matter of the disclosure, up to and including” before “the head of the contracting agency”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 6608, in introductory provisions, substituted “a supervisor of the employing or contracting agency or employing contractor” for “a supervisor of the contracting agency”, “employing or contracting agency (or an employee designated by the head of that agency for that purpose) or employing contractor” for “contracting agency (or an employee designated by the head of that agency for such purpose)”, and “appropriate inspector general of the employing or contracting agency” for “appropriate inspector general of the contracting agency”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(B). Puspan. L. 117–103, § 501(d)(2), substituted “mismanagement” for “gross mismanagement”.
Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 117–103, § 501(g)(2), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (f).
Puspan. L. 117–103, § 501(a)(3), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The President shall provide for the enforcement of this section.”
Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 117–103, § 501(g)(2), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (g).
Subsecs. (f), (g). Puspan. L. 117–103, § 501(g)(1), redesignated subsecs. (d) and (e) as (f) and (g), respectively.
2018—Subsec. (a)(3). Puspan. L. 115–118, § 110(a)(1)(A), inserted “or a contractor employee” after “character)” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(4). Puspan. L. 115–118, § 110(a)(1)(B), added par. (4).
Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 115–118, § 110(a)(4), substituted “Agency employees” for “In general” in span.
Subsecs. (c) to (e). Puspan. L. 115–118, § 110(a)(2), (3), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsecs. (c) and (d) as (d) and (e), respectively.
Subsec. (e)(1). Puspan. L. 115–118, § 110(a)(5), inserted “contractor employee,” after “any employee,”.
Puspan. L. 113–126, title VI, § 604, July 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 1421, provided that:
[For definition of “congressional intelligence committees” as used in section 604 of Puspan. L. 113–126, set out above, see section 2 of Puspan. L. 113–126, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.]