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 PUBLIC LAW 99-500—OCT. 18, 1986

100 STAT. 1783-162

"(2) allowing such a person to serve on the board of directors of such contractor.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "2408. Prohibition on persons convicted of defense-contract related felonies and related criminal penalty on defense contractors.". (b)

CONFORMING

AMENDMENT.—Section

932

of

the

Defense

Procurement Improvement Act of 1985 (title IX of Public Law 99145; 99 Stat. 699) is repealed. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 2408 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(1)), shall apply with respect to employment or service on a board of directors after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 942. PROTECTION OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES FROM REPRISAL FOR DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION

(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 2408 (as added by section 941) the following new section: "§ 2409. Contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information "(a) PROHIBITION OF REPRISALS.—An employee of a defense contractor may not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for disclosing to a Member of Congress or an authorized official of the Department of Defense or the Department of Justice information relating to a substantial violation of law related to a defense contract (including the competition for or negotiation of a defense contract). "(b) INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS.—A person who believes that the person has been subjected to a reprisal prohibited by subsection (a) may submit a complaint to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. Unless the Inspector General determines that the complaint is frivolous, the Inspector General shall investigate the complaint and, upon completion of such investigation, submit a report of the findings of the investigation to the person, the contractor concerned, and the Secretary of Defense. "(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the discharge of, demotion of, or discrimination against an employee for a disclosure other than a disclosure protected by subsection (a) or to modify or derogate from a right or remedy otherwise available to the employee.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2408 (as added by section 941) the following new item: "2409. Contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 2409 of title 10, United States Code

(as added by subsection (a)(1)), shall apply with respect to any reprisal action taken on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 943. REVISION OF WORK MEASUREMENT PROVISIONS

(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Section 2406 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

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