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 113 STAT. 946 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 the contractors of those departments in the event of an urgent future need for such skills and capabilities. (f) REPORTS ON CRITICAL DIFFICULTIES AT NUCLEAR WEAPONS LABORATORIES.— Section 3159 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2842; 42 U.S.C. 7274o) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: " (d) INCLUSION OF REPORTS IN ANNUAL STOCKPILE CERTIFI- CATION. —Any report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall also be included with the decision documents that accompany the annual certification of the safety and reliability of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile which is provided to the President for the year in which such report is submitted.". (g) SPECIFIED COMMITTEES.—The committees specified in this subsection are the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 42 USC 7239. SEC. 3164. WmSTLEBLOWER PROTECTION PROGRAM. Establishment. (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— The Secretary of Energy shall establish a program to ensure that covered individuals may not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for making protected disclosures. (b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this section, a covered individual is an individual who is an employee of the Department of Energy, or of a contractor of the Department, who is engaged in the defense activities of the Department. (c) PROTECTED DISCLOSURES.—For purposes of this section, a protected disclosure is a disclosure— (1) made by a covered individual who takes appropriate steps to protect the security of the information in accordance with guidance provided under this section; (2) made to a person or entity specified in subsection (d); and (3) of classified or other information that the covered individual reasonably believes to provide direct and specific evidence of Einy of the following: (A) A violation of law or Federal regulation. (B) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, or abuse of authority. (C) A false statement to Congress on an issue of material fact. (d) PERSONS AND ENTITIES TO WHICH DISCLOSURES MAY BE MADE.—^A person or entity specified in this subsection is any of the following: (1) A member of a fcommittee of Congress having primary responsibility for oversight of the department, agency, or element of the Government to which the disclosed information relates. (2) An employee of Congress who is a staff member of such a committee and has an appropriate security clearance for access to information of the type disclosed. (3) The Inspector General of the Department of Energy. (4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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