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H.R. 2229 (115th): All Circuit Review Act

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The text of the bill below is as of Jun 26, 2018 (Passed Congress).

Summary of this bill

Source: Republican Policy Committee

H.R. 2229 provides permanent authority for judicial review of certain Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) decisions relating to whistleblowers. Specifically, the legislation makes permanent the all circuit review pilot program, which allows whistleblowers to appeal decisions of the MSPB to any Federal Circuit.

Among the provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (WPEA), which became law on November 27, 2012, a 2-year pilot program was established to allow the appeal of whistleblower cases from the Merit Systems Protection Board to any federal circuit court of appeals. Prior to the WPEA, exclusive jurisdiction over all appeals from the MSPB resided with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal …

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One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America

At the Second Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen

H. R. 2229

AN ACT

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide permanent authority for judicial review of certain Merit Systems Protection Board decisions relating to whistleblowers, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the All Circuit Review Act.

2.

Judicial review of Merit Systems Protection Board decisions relating to whistleblowers

(a)

In general

Section 7703(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking During the 5-year period beginning on the effective date of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012, a petition and inserting A petition.

(b)

Director review

Section 7703(d)(2) of such title is amended by striking During the 5-year period beginning on the effective date of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012, this paragraph and inserting This paragraph.

(c)

Retroactive effective date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if enacted on November 26, 2017.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.