Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act.
(a) Federal civilian employees
Section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) in clause (i), by striking or at the end;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the comma at the end and inserting, or; and
(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
(iii) the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material,
(C) ; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) in clause (i), by striking or at the end; and
(B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
(iii) the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material; or
(b) FBI
Section 2303(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting; or; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
(C) the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material.
(1) Armed Forces
Section 1034(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(D) The use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material.
(2) DOD contractors
Section 4701(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(D) The use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material.
(d) Federal civilian contractors
Section 4712(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by inserting after a gross waste of Federal funds, the following; the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material,.
(e) Intelligence community
Section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or after the semicolon; and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
(C) the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material;
(C) ; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A)—
(A) in clause (i), by striking or at the end;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting; or; and
(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
(iii) the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material.