H.R. 5060

119 HR 5060 IH: UAP Whistleblower Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5060  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 29, 2025   Mr. Burchett  (for himself and  Mrs. Luna ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committees on  Armed Services , and  Intelligence (Permanent Select) , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To provide whistleblower protections to Federal personnel for disclosing the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   UAP Whistleblower Protection Act  .
2.
Whistleblower protections for disclosures relating to the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material
(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,
 ; 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.
 .
(c)
Department of Defense
(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;
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (c)(1)(A)—
(A)
in clause (i), by striking  or  at the end;
(B)
in clause (ii), by striking the semicolon 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.
 .