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FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016

Committee(s) of Jurisdiction:

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI)

Committee jurisdiction under House Rule X:

There shall be referred to the select committee proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following:

  • The Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of National Intelligence, and the National Intelligence Program as defined in section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947
  • Intelligence and intelligence-related activities of all other departments and agencies of the Government, including the tactical intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the Department of Defense
  • The organization or reorganization of a department or agency of the Government to the extent that the organization or reorganization relates to a function or activity involving intelligence or intelligence-related activities
  • Authorizations for appropriations, both direct and indirect, for the following:
    • (i) The Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of National Intelligence, and the National Intelligence Program as defined in section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947
    • (ii) Intelligence and intelligence-related activities of all other departments and agencies of the Government, including the tactical intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the Department of Defense
    • (iii) A department, agency, subdivision, or program that is a successor to an agency or program named or referred to in (i) or (ii).

House Committee on the Judiciary

Committee jurisdiction under House Rule X:

  • The judiciary and judicial proceedings, civil and criminal
  • Administrative practice and procedure
  • Apportionment of Representatives
  • Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting
  • Civil liberties
  • Constitutional amendments
  • Criminal law enforcement and criminalization
  • Federal courts and judges, and local courts in the Territories and possessions
  • Immigration policy and non border enforcement
  • Interstate compacts generally
  • Claims against the United States
  • Meetings of Congress; attendance of Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner; and their acceptance of incompatible offices
  • National penitentiaries.
  • Patents, the Patent and Trademark Office, copyrights, and trademarks
  • Presidential succession
  • Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies
  • Revision and codification of the Statutes of the United States
  • State and territorial boundary lines
  • Subversive activities affecting the internal security of the United States

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Committee jurisdiction under House Rule X:

  • Federal civil service, including intergovernmental personnel; and the status of officers and employees of the United States, including their compensation, classification, and retirement
  • Municipal affairs of the District of Columbia in general (other than appropriations)
  • Federal paperwork reduction
  • Government management and accounting measures generally
  • Holidays and celebrations
  • Overall economy, efficiency, and management of government operations and activities, including Federal procurement
  • National archives
  • Population and demography generally, including the Census
  • Postal service generally, including transportation of the mails
  • Public information and records
  • Relationship of the Federal Government to the States and municipalities generally
  • Reorganizations in the executive branch of the Government