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H.R. 5060, UAP Whistleblower Protection Act (introduced text)

U.S. House of Representatives · 2025-08-29

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119TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 5060
To provide whistleblower protections to Federal personnel for disclosing the
use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anoma-
lous phenomenon material, and for other purposes.
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 Re-
form, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intel-
ligence (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 evalu-
ate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon ma-
terial, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘UAP Whistleblower
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Protection Act’’.
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SEC. 2. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR DISCLOSURES
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RELATING TO THE USE OF FEDERAL TAX-
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PAYER FUNDS TO EVALUATE OR RESEARCH
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UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENON
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MATERIAL.
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(a)
FEDERAL
CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES.—Section
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2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (A)—
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(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
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end;
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(B) in clause (ii), by striking the comma at
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the end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and
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(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(iii) the use of Federal taxpayer
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funds to evaluate or research unidentified
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anomalous phenomenon material,’’; and
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(2) in subparagraph (B)—
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(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
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end; and
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(B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(iii) the use of Federal taxpayer
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funds to evaluate or research unidentified
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anomalous phenomenon material; or’’.
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(b) FBI.—Section 2303(a)(2) of title 5, United
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States Code, is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
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the end;
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(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period
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and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(C) the use of Federal taxpayer funds to
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evaluate or research unidentified anomalous
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phenomenon material.’’.
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(c) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—
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(1) ARMED
FORCES.—Section 1034(c)(2) of
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title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
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at the end the following:
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‘‘(D) The use of Federal taxpayer funds to
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evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phe-
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nomenon material.’’.
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(2) DOD CONTRACTORS.—Section 4701(a)(1)
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of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
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ing at the end the following:
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‘‘(D) The use of Federal taxpayer funds to
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evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phe-
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nomenon material.’’.
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(d) FEDERAL
CIVILIAN
CONTRACTORS.—Section
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4712(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code, is amended
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by inserting after ‘‘a gross waste of Federal funds,’’ the
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following; ‘‘the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate
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or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon mate-
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rial,’’.
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(e) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—Section 1104 of
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the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234) is
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amended—
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(1) in subsection (b)(1)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’
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at the end;
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or’’
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after the semicolon; and
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(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
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the following:
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‘‘(C) the use of Federal taxpayer funds to
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evaluate or research unidentified anomalous
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phenomenon material;’’; and
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(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A)—
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(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
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end;
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(B) in clause (ii), by striking the semicolon
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at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(iii) the use of Federal taxpayer
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funds to evaluate or research unidentified
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anomalous phenomenon material.’’.
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Author / institution: U.S. House of Representatives
Date: 2025-08-29
Source type: Bill text
Used for: Proposed UAP whistleblower protections
Limitations: Introduced bill only; not enacted

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