ML20134H849
| ML20134H849 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/28/2020 |
| From: | Kristine Svinicki NRC/Chairman |
| To: | Barrasso J, Braun M, Rachel Johnson, Maloney C, Pallone F, Rush B, Tonko P US HR (House of Representatives), US HR, Comm on Energy & Commerce, US HR, Comm on Oversight and Government Reform, US HR, Subcomm on Energy, US HR, Subcomm on Environment and Climate Change, US SEN (Senate), US SEN, Comm on Environment & Public Works, US SEN, Comm on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, US SEN, Subcomm on Clean Air & Nuclear Safety |
| Weed Y/OCHCO | |
| References | |
| CORR-20-00-52, SRM-OGC180430-1-OCHCO | |
| Download: ML20134H849 (2) | |
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May 28, 2020 The Honorable Ron Johnson Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate Washington, DC 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am submitting the annual report related to the protection of whistleblowers required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) (the Act). Section 1097(d)(1) of the Act requires agencies to incorporate the protection of whistleblowers into job requirements and performance standards of supervisory employees. Thereafter, each agency must report annually to Congress the number of supervisors who failed to meet these critical standards, the reasons for the determination that they failed, and what performance-based or corrective actions were taken by the agency in response.
Since the passage of the Act, Federal agencies have received further direction from the Office of Special Counsel and the Office of Personnel Management indicating that joint guidance will be issued for agencies on the inclusion of whistleblower protection criteria in supervisory performance appraisals as required by the Act. While we await the guidance and new performance standards, I can report that the NRC had no confirmed violations of the Act during our last performance cycle of fiscal year 2019.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me or have your staff contact Eugene Dacus, Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs, at (301) 415-1776.
Sincerely, Kristine L. Digitally signed by Kristine L. Svinicki Svinicki Date: 2020.05.28 15:40:13 -04'00' Kristine L. Svinicki cc: Senator Gary C. Peters
Identical letter sent to:
The Honorable Ron Johnson Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 cc: Senator Gary C. Peters The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney Chairwoman, Committee on Oversight and Reform United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 cc: Representative Jim Jordan The Honorable John A. Barrasso Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 cc: Senator Thomas R. Carper The Honorable Mike Braun Chairman, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 cc: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 cc: Representative Greg Walden The Honorable Bobby L. Rush Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 cc: Representative Fred Upton The Honorable Paul Tonko Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 cc: Representative John Shimkus