---
kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 2515"
bill: "116-hr-2515"
heading: "Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "eh"
to_label: "Engrossed in House"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 1
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/116/hr/2515/changes/eh"
---

# H.R. 2515 — what changed

H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 — 1 section amended and 1 added between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Section 1 Short title

- <del>Section 21F(a)(6) of </del><ins>This Act may be cited as </ins>the <del>Securities Exchange </del><ins>“Whistleblower Protection Reform </ins>Act of <del>1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u–6(a)(6)) is amended—</del><ins>2019”.</ins>
- (1) <del>by striking “(6) Whistleblower.—The term” and inserting the following:</del>
  - <del>“(6) Whistleblower</del>
  - <del>“(A) In general—The term”</del>
- (2) <del>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</del>
  - <del>“(B) Special rule—Solely for the purposes of subsection (h), the term “whistleblower” shall also include any individual who takes an action described in subsection (h)(1)(A), or two or more individuals acting jointly who take an action described in subsection (h)(1)(A).”</del>

## Sec. 2 Whistleblower — added

- <ins>Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u–6) is amended—</ins>
- (1) <ins>in subsection (a)(6)—</ins>
  - (A) <ins>by striking “(6) Whistleblower.—The term” and inserting the following:</ins>
    - <ins>“(6) Whistleblower</ins>
    - <ins>“(A) In general—The term”</ins>
  - (B) <ins>by adding the following new subparagraph at the end:</ins>
    - <ins>“(B) Special rule—Solely for the purposes of subsection (h)(1), the term whistleblower shall also include any individual who takes an action described in subsection (h)(1)(A), or two or more individuals acting jointly who take an action described in subsection (h)(1)(A).”</ins>
- (2) <ins>in subsection (h)(1)(A)—</ins>
  - (A) <ins>in clause (ii), by striking “or” at the end;</ins>
  - (B) <ins>in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and</ins>
  - (C) <ins>by adding at the end the following:</ins>
    - <ins>“(iv) in providing information regarding any conduct that the whistleblower reasonably believes constitutes a violation of any law, rule, or regulation subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission to—</ins>
    - <ins>“(I) a person with supervisory authority over the whistleblower at the whistleblower’s employer, where such employer is an entity registered with or required to be registered with the Commission, a self-regulatory organization, or a State securities commission or office performing like functions; or</ins>
    - <ins>“(II) such other person working for the employer described under subclause (I) who has the authority to investigate, discover, or terminate misconduct.”</ins>