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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Redesignates the second paragraph (16) of section 7(b) (relating to statute of limitations) as paragraph (17).
Redesignates the existing section 49 of the Small Business Act as section 50.
Inserts a new section 49 (Office of Whistleblower Awards) after section 48, establishing the Office of Whistleblower Awards within the Office of Performance, Planning, and the Chief Financial Officer of the Administration; creates the Whistleblower Award Fund in the Department of the Treasury; authorizes award payments, procedures, anti-retaliation protections, appeals, a civil monetary penalty, reporting, and a sunset structure tied to COVID loan actions.
Amends the Small Business Act by (1) redesignating the second paragraph (16) in section 7(b) as paragraph (17); (2) redesignating existing section 49 as section 50; and (3) inserting a new section 49 establishing an Office of Whistleblower Awards, a Whistleblower Award Fund, procedures for awards, penalties, reporting, definitions, and a sunset.
Introduced February 5, 2026 by Roger Williams · Last progress February 5, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 425.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-499.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held