123STA T . 32 09PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 2009 conta ct is att he initiati v eo f s u ch othe r officer or e mpl o y ee or in response to the re q uest or inquiry of such M em b er , com - mittee, or subcommittee
or (2) removes, suspen d s from duty w ithout pay, demotes, reduces in ran k , seniority, status, pay, or performance or effi- ciency ratin g , denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, trans- fers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the F ederal G overnment, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the C ongress as described in paragraph ( 1 ) .SEC . 7 1 5 . (a) N one of the funds made available in this or any other A ct may be obligated or e x pended for any employee training that — (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emo- tional response or psychological stress in some participants; ( 3 ) does not require prior employee notification of the con- tent and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation; ( 4 ) contains any methods or content associated with reli- gious or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘ ‘new age ’ ’ belief sys- tems as defined in E qual Employment O pportunity Commission Notice N –9 15. 0 22, dated September 2, 19 8 8; or (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants— personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. SEC. 71 6 . No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions
‘‘ T hese restrictions are con- sistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by Executive Order No. 12958; section 7211 of title 5, U nited States Code (gov- erning disclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by the Military W histleblower P rotection Act (governing disclosure to Congress by members of the military); section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (governing disclosures of illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health or safety threats); the I ntelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) (governing disclosures that could expose confidential Government agents); and the statutes which protect against disclo- sure that may compromise the national security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)). The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by said Executive order and listed statutes are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.’’: Provide d,
