Put America on Commission Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7412 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 425 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7412 [Report No. 119-499] To amend the Small Business Act to establish the Office of Whistleblower Awards, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2026 Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself and Mr. Olszewski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business February 20, 2026 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to establish the Office of Whistleblower Awards, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Put America on Commission Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF WHISTLEBLOWER AWARDS. The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 7(b), by redesignating the second paragraph (16) (relating to statute of limitations) as paragraph (17); (2) by redesignating section 49 as section 50; and (3) by inserting after section 48 the following new section: ``SEC. 49. OFFICE OF WHISTLEBLOWER AWARDS. ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Office of Performance, Planning, and the Chief Financial Officer of the Administration an Office of Whistleblower Awards. ``(b) Administration.--The Office of Whistleblower Awards shall be administered by an employee in the competitive service. ``(c) Awards to Whistleblowers.-- ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, the head of the Office of Whistleblower Awards shall-- ``(A) with respect to information submitted to head of the Office of Whist