Enhanced UAP Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

Introduced in House (00/__/2025)

H. R.____

To amend the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 so as to provide more robust and effective protections solely to UAP whistleblowers in response to any claim of retaliation or discrimination resulting from the desire on the part of any current or former employee of our U.S. Government or any employee of any U.S. Government Contractor to report to Congress any information about unidentified anomalous phenomena UAP or Non-Human Intelligence; to promulgate a UAP Whistleblower Review Protocol to be implemented by the Integrity Committee overseen by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency in response to repeated retaliatory activity during any Inspector General complaint investigation pertaining to the UAP Phenomenon; and to establish a private civil cause of action for any retaliation and/or discrimination threatened or undertaken against any current or former U.S. Government employee or employee of any U.S. Government Contractor as a result of that person’s knowledge of or participation in any UAP-related matter and his or her effort to reveal information to Congress about such knowledge; to provide both “use” and, if necessary, “transactional” immunity-granting authority, for a five year period, to the U.S. Attorney General with the discretion to grant or withhold such immunity in criminal cases for any UAP-related “waste, fraud and abuse” (as defined in this Act) or any other federal crime committed in the course of that persons conduct arising from their UAP activities.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

XX __, 2025

Mr./Mrs. XXX (for himself, and _______________) introduced the following bill, which was read twice and referred to the Oversight and Accountability Committee.

A BILL

To amend the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 so as to provide more robust and effective protections solely to UAP whistleblowers in response to any claim of retaliation or discrimination resulting from the desire on the part of any current or former employee of our U.S. Government or any employee of any U.S. Government contractor to report to Congress any information about unidentified anomalous phenomena UAP or Non-Human Intelligence; to promulgate a UAP Whistleblower Review Protocol to be implemented by the Integrity Committee overseen by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency in response to repeated retaliatory activity during any Inspector General complaint investigation pertaining to the UAP Phenomenon; and to establish a private civil cause of action for any retaliation and/or discrimination threatened or undertaken against any current or former U.S. Government employee or employee of any U.S. Government Contractor as a result of that person’s knowledge of or participation in any UAP -related matter and his or her effort to reveal information to Congress about such knowledge; to provide both “use” and, if necessary, “transactional” immunity-granting authority, for a five year period, to the U.S. Attorney General with the discretion to grant or withhold such immunity in criminal cases for any UAP -related “waste, fraud and abuse” (as defined in this Act) or any other federal crime committed in the course of that persons conduct arising from their UAP activities. Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “UAP Enhanced Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA-RELATED WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION.

(a) In General.—Title 5 of the United States Code (5 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“PART V—UAP ENHANCED WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION.

“Chapter One—UAP-related Enhanced Whistleblower Protections (Inspector General).

“Sec. 13147 FINDINGS, DECLARATIONS, AND PURPOSES.

“Congress hereby finds and declares that the disclosure to Congress …and then the public disclosure by Congress of the existence of any Non-Human Intelligence and any Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena is a matter of the utmost importance and significance to the American Public and that it is, therefore, of the highest public interest and national interest, that the full and complete disclosure to Congress of any and all such information ever possessed by the United States Government or any contractor of the United States is the official public policy of the United States.

“Further legislation is necessary to create a safer, more-reliable and more-accountable environment for persons who have been exposed to or come into contact with any Non-Human Intelligence, any Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, and/or any Technologies of Unknown Origin, whether related to their government service, the private sector, or in the employment of any contractor of the United States, to report such experiences and information to the appropriate congressional committees without fear of reprisal, intimidation, or any other retaliatory conduct.

“The purpose of this Act is to address the unique challenges faced by UAP-related Whistleblowers who choose to report to the appropriate committees of Congress any of their knowledge, experiences, or other information arising in any way from their or other person’s personal exposure to, knowledge of, or experiences with, any Non-Human Intelligence, any Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, and/or any Technologies of Unknown Origin, pertaining to which such reporting causes them to suffer – or be threatened to suffer any discrimination, reprisal, intimidation, or any other form of retaliation.

“Sec. 13148 IN GENERAL.

“(a) In General.—Current and former federal personnel who allege retaliation because of their desire to report, their decision to report, or their already having reported to Congress any UAP-related activities, as defined herein, face unique challenges unlike those faced by other government personnel similarly situated but who report retaliation unrelated to UAP. Congress finds that adverse actions have, in fact, been taken against such UAP-related whistleblowers, such as depriving those persons of advantageous promotions or job opportunities and other adverse consequences that have had the effect of hindering the statutory policy priorities of Congress, including those policies identified in this Act. Such retaliatory activities have impeded Congress’ efforts to uncover programs that have been either hidden from Congressional oversight or that have not been explicitly and adequately unambiguously reported to the appropriate congressional committees. As noted by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the lack of reporting of UAP-related incidents can be attributed in part to the “stigma” surrounding reporting UAP-related incidents. This “stigma” has contributed to personnel who implement congressional UAP legislative priorities being subjected to retaliation, retribution, and discrimination that impedes congressional understanding of unidentified anomalous phenomena and the opportunity to enact appropriate legislation concerning UAP-related matters. In light of the fact that UAP appears to possess capabilities that are of unknown explanation to Congress or to other responsible agencies of our government, it is the decision of Congress to provide unique procedural protections to UAP-related whistleblowers and any current and former federal personnel who face UAP-related retaliation. These additional protections will aid Congress and the Federal Executive Department to understand better the UAP phenomena and for Congress to better fulfill its oversight and legislative duties and responsibilities relating to UAP. Notwithstanding any other law, nothing shall, in the future, prevent any UAP-related whistleblower from pursuing their claim directly with any appropriate congressional committee, as defined by law and provided for in this Act.

“(b) No Future Limitations ON UAP Whistleblowers— Notwithstanding any other law, UAP-Related Whistleblowers who have followed the procedures set forth under the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. §§401-424) or any similar law shall be entitled to the same full protections of said laws as any other federal employees when they have filed any claim relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), as defined in Section 3373(n)(8) of Title 50 of the United States Code. Nothing contained in Section 3373b(b) of Title 50 of the United States Code shall limit any UAP whistleblower’s access to any and all remedies afforded to other whistleblowers under the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 or similar laws.

“(c) Coordination of UAP Whistleblower Protections.—The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, hereinafter known in this chapter as “The “Council,” has been assigned the mission of addressing integrity, economy, and effectiveness issues that transcend any single individual Government agency. The Council shall continue to identify, review, and discuss areas of weakness and vulnerability in all Federal programs and operations with respect to fraud, waste, and abuse as part of its oversight duties of Inspector Generals. However, to help implement the clear congressional special intent regarding this specific UAP matter, The Council’s Integrity Committee shall receive, review, and refer for special investigation all allegations of wrongdoing that are made against Inspectors General and staff members of the various Offices of Inspector General which shall pertain to allegations of repeated UAP-related interference with disclosure of UAP-related information, data, materials, and technology, as further defined in this Act.

“(d) Review of National Security Limitations in UAP-related Cases.—Notwithstanding section 103(H) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033) and any other previous limitations pertaining to the availability of general whistleblower protection provisions to UAP-related whistleblowers due to the classified nature of the programs pertaining to UAP, the Integrity Committee shall hereby have jurisdiction to specially investigate any and all allegations of wrongful conduct against whistleblowers concerning UAP-related claims. Potential claims concerning misconduct against a UAP-related whistleblower shall be referred to the Integrity Committee by The Council or by any congressional committee. Any UAP Whistleblower referral must hereafter be accepted by the Integrity Committee if the initial claim filed with any Inspector General has received a determination of “sufficient evidence to warrant the investigation of the original allegation.” If the Director of National Intelligence chooses to exercise any authority to attempt to restrict, limit, or stop any investigation into a UAP-related matter pursuant to section 3033(f) of Title 50 of the United States Code, any appropriate congressional committee, after reviewing the report filed with the committee as required by section 3033(f)(2) of Title 50 of the United States Code, may refer that matter to the Integrity Committee for special investigation and analysis directed to determining whether any such attempted limitation was appropriate, and shall engage in a special review for purposes of protecting any UAP-related whistleblower.

“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any decision to order psychiatric testing or examination of any UAP-related whistleblower is hereby prohibited when taken or threatened as a reprisal against any person holding a security clearance issued by any department or agency of the United States who wishes to, or attempts to, provide any UAP-related information to Congress, and no such person shall be ordered to undergo any such psychiatric testing or examination for disclosing any UAP-related information to Congress as described in this Act.

“(e) Review Authority of UAP-related Referrals to the Integrity Committee.— In addition to Integrity Committee authority contained in section 3033(f) of Title 5 of the United States Code, the Integrity Committee shall have the authority in all UAP-related matters to:

1. InvestigatE.—Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Integrity

Committee receives any allegation of wrongdoing pertaining to any UAP whistleblower in connection to which the Integrity Committee determines that there exists probable cause to believe that any Inspector General, any staff member of any Office of Inspector General, or any unknown person(s) has acted in any retaliatory manner whatsoever toward any UAP Whistleblower, that allegation of wrongdoing shall be specially reviewed and specially referred in the manner set out in section 424(d)(5)-(8) of Title 5 of the United States Code.

1. Provide Curative Recommendations.—In addition to the personnel actions recommended pursuant to section 424(d)(5)-(8) of Title 5 of the United States Code, the Integrity Committee shall recommend to The Council appropriate steps to be taken by Inspectors General to prevent or ameliorate any punitive action taken against any UAP-related whistleblower during Inspector General investigations. The Council shall establish training, policy changes, or other curative actions in order to prevent adverse employment actions being taken against any UAP-related whistleblower during the pendency of any investigation or review by any Inspector General.

“Chapter Two—UAP-related Protections.

“Sec. 13149 PURPOSE.

A UAP-related whistleblower may suffer discrimination, penalties and retaliation as a result of his or her having had a close UAP encounter or observation, his or her having been assigned responsibilities working with technologies or material of an unknown origin, or his or her having been assigned other job duties that brought him or her into contact with any UAP-related activity or information. Congress finds that UAP-related incidents have been actively suppressed from being disclosed to the appropriate congressional committees, to other appropriate agencies of the United States and to the public. Therefore, without special protections that are tailored uniquely to protect UAP whistleblowers who report to the appropriate committees of Congress such UAP-related activity or information, such whistleblowers face current and future unique career challenges, obstacles and penalties that cannot be prevented by existing remedies. This legislative deficiency can cause – and has caused – such claimants to voluntarily leave, or to be pressured or coerced to leave, federal service based solely on their possession of such knowledge. As a result, federal agencies have unnecessarily and improperly lost quality personnel. The purpose of this Part is to halt such discrimination and injury suffered by UAP whistleblowers, to provide additional remedies at law for any discrimination or injuries suffered, and to specifically encourage disclosure of UAP-related information and technology to Congress and to the public.

“Sec. 13150 PERSONNEL REMEDIES FOR WRONGFUL UAP- RELATED DISCRIMINATORY CONDUCT.

“If any federally-employed person, former federally-employed person, or any current or former employee of any contractor of the United States, directly or indirectly deprives, attempts to deprive, or threatens to deprive any other person of any present or future employment, position, work opportunity, compensation, or any other benefit whatsoever to which such other person would otherwise be entitled, including any act seeking to review or challenge any present or future federal security clearance possessed or sought by that other person, related to that other person’s knowledge of any UAP-related matter, or that other person’s desire or intent to disclose such knowledge to Congress, or attempt to disclose such knowledge to any appropriate committee of Congress - regardless of any non-disclosure agreement or security oath previously entered into or undertaken by such other person… and regardless of whether such other person is still employed by the federal government or by any contractor of the United States - such other person, pursuant to the authority of this Act, shall hereafter have the right to the administrative remedies of the Merit Systems Protection Board, from the Inspector General, and pursuant to any other applicable legal or administrative remedy available to a federal employee or the employee of any contractor of the United States, for any adverse action, or for any attempt or threat to undertake any such adverse action against that person. Notwithstanding any exclusion from this Part, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to any and all current and past federal employees, to those employed currently or previously by any exempt agency identified in other Parts of this Title, and to any and all current or former employees of any contractor of the United States.

“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no security clearance or classification issued by any department or agency of the United States, whether presently active or inactive, shall operate to prohibit any UAP whistleblower from disclosing to the appropriate committees of Congress any UAP-related information as provided in this Act.

“Sec. 13151 SPECIAL UAP-RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES.

“Notwithstanding the non-disclosure agreements or security classification previously or currently required and imposed by any program, department, agency, military branch, or other federal entity, or by any current or former contractor of the United States, any UAP-related claimant who alleges any adverse personnel action or act of any form of discrimination in any way whatsoever related to his or her UAP-related activities or knowledge thereof, as defined in this Part, shall have access to all administrative remedies available to any other federal employee to address his or her allegations, if made under the penalty of perjury. If any department, agency, program, or service branch of our United States government does not presently have an administrative process available that will fully provide the relief outlined in this Part, said agency, program or service branch shall adopt regulations to implement the administrative protections set forth in this Chapter within 90 days of the effective date of this legislation. To comply with this section, adopted regulations must include the authority to order relief that compensates any prevailing current or former federal employee or any employee of any current or former federal contractor for any lost promotion, salary and/or other benefit of any kind that was due to such person when said claimant left federal service or government contractor employment arising out of said UAP-related discriminatory conduct.

“Chapter Three—Civil Remedies for UAP-related Retaliation.

“Sec. 13152 PURPOSE.

“Any person who, under the color of any federal or state law, statute, regulation, custom, or usage purporting to convey upon him or her any government authority whatsoever, subjects, threatens to subject, threatens to cause or in fact causes any form of UAP-related discrimination, penalty or retaliation whatsoever, as defined herein, to be inflicted upon any other person shall be individually civilly liable at law to any such other person injured in any way whatsoever by any such threat or action. All United States District Courts shall hereby be vested with exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate any civil action brought under this section. Any such judicial or administrative relief sought pursuant to this act, upon the establishment, by a preponderance of the evidence provided to said Federal District Court, the performance of any act of conduct prohibited by this section is hereby authorized to provide any compensatory, punitive or prophylactic relief otherwise provided by law. However, no such civil action shall be brought pursuant to this section against any judicial officer for any act or omission by said judicial officer in said judicial officer’s judicial capacity… unless such action is established, to the satisfaction of said Court or civil jury to have been undertaken by that judicial officer in the clear excess of that judicial officer’s authorized area of jurisdiction.

“For purposes of this Act, such UAP-related discrimination or retaliation can include – but is expressly not limited to - the following conduct directed against any UFO whistleblower protected pursuant to this Act: intimidation or harassment; adverse employment or promotion determinations; adverse determinations as to that person’s possession of or entitlement to any federal security clearance or access; the disclosure of the identity of said UAP-related whistleblower without that whistleblower’s consent or a written and officially-issued court order; any physical or financial harm or threat of such harm to said UAP whistleblower or to any family member, relative, friend or loved one of that UAP whistleblower; the ordering that such a UAP whistleblower undergo any form of psychiatric examination or evaluation; and/or any other act defined by law as tortious conduct.

“Sec. 13153 CONSPIRACY TO INTERFERE OR OBSTRUCT IN A UAP-RELATED MATTER.

“(a) If any two or more persons conspire to prevent, by force, intimidation, threat, fraud, or any other means, any other person from discharging his or her reasonably-perceived authorization or duty to report any UAP-related matter to any appropriate committee of Congress; to any appropriate Inspector General; to any appropriate designated government office or program (such as the AARO Office) that has been established by Congress to address UAP-related matters; or to any other lawfully-authorized person or agency, each such conspirator shall be jointly and severally liable for any harm caused pursuant to any such conspiracy to any such other person. Likewise, any two or more persons who conspire to molest, interrupt, hinder, or impede any current or former federal employee or consultant or any current or former employee of any former or current federal contractor from reporting any UAP-related activity or information to any appropriate committee of Congress, to any appropriate Inspector General, to any appropriate designated program (such as the AARO Office) that has been established by Congress to address UAP matters, or to any other lawfully-authorized persons or agencies, such conspirator shall be jointly and severally liable to any person injured by such conduct.

“(b) If two or more persons conspire to deter, intimidate, or threaten in any way whatsoever any party or witness to any investigation, judicial proceeding, administrative proceeding, or congressional proceeding pertaining to The UAP Phenomenon in order to prevent any witness from participating in such proceeding, or from testifying fully and honestly pertaining to any UAP-related matter, each such individual shall be jointly and severally liable to any such other person for the commission of the civil tort of intimidation.

“(c) This provision imposes a duty of reasonable care upon any person with knowledge of the planned or threatened commission of any of the prohibited conduct described in this section. Any person who obtains any knowledge whatsoever of any UAP-related planned or threatened retaliatory conduct described herein, whether such conduct is being considered or is being actively carried out by any person or persons, who thereafter neglects or consciously refuses to take reasonable preventive action, including but not limited to notifying the appropriate committees of Congress, or the appropriate supervisory or government authorities, may be lawfully joined as a defendant in any civil action brought under this section. However, no such civil action shall be brought pursuant to this section against any judicial officer for any act or omission by said judicial officer in said judicial officer’s judicial capacity… unless such action is established, to the satisfaction of said Court or civil jury to have been undertaken by that judicial officer in the clear excess of that judicial officer’s authorized area of jurisdiction.

“Sec. 13154 ATTORNEY FEES.

In any civil action undertaken to enforce any provision of this chapter, the Court, in its discretion, may award the prevailing party, other than the United States, any and all reasonable attorney’s fees and actual costs as part of the judgment rendered in said action.

“Sec. 13155 EXPERT FEES.

In awarding costs and reasonable attorney’s fees under section 13154 above, the court may, in its discretion, order the prevailing party, other than the United States, to be reimbursed for any expert witness fees as part of the costs of the action.

“Sec. 13156 QUALIFIED OR TRANSACTIONAL IMMUNITY.

In any civil action filed under this chapter, any “qualified immunity”; “use immunity”; or “transactional immunity” otherwise available at law shall not be available as a defense to any defendant who is a participant in any UAP-related program, or any segment or aspect thereof – unless any such UAP-related program in which such a defendant was a participant, as of the point in time at which the alleged offending conduct was undertaken, had been officially, explicitly and unambiguously reported to the appropriate congressional committees, and had been expressly authorized by Congress. Clearly established statutory rights are provided in section §3373b(a)(4)(A) which requires that all UAP-related programs be officially and unambiguously reported to the appropriate congressional committees. In order to be availed of the defense of qualified immunity, use immunity or transactional immunity in any UAP-related civil legal action under this chapter – even pertaining to any UAP-related program in which such a defendant was a participant, as of the point in time at which the alleged offending conduct was undertaken, had been officially, explicitly and unambiguously reported to the appropriate congressional committees, and had been expressly authorized by Congress, any such defendant shall be required to provide to the court or other judicial body exercising jurisdiction over any said civil action, clear and convincing evidence of the compliance with the congressional notification provisions cited herein. The evidence establishing said full compliance with the reporting requirements mandated by this provision shall be disclosed to said court or other judicial body exercising jurisdiction over any said civil action no later than the defendant’s first responsive pleading. If compliance with the provisions of this section pertaining to qualified, use or transactional immunity include matters properly classified, the defendant’s response may be filed under seal and reviewed in camera by the presiding United States District Court Judge or other presiding authority.

“Sec. 13157 OTHER AVAILABLE REMEDIES.

The civil actions described herein are not to be deemed to be exclusive remedies. Nothing provided in this chapter shall limit the right of any person to pursue any legal or equitable remedy for violations listed in this Part, including, where and if appropriate, Qui Tam actions brought pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 287 and 31 U.S.C. §3729; claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act as provided by 18 U.S.C. §§1961 et. seq.; and/or The Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 et. seq.). For purposes of any action brought pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 287 and 31 U.S.C. § 3729, violations of any provisions contained in section 3373b of Title 50 of the United States Code shall hereinafter be deemed to constitute “waste, fraud, abuse or misuse” of government resources, including, but not limited to, the use of any United States government resources for any UAP-related purpose in any program or sub-program that has not been previously clearly, explicitly and unambiguously reported to the appropriate congressional committees. The unauthorized diversion of any resources from the appropriation of funds by Congress for any other project to any UAP-related project shall be considered to be “waste, fraud, abuse or misuse of government resources” for the purposes of establishing the burden of proof in any Qui Tam proceeding or any other legal proceeding with the same or similar burdens of proof.

“Sec. 13158 NO EXHAUSTION REQUIREMENT.

Except as explicitly specified in this section, there shall be no requirement of any exhaustion of administrative remedies prior to the commencement of any civil action brought under this chapter. No pre-requisite administrative filing other than that required by this act shall be necessary prior to instituting any action under this Chapter. Defendants to actions brought under this Chapter, if held liable by a court of competent jurisdiction as provided herein, shall be liable in their individual purely private capacity. No provisions of this Act or any other law shall be construed to prevent the right to a trial by jury in the prosecution of any claim brought under this Chapter pertaining to any UAP-related matter.

“Chapter Three—Immunities in UAP-related Criminal Proceedings.

“Sec. 13159 PURPOSE.

Article I, section 7 of the United States Constitution provides that no funds shall be expended for any program operating under the color of authority of the United States Government or for any government purpose the appropriation of funds for which does not originate in the House of Representatives. The power of Congress to appropriate government funding authorized to be expended by the Executive Branch for any government purpose is a foundational requirement of our United States Government and our United States Constitution. Congress possesses reasonable evidence on the basis of which it has concluded that UAP-related programs have not been, and are not presently being, explicitly and unambiguously reported to the appropriate congressional committees constitutionally authorized and mandated to exercise responsible oversight over any and all UAP-related government activities. Such a failure to report UAP-related expenditures to Congress violates the Article I mandate that all expenditures originate in the House of Representatives. In order to restore the constitutional authority of Congress over all such appropriations and to reestablish the appropriate congressional oversight over all such programs, there is a need to encourage, stimulate and facilitate government personnel and other persons to testify fully and honestly to Congress about the existence and funding of any and all such UAP-related programs. Such potential witnesses may be determined by appropriate law enforcement and congressional officials to require “use” immunity in order motivate them to waive their Fifth Amendment privilege in any proceeding before Congress, before any Inspector General, before any grand jury, and/or in the course of any criminal or civil proceeding. There is, moreover, a need for witness testimony from persons with direct knowledge of UAP-related programs who may have themselves engaged in criminal conduct within what they perceived to be the course and scope of the performance of their perceived duties in any such program. Such criminal conduct might, therefore, prevent certain persons from being persuaded to testify, despite an offer of “use” immunity. Because such potential witnesses may reasonably fear serious criminal consequence for any such disclosure they make to Congress of any such UAP-related program in which they were engaged, or about which they possess knowledge or information, it may become necessary to provide one or more such persons with “transactional” immunity in order to promote and encourage such a person to provide to Congress – or to a Court - the appropriate testimony as described in this chapter.

“Sec. 13160 CIVIL AND CRIMINAL IMMUNITY.

“Notwithstanding any other law, no “use” may be made of the direct testimony provided to the appropriate committees of Congress or to any court by any person having been duly granted “use immunity” by Congress or by the United States Department of Justice pursuant to this Act in direct negotiated consideration for their disclosure to Congress or to any Court of any and all of the UAP-related information known to that person as described herein. Any such person who has been availed any such “use” immunity provided in this chapter shall, however, nevertheless be subject to any and all appropriate civil or criminal penalties to which he or she might otherwise have been subject if such a person, having been provided such use immunity, thereafter provides false or incomplete testimony, or if they otherwise refuse to provide such testimony upon being properly subpoenaed by Congress or by any Court or Grand Jury. However, the granting of such “use” immunity” to any person under this section shall not bar a criminal or civil action in which evidence other than that person’s information provided to Congress or to the United States Department of Justice has been provided, so long as it has been established by clear and convincing evidence, that said other evidence by means of which such a person has been prosecuted has not been acquired in any way whatsoever through the use or access to that person’s testimony provided to Congress or to the United States Department of Justice pursuant to that person’s having been provide said “use immunity.” This section shall sunset at 12 midnight on December 31st of 2029. Any grant of “use” immunity pursuant to the terms of this section pertaining to UAP-related testimony made before December 31st of 2029 shall be effective for all time and for all purposes thereafter in any proceeding in any way related to the testimony described herein.

“Notwithstanding any other law, no person to whom has been duly granted “transactional immunity” by Congress or by the United States Department of Justice pursuant to this Act in direct negotiated consideration for their disclosure to Congress or to any Court of any and all of the UAP-related information known to that person as described herein pertaining to any specific “UAP-relation transaction” shall be subjected to any future civil or criminal action whatsoever pertaining in any way to the transaction with regard to which they have testified pursuant to said grant of transactional immunity. Moreover, the granting of such “transactional” immunity” to any person under this section shall bar any and all criminal or civil actions against that person arising out of that person’s knowledge of or participation in the given “transaction” pertaining to which that person has been granted “transactional immunity” – even if any future such civil or criminal prosecution is proposed to be based solely upon evidence totally separate and apart from that person’s information provided to Congress or to the United States Department of Justice… even if it can be established even to an absolute certainty that said other evidence has not been acquired in any way whatsoever through the use or access to that person’s testimony provided to Congress or to the United States Department of Justice pursuant to that person’s having been provide said “transactional immunity.” However, any such person who has been granted such “transactional” immunity provided in this chapter shall nevertheless be subject to any and all appropriate civil or criminal penalties to which he or she might otherwise have been subject if such a person, having been provided such transactional immunity, thereafter provides false or incomplete testimony, or if they otherwise refuse to provide such testimony upon being properly subpoenaed by Congress or by any Court or Grand Jury. This section shall sunset at 12 midnight on December 31st of 2029. Any grant of “transactional” immunity pursuant to the terms of this section pertaining to UAP-related testimony made before December 31st of 2029 shall be effective for all time and for all purposes thereafter in any proceeding in any way related to the transaction described herein.

The “Transactional Immunity” as provided in section 13159 above shall not be provided to more than one individual to whom this special category of immunity has been granted pertaining to any specific UAP-related “transaction” to which Congress is seeking definitive information. It is the intent of Congress that this special provision not be used as a method by means of which to bar criminal proceedings against other persons who have otherwise unlawfully concealed UAP-related information from Congress. However, Congress may, from time to time, provide such Special Transactional Immunity to an additional number of individuals upon a showing of good cause and an offer of proof to the appropriate congressional committee concerning the necessity of his or her UAP-related information to the public policy goals detailed herein and the justification for any delay in reporting such information to Congress.

The provisions of any nondisclosure agreement, security oath, security clearance requirement, or contract of any kind, regardless of the time and manner of its execution, prohibiting any person or persons from revealing UAP-related activities or information to the appropriate committees of Congress as described and defined in this Act, are hereinafter unenforceable as a matter of law and are deemed to be “void” as a matter of public policy.

“Chapter Four—Definitions and Other Matters.

“Sec. 13162 DEFINITIONS.

“In this part IV:

(1) CLOSE OBSERVER.— The term ‘‘close observer’’ means anyone who has witnessed or personally experienced a near-by visual sighting or direct close-up contact with any unidentified anomalous phenomena or any non-human intelligence in any way associated with a UAP (or UFO); or any materials or technology of non-human origin.

(2) LEGAL PROCEEDING. — The term “legal proceeding” means any proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, judicial or quasi-judicial body, or before any agency or person authorized by law to conduct such proceeding, including any official hearing conducted by any Committee or Sub-Committee of Congress.

(3) NON-HUMAN INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘‘non-human intelligence’’ means any sentient, intelligent non-human lifeform regardless of nature or ultimate origin that may be presumed responsible for any unidentified anomalous phenomena or of which any employee, official or other person ever having operated under the color of the authority of the Federal Government has become aware. The term “Non-Human Intelligence” also applies to any computerized form of Artificial Intelligence reasonably presumed to be responsible for generating any unidentified anomalous phenomena.

(4) PROSAIC ATTRIBUTION.—The term ‘‘prosaic attribution’’ means having a human (either foreign or domestic) origin and operating according to current, proven, and generally understood scientific and engineering principles and established laws-of nature and not attributable to non-human intelligence.

(5) PUBLIC INTEREST.—The term ‘‘public interest’’ means the compelling government interest as identified in this act affirming Congress’ mandate, on behalf of the American public, to exercise Constitutionally-authorized oversight of the government’s activities and policies pertaining to the UAP and/or Non-Human Intelligence, and all other UAP-related matters, to make responsibly available to the public responsible public disclosure of all unidentified anomalous phenomena records for historical and Governmental purposes and for the purpose of fully informing the people of the United States about the history of our Federal Government’s knowledge of and active involvement pertaining to unidentified anomalous phenomena.

(6) TECHNOLOGIES OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN.— The term ‘‘technologies of unknown origin’’ means any materials or meta-materials, ejecta, crash debris, mechanisms, machinery, equipment, assemblies or sub-assemblies, engineering models or processes, damaged or intact aerospace vehicles, and damaged or intact ocean-surface and undersea craft associated with unidentified anomalous phenomena or incorporating science and technology that lacks prosaic attribution or known means of human manufacture.

(7) TEMPORARILY NON-ATTRIBUTED OBJECTS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘temporarily non-attributed objects’’ means the class of objects that temporarily resist prosaic attribution by the initial observer as a result of environmental or system limitations associated with the observation process that nevertheless are soundly and convincingly ultimately determined to have some known human origin or known physical cause. Although some unidentified anomalous phenomena may at first be interpreted as “temporarily non-attributed objects”, they are not temporarily non-attributed objects, and the two categories are mutually exclusive.

(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘temporarily non-attributed objects’’ includes—

(i) natural celestial, meteorological, and undersea weather phenomena;

(ii) mundane human-made airborne objects, clutter, and marine debris;

(iii) Federal, State, and local government, commercial industry, academic, and private sector aerospace platforms;

(iv) Federal, State, and local government, commercial industry, academic, and private sector ocean-surface and undersea vehicles; and

(v) known foreign systems.

(8) UAP-RELATED.— The term “UAP-related” means incidents, experiences, events, or activities involving any aspect of unidentified anomalous phenomena defined herein, including, without limitation, incidents, events or experiences wherein a person is a close observer of a UAP or who has any encounter with non-human intelligence or any biological material associated with a non-human intelligence, or works or has worked with or near technologies of unknown origin.

(9) UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘unidentified anomalous phenomena’’ means any object operating or judged capable of operating in outer space, within our Earth’s atmosphere, on or under our Earth’s ocean, lakes, and river surfaces, lacking prosaic attribution due to performance characteristics and properties not previously known to be achievable based upon commonly accepted physical principles. Unidentified anomalous phenomena are differentiated from both attributed and temporarily non-attributed objects by one or more of the following observables:

(i) Instantaneous acceleration absent apparent inertia.

(ii) Hypersonic velocity absent a thermal signature and sonic shockwave.

(iii) Trans-medium (such as space-to-ground and air-to-undersea) travel.

(iv) Positive lift contrary to known aerodynamic principles.

(v) Multispectral signature control.

(vi) Physical or invasive biological effects on close observers and the environment.

(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘unidentified anomalous phenomena’’ includes what was previously described as—

(i) flying discs;

(ii) flying saucers;

(iii) unidentified aerial phenomena;

(iv) unidentified flying objects (UFOs); and

(v) unidentified submerged objects (USOs).

(vi) any additional meanings or terms used in section 1683(n) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(n)).

(10) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—

(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.