Comment from Senator Grassley

Summary: Senator Charles E. Grassley, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, supports the OPM's draft nondisclosure agreement but requests specific modifications to ensure it complies with existing whistleblower protection laws. He argues that the form must explicitly include the Office of Special Counsel in its anti-gag provision and move that provision to the end of the document near the signature line to provide employees with clear mental assurance of their rights.