Description:
The bill would Authorize appropriations to develop technologies for secure, fifth-generation wireless communications Authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for the Intelligence Community Management Account (ICMA) Provide 12 weeks of paid leave to employees of the intelligence community for a serious health condition Provide educational assistance to individuals and institutions of higher learning Provide whistleblowers a right of action in federal courts to seek compensatory and punitive damages Impose a private-sector mandate on campaigns for federal office by requiring them to report offers of contributions or election coordination from foreign entities to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Election Commission Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from Authorizing appropriations of $750 million to develop fifth-generation wireless communication technologies Authorizing appropriations of $683 million for the ICMA Providing 12 weeks of paid leave to employees of the intelligence community Providing educational assistance to individuals and institutions of higher learning Areas of significant uncertainty include Predicting the number of whistleblowers who would successfully obtain monetary awards through the judicial system and the amount of such awards
