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(a)Any employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or fail to take a personnel action with respect to an employee in, or applicant for, a position in the Bureau as a reprisal for a disclosure of information—
(1)made—
(A)in the case of an employee, to a supervisor in the direct chain of command of the employee, up to and including the head of the employing agency;
(B)to the Inspector General;
(C)to the Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice;
(D)to the Office of Professional Responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(E)to the Inspection Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(F)as described in section 7211;
(G)to the Office of Special Counsel; or
(H)to an employee designated by any officer, employee, office, or division described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) for the purpose of receiving such disclosures; and
(2)which the employee or applicant reasonably believes evidences—
(A)any violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or
(B)gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.
For the purpose of this subsection, “personnel action” means any action described in clauses (i) through (x) of section 2302(a)(2)(A) of this title with respect to an employee in, or applicant for, a position in the Bureau (other than a position of a confidential, policy-determining, policymaking, or policy-advocating character).
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