; and (B) that the head of the agency shall submit to the Special Counsel within a period of time specified by the Special Counsel. . (c) Transfer requests during stays (1) Priority granted Section 1214(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) If the Board grants a stay under subparagraph (A), the head of the agency employing the employee who is the subject of the action shall give priority to a request for a transfer submitted by the employee. . (2) Probationary employees Section 1221 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) If the Board grants a stay under subsection (c) and the employee who is the subject of the action is in probationary status, the head of the agency employing the employee shall give priority to a request for a transfer submitted by the employee. . (d) Retaliatory investigations Section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) The Special Counsel may petition the Board to order corrective action, including fees, costs, or damages reasonably incurred by an employee due to an investigation of the employee by an agency, if the investigation by an agency was commenced, expanded, or extended in retaliation for a disclosure or protected activity described in section 2302(b)(8) or subparagraph (A)(i), (B), (C), or (D) of section 2302(b)(9), even if no personnel action, as defined in section 2302(a)(2)(A), is taken or not taken. . 5. Suicide by employees (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term agency means any entity the employees of which are covered by paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 2302(b) of title 5, United States Code, without regard to whether any other provision of that title is applicable to the entity