; (C) by striking Congress each place it appears and inserting the appropriate congressional committees ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (b) In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. . (b) Apportionment (1) In general Section 1518 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking An officer and inserting (a) Consistent with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), an officer ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (b) (1) The head of an agency shall remove, or in the case of a temporary or probationary employee, terminate the employment of, an officer or employee of the United States Government if the head determines that such officer or employee knowingly made, authorized, or involved the Government in a contract, obligation, or expenditure in violation of section 1517(a), as described under paragraph (2). (2) An officer or employee of the United States Government who committed an act in violation of section 1517(a) did so knowingly if such officer or employee— (A) acted with actual knowledge that his or her actions would violate section 1517(a); or (B) acted in reckless disregard of whether his or her actions would violate section 1517(a). (c) (1) The head of an agency shall take an appropriate adverse action against an officer or employee of the United States Government for a violation of section 1517(a) if the head determines that the failure of such officer or employee to exercise reasonable care in carrying out his or her duties led to such violation. (2) An appropriate adverse action under this subsection shall be removal (or termination in the case of a temporary or probationary employee), demotion, or suspension. . (2) Reports Section 1517(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking (b) If an officer and inserting (b)(1) If an officer