; or (ii) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. (2) Actions by request A personnel action under paragraph (1) is prohibited even if the action is undertaken at the request of an officer or employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, unless the request takes the form of a nondiscretionary directive and is within the authority of the officer or employee making the request. (3) Violation A contractor employee may raise a violation of paragraph (1) in any proceeding to implement or challenge a personnel action described in such paragraph. (4) Regulations The Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to ensure that a personnel action described in paragraph (1) shall not be taken against a contractor employee of the Bureau as a reprisal for any disclosure of information described in such paragraph. (5) Enforcement The President shall provide for the enforcement of this subsection in a manner consistent with applicable provisions of sections 1214 and 1221 of title 5, United States Code. (6) Definitions In this subsection: (A) The term contractor employee means an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (B) The term personnel action means any action described in clauses (i) through (x) of section 2302(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, with respect to a contractor employee. (c) Retaliatory revocation of security clearances and access determinations Section 3001(j) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 50 U.S.C. 3341(j) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Inclusion of contractor employees In this subsection, the term employee includes an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor, of an agency. With respect to such employees, the term employing agency shall be deemed to be the contracting agency. . III Extension