1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Education Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) The term Department means the Department of Education. (2) The term Deputy Secretary means the Deputy Secretary of Education. (3) The term Office means the Office of Management of the Department of Education. (4) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. (5) The term senior executive position at the Department means an individual appointed under section 401(d) of the Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3461 ). (6) The term supervisory employee means an employee of the Department who is a supervisor as defined in section 7103(a) of title 5. (7) The term whistleblower means one who makes a whistleblower disclosure. (8) The term whistleblower disclosure means any disclosure of information by an employee of the Department or individual applying to become an employee of the Department which the employee or individual reasonably believes evidences— (A) a violation of a law, rule, or regulation