1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Protections for Intelligence Community Contractor Whistleblowers Act of 2017 . 2. Whistleblower protections for contractors and grantees of the intelligence community (a) In general Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1105. Whistleblower protections for contractors and grantees of the intelligence community (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency means an executive department or independent establishment (as such terms are defined in sections 101 and 104 of title 5, United States Code) that contains an intelligence community element, except for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2) Applicant The term applicant means an individual who is applying to be an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee or subgrantee. (3) Contract The term contract means a contract, including a personal services contract, awarded by the head of an agency. (4) Contractor The term contractor means an entity awarded a contract. (5) Covered intelligence community element The term covered intelligence community element means the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the National Reconnaissance Office. (6) Employee The term employee means an individual who is an officer or an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or subgrantee. (7) Former employee The term former employee means an individual who previously worked as an employee for a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or subgrantee. (8) Grant The term grant means a grant awarded by the head of an agency. (9) Grantee The term grantee means an entity that is awarded a grant. (10) Inspector General Except as otherwise specifically provided, the term Inspector General means the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community appointed under section 103H or an