; (B) by inserting after actions taken the following: , including, with respect to an officer or employee of the United States Government, whether the violation was committed knowingly (as described in section 1518(b)) or whether a failure to exercise reasonable care in carrying out duties led to the violation ; (C) by striking Congress each place it appears and inserting the appropriate congressional committees ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (2) In this subsection, 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. . (c) Clarification of appeal rights Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to— (1) waive, modify, or otherwise affect the right of an officer or employee of the United States Government to appeal an adverse action taken against such an officer or employee for a violation of section 1349 or 1518 of title 31, United States Code, (as amended by subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1), respectively), including an appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board, if such a right is afforded by any other provision of law, rule, or regulation