; (2) the term employee means an employee (as defined in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) of an agency; and (3) the term personnel action has the meaning given that term under section 2302 of title 5, United States Code. 102. Stays; probationary employees (a) Request by Special Counsel Section 1214(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay under this subsection, the head of the agency employing the employee shall give priority to a request for a transfer submitted by the employee. . (b) Probationary employees Section 1221 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay to an employee in probationary status under subsection (c), the head of the agency employing the employee shall give priority to a request for a transfer submitted by the employee. . (c) Study regarding retaliation against probationary employees The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report discussing retaliation against employees in probationary status. 103. Prohibited personnel practices Section 2302(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (12), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or