1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Thoroughly Investigating Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Act . 2. Reauthorization of the Office of Special Counsel (a) In general Section 8(a)(2) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 ( 5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended to read as follows: (2) $24,119,000 for fiscal year 2017 and $25,735,000 for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 to carry out subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 5, United States Code (as amended by this Act). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be deemed to apply beginning on October 1, 2016. 3. Access to agency information Section 1212(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) (A) In carrying out this subchapter, the Special Counsel is authorized to— (i) have access to any record or other information (including a report, audit, review, document, recommendation, or other material) of any agency under the jurisdiction of the Office of Special Counsel, consistent with the requirements of subparagraph (C)