; and (II) any professional membership organization, certification or other professional body, any agent or licensee of the Federal Government, or any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer receiving covered funds; or (ii) with respect to covered funds received by a State or local government, the State or local government receiving the funds and any contractor or subcontractor of the State or local government; and (B) does not mean any department, agency, or other entity of the Federal Government; (12) the term reprisal , for purposes of section 11, means an action (or, as applicable, inaction) that is discharging, demoting, blacklisting, or acting or failing to take an action in a manner prejudicial against, or otherwise discriminating against in any way (including in the hiring process and including by the threat of any such action or inaction) an employee, former employee, or individual seeking employment as described in section 11(a)(1) for engaging in, being perceived as engaging in, or preparing to engage in the disclosure of information as described in such section; (13) the term senior executive means an individual— (A) employed by a private employer; and (B) who— (i) receives annual compensation from the private employer in an amount that is more that $1,000,000; (ii) has direct authority over more than 1 percent of the funds provided under a Coronavirus pandemic-related program, project, or activity; or (iii) for an employee of a private employer for which the annual average revenue for the period of 2017, 2018, and 2019 is not less than $1,000,000,000, is 1 of the 100 most highly compensated executives of the private employer; and (14) the term State or local government means— (A) the government of each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States