; and (2) the term employee — (A) means an employee as that term is defined in section 8101(1) of title 5, United States Code, (including an employee of the United States Postal Service, the Transportation Security Administration, or the Department of Veterans Affairs, including any individual appointed under chapter 73 or 74 of title 38, United States Code) employed in the Federal service at anytime during the period beginning on January 27, 2020, and ending on January 30, 2022— (i) who carried out duties requiring contact with patients, members of the public, or co-workers; or (ii) whose duties include a risk of exposure to the coronavirus