; (3) in subsection (d), by inserting before the period at the end the following: not later than 10 business days after the effective date of the action ; and (4) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking and to the employee affected upon the employee’s request ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: Upon the affected employee’s request, copies of the documents described in the preceding sentence shall be furnished to the employee, to the extent those documents were not provided under subsection (c). . (b) Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against whistleblowers Section 7515(b)(2)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking not later than 14 days and inserting not more than 7 business days ; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking 14-day period and inserting 7-business-day period . (c) Application The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to any action under section 7513 or 7515 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by those subsections, respectively, commenced before the effective date provided in section 11. 4. Prohibition on grieving adverse actions and reductions in force Section 7121 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the settlement of ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively; and (B) by inserting before paragraph (5), as so redesignated, the following: (1) an adverse action under subchapter II of chapter 75; (2) a furlough of more than 30 days by a reduction in force action under subchapter I of chapter 35; (3) a separation by a reduction in force action under subchapter I of chapter 35; (4) a demotion by a reduction in force action under subchapter I of chapter 35; ; (3) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking (1) Matters and all that follows through but not both.