other than a position subject to a suitability determination, as a contractor employee, or as a nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee. (7) Information technology The term information technology has the meaning given such term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code. (8) Nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee The term nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee has the meaning given such term in section 1587(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. (9) Personnel security investigation The term personnel security investigation has the meaning given such term in subsection (a) of section 3001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 50 U.S.C. 3341 ). (10) Suitability determination The term suitability determination has the meaning given such term in section 731.101 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. (11) Terrorism The term terrorism means any criminal acts that involve violence or are dangerous to human life and appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping. 142. Independent investigation of disciplinary outcomes (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall investigate whether the application in the Department of Homeland Security of discipline and adverse actions are administered in an equitable and consistent manner that results in the same or substantially similar disciplinary outcomes across the Department for misconduct by a non-supervisory or supervisor employee who engaged in the same or substantially similar misconduct. (b) Consultation In carrying out the investigation described in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall consult with the employee engagement steering committee established pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of section 713 of the Homeland Security