; (B) an inspector general, including the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Relief; (C) the Congressional Oversight Commission; (D) the Comptroller General of the United States; (E) a Member of Congress; (F) a congressional committee; (G) a State or Federal regulatory or law enforcement agency; (H) (i) an individual with supervisory authority over a protected individual; or (ii) another individual who— (I) has authority to investigate, discover, or terminate misconduct; and (II) works for the non-Federal employer (in the case of a protected individual described in section 2(7)(A)), or the Federal Government (in the case of a protected individual described in section 2(7)(B)); (I) a court or grand jury; (J) an officer or representative of a labor organization; or (K) the head of a Federal agency or a designee of such a head. (3) Application (A) In general For the purposes of paragraph (1)— (i) a protected individual who initiates or provides evidence of misconduct by a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or subgrantee in any judicial or administrative proceeding relating to waste, fraud, or abuse in connection with a Federal contract or grant shall be deemed to have made a disclosure covered by such paragraph