; and (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: (5) a furlough of more than 14 days but less than 30 days; and (6) a furlough of 13 days or less that is not due to a lapse in appropriations; . (b) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any furlough covered by paragraph (5) or (6) of section 7512 of title 5, United States Code (as amended by such subsection), occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 705. Codification of protections for disclosures of censorship related to research, analysis, or technical information (a) In general Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 702(c)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (h) (1) In this subsection— (A) the term applicant means an applicant for a covered position; (B) the term censorship related to research, analysis, or technical information means any effort to distort, misrepresent, or suppress research, analysis, or technical information; and (C) the term employee means an employee in a covered position in an agency. (2) Any disclosure of information by an employee or applicant for employment that the employee or applicant reasonably believes is evidence of censorship related to research, analysis, or technical information— (A) shall come within the protections of subsection (b)(8)(A) if— (i) the employee or applicant reasonably believes that the censorship related to research, analysis, or technical information is or will cause— (I) any violation of law, rule, or regulation; or (II) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; and (ii) such disclosure is not specifically prohibited by law or such information is not specifically required by Executive order to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs