; (B) in subparagraph (D), by adding or after the semicolon at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (E) the exercise of any right protected under section 7211; . (2) Application The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to the exercise of any right described in subparagraph (E) of section 2302(b)(9) of title 5, United States Code, as added by that paragraph, occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Prohibition on disclosure of whistleblower identity (1) In general Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) (1) No employee of an agency may willfully communicate or transmit to any individual who is not an officer or employee of the Government the identity of, or personally identifiable information about, any other employee because that other employee has made, or is suspected to have made, a disclosure protected by subsection (b)(8), unless— (A) the other employee provides express written consent prior to the communication or transmission of their identity or personally identifiable information; (B) the communication or transmission is made in accordance with the provisions of section 552a; (C) the communication or transmission is made to a lawyer for the sole purpose of providing legal advice to an employee accused of whistleblower retaliation; or (D) the communication or transmission is required or permitted by any other provision of law. (2) In this subsection, the term officer or employee of the Government means— (A) the President; (B) a Member of Congress; (C) a member of the uniformed services; (D) an employee, as that term is defined in section 2105, including an employee of the United States Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, or the Department of Veterans Affairs (including any employee appointed pursuant to chapter 73 or 74 of title 38)