; and (II) brings such action not later than 20 days after providing such notice. (d) Recipients of whistleblower disclosures Section 2302(b)(8)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking or to the Inspector General of an agency or another employee designated by the head of the agency to receive such disclosures and inserting the Inspector General of an agency, a supervisor in the employee’s direct chain of command up to and including the head of the employing agency, or to an employee designated by any of the aforementioned individuals for the purpose of receiving such disclosures . (e) Attorney fees (1) In general Section 7703(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) If an employee, former employee, or applicant for employment is the prevailing party under a proceeding brought under this section, the employee, former employee, or applicant for employment shall be entitled to attorney fees for all representation carried out pursuant to this section. In such an action for attorney fees, the agency responsible for taking the personnel action shall be the respondent and shall be responsible for paying the fees. . (2) Application In addition to any proceeding brought by an employee, former employee, or applicant for employment on or after the date of enactment of this Act in a Federal court under section 7703 of title 5, United States Code, the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to any proceeding brought by an employee, former employee, or applicant for employment under such section before the date of enactment of this Act with respect to which the applicable Federal court has not issued a final decision. (f) Extending Whistleblower Protection Act to certain employees (1) In general Section 2302(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the matter following clause (xiii), as redesignated by section 702(a)(1)(B)— (A) by inserting subsection (b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), (D), or (E), subsection (b)(13), or subsection (g), after subsection