1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2023 . 2. Defense contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information Section 4701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (I) by striking An employee and all that follows through services contractor and inserting A protected individual ; and (II) by striking disclosing and all that follows through evidence of ; and (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and inserting the following subparagraphs: (A) Objecting or refusing to participate in any activity, policy, practice, or assigned task that the protected individual reasonably believes to be in violation of any law, rule, order, or regulation related to any contract, subcontract, grant, or subgrant. (B) Disclosing to a person or body described in paragraph (2) information that the protected individual reasonably believes is evidence of the following: (i) Gross mismanagement of any Department of Defense contract or grant, any gross waste of Department funds, any abuse of authority relating to any Department contract, subcontract, grant, or subgrant, or any violation of law, rule, or regulation related to any Department contract or subcontract (including the competition for or negotiation of a contract or subcontract) or grant or subgrant. (ii) Gross mismanagement of any National Aeronautics and Space Administration contract or grant, any gross waste of Administration funds, any abuse of authority relating to an Administration contract, subcontract, grant, or subgrant, or any violation of law, rule, or regulation related to any Administration contract or subcontract (including the competition for or negotiation of a contract or subcontract) or grant or subgrant. (iii) A substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.