#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#gie  ,,an ,,act  ,to enhance           
whistleblower protection for contractor 
and grantee employees4  #a4 ,enhancement
 of whistleblower protection for        
contractor and grantee employees  7a7   
,protection for employees of grantees   
and subgrantees  7#a7 ,defense grants   
,section #bdji7;a77#a7 of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting or personal services          
contractor after subgrantee4  7#b7      
,civilian grants ,section #dgab7;a77#a7 
of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking or grantee and      
inserting grantee1 or subgrantee or     
personal services contractor4  7#c7     
,permanent extension of pilot program   
for enhancement of contractor protection
 from reprisal for disclosure of certain
 information  7,a7 ,in general ,section 
#dgab of title #da1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7i7 in the section  
heading by striking ,pilot program for  
enhancement and inserting ,enhancement2 

and  7ii7 by striking subsection 7i74   
7,b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of  
sections at the beginning of chapter #dg
 of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking the item relating  
to section #dgab and inserting the      
following new item3  #dgab4 ,enhancement
 of contractor protection from reprisal 
for disclosure of certain information4  
4  7b7 ,prohibition on reimbursement for
 legal fees accrued in defense against  
reprisal claims  7#a7 ,defense contracts
 ,section #bcbd7k7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by    
inserting or subcontractor1 or personal 
services contractor after contractor    
each place it appears2  7,b7 by         
inserting 1 subcontract1 or personal    
services contract after contract each   
place it appears2 and  7,c7 in paragraph
 7#a71 by inserting or to any other     
activity described in subparagraphs 7,a7
 through 7,c7 of section #bdji7;a77#a7  
of this title after statute or          
regulation4  7#b7 ,civilian contracts   

7,a7 ,in general ,section #dcaj of title
 #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7i7 by inserting 1            
subcontractor1 or personal services     
contractor after contractor each place  
it appears2  7ii7 by inserting 1        
subcontract1 or personal services       
contract after contract each place it   
appears2 and  7iii7 in subsection       
7b77#a71 by inserting or to any other   
activity described in section           
#dgab7;a77#a7 of this title after       
statute or regulation4  7,b7 ,conforming
 amendment ,section #dcjd7;a77#ae7 of   
title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting or subcontractor1  
or personal service contractor after    
contractor4  7c7 ,inclusion of contract 
clause in contracts awarded before      
effective date ,at the time of any major
 modification to a contract that was    
awarded before the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the head of the          
contracting agency shall make best      
efforts to include in the contract a    

contract clause providing for the       
applicability of the amendments made by 
this section and section #hbg of the    
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjac 7,public ,law   
#aab-bci2 #abf ,stat4 #ahcc74  ,passed  
the ,senate ,june #bc1 #bjaf4,secretary