5 U.S.C. § 2303 : US Code - Section 2303: Prohibited personnel practices in the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Search 5 U.S.C. § 2303 : US Code - Section 2303: Prohibited personnel practices in the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(a) Any employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who has
authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any
personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take
or fail to take a personnel action with respect to any employee of
the Bureau as a reprisal for a disclosure of information by the
employee to the Attorney General (or an employee designated by the
Attorney General for such purpose) which the employee or applicant
reasonably believes evidences - 
(1) a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or
(2) mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of
authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health
or safety.
For the purpose of this subsection, "personnel action" means any
action described in clauses (i) through (x) of section
2302(a)(2)(A) of this title with respect to an employee in, or
applicant for, a position in the Bureau (other than a position of a
confidential, policy-determining, policymaking, or policy-
advocating character).
(b) The Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to ensure
that such a personnel action shall not be taken against an employee
of the Bureau as a reprisal for any disclosure of information
described in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The President shall provide for the enforcement of this
section in a manner consistent with applicable provisions of
sections 1214 and 1221 of this title.