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gross waste of Federal funds, an abuse of authority relating to a Federal contract, a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a Federal contract (including the competition for or negotiation of a contract). A reprisal is prohibited even if it is undertaken at the request of an executive branch official, unless the request takes the form of a non -discretionary directive and is within the authority of the executive branch official making the request. (b) Entities to whom disclosure may be made. (1) A Member of Congress or a representative of a committee of Congress. (2) An Inspector General. (3) The Government Accountability Office. (4) A Federal employee responsible for contract oversight or management at the relevant agency. (5) An authorized official of the Department of Justice or other law enforcement agency. (6) A court or grand jury. (7) A management official or other employee of the contractor or subcontractor who has the responsibility to investigate, discover, or address misconduct. (c) An employee who initiates or provides evidence of contractor or subcontractor misconduct in any judicial or administrative proceeding relating to waste, fraud, or abuse on a Federal contract shall be deemed to have made a disclosure. 3.908-9 Contract clause. Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Sept. 2013) (a) This contract and employees working on this contract will be subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies in the pilot program on Contractor employee whistleblower protections established at 41 U.S.C. 4712 by section 828 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239) and FAR 3.908. (b) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant language of the workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and protections under 41 U.S.C. 4712, as described in section 3.908 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts over the simplified acquisition threshold. -------------------------------- AYMENT INRORMAT,IONt+ Automatic Drawdown (Direct/Advance Payments): Payment under this award will be made available through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Payment Management System (PMS). PMS will forward instructions for obtaining payments. PMS correspondence, mailed through the U.S. Postal Service should be addressed as follows• Director, Payment Management Services P.O. Box 6021 Rockville, MD 20852 Phone Number: (877) 614-5533 Email: PMSSupport@psc.gov Website: http://Www.dpm.pse.gov/help/help.aspx?explorer.event=true Note: To obtain the contact information of PMS staff within respective Payment Branches refer to the links listed below: • University and Non -Profit Payment Branch: http://www.dpm.psc.gov/contacts/dpm contact list/univ nonprofit aspx?explorer event -true • Governmental and Tribal Payment Branch: http://www.dpm.Dsc.gov/contacts/governmental and tribal aspx?explorer event=true