10 CFR § 1044.05 - What is the effect of a disclosure qualifying as a “protected disclosure”?

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title: "10 CFR § 1044.05 - What is the effect of a disclosure qualifying as a “protected disclosure”?"
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section_name: "What is the effect of a disclosure qualifying as a “protected disclosure”?"
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)"
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part_name: "SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTED DISCLOSURES UNDER SECTION 3164 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7101  7239, and 50 U.S.C. 2401"
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# 1044.05 What is the effect of a disclosure qualifying as a “protected disclosure”?

If a DOE or DOE contractor employee follows the procedures of this part when making a disclosure of classified or unclassified controlled nuclear information, then the employer (DOE or DOE contractor as applicable) may not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against the employee as a reprisal for making the disclosure.