22 CFR § 504.15 - Penalties.

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title: "22 CFR § 504.15 - Penalties."
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title_name: "Foreign Relations"
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chapter_name: "UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA"
part_number: "504"
part_name: "TESTIMONY BY BBG EMPLOYEES, PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND DISCLOSURE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS"
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authority: "22 U.S.C. 6204."
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# 504.15 Penalties.

(a) An employee who discloses official records or information or gives testimony relating to official information, except as expressly authorized by the BBG, or as ordered by a Federal court after the BBG has had the opportunity to be heard, may face penalties as provided in any applicable enforcement statute.

(b) A current BBG employee who testifies or produces official records and information in violation of this part shall be subject to disciplinary action and, if done for a valuable consideration, may subject that person to criminal prosecution.