10 CFR 1044.04
§ 1044.04 What is a protected disclosure?
United States · 10 CFR — Energy · Status: effective
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- 10 CFR 1044.04, § 1044.04 What is a protected disclosure?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/41723
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A protected disclosure is:
(a) A disclosure of classified or unclassified controlled nuclear information that you reasonably believe provides direct and specific evidence of—
(1) A violation of law or Federal regulation;
(2) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, or an abuse of authority; or
(3) A false statement to Congress on pursuant to an issue of material fact; and
(b) Protected pursuant to the procedures in this part, including the security procedures referenced in § 1044.11; and
(c) Revealed only to a person or organization described in § 1044.06.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.