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

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Title 10 CFR: Energy › Chapter X: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) › Part 1044: SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTED DISCLOSURES UNDER SECTION 3164 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000 › § 1044.05: § 1044.05 What is the effect of a disclosure qualifying as a “protected disclosure”?

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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.

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