# 29 C.F.R. § 1992.101 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 29 C.F.R. § 1992.101 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 29 CFR: Labor / Chapter XVII: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Part 1992: PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF RETALIATION COMPLAINTS UNDER THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ACT (AMLA) / Subpart A: Complaints, Investigations, Findings, and Preliminary Orders / § 1992.101: § 1992.101   Definitions.

## Text

As used in this part:
AMLA
means the provisions relating to anti-retaliation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 contained in Sec. 6314 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law 116-283, 134 Stat. 3388 (January 1, 2021), as amended, codified at 31 U.S.C. 5323(g)(1)-(3) and (6).
Assistant Secretary
means the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health or the person or persons to whom the Assistant Secretary delegates authority under AMLA.
Business days
means days other than Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Complainant
means the whistleblower who filed an AMLA complaint or on whose behalf a complaint was filed.
FinCEN
means the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury.
OSHA
means the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor.
Respondent
means the person named in the complaint who is alleged to have violated AMLA.
Secretary
means the Secretary of Labor or the person or persons to whom the Secretary delegates authority under certain anti-retaliation provisions of AMLA, 31 U.S.C. 5323(g)(1)-(3).
Whistleblower
means any individual, or two or more individuals acting jointly, who take any of the actions described in § 1992.102(b). A whistleblower includes an individual presently or formerly working for an employer, an individual applying to work for an employer, or an individual whose employment could be affected by an employer.

## Nearby sections

- [29 C.F.R. § 1992.100 (2026) § 1992.100   Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1992_S1992_100.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1992.101 (2026) § 1992.101   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1992_S1992_101.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1992.102 (2026) § 1992.102   Obligations and prohibited acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1992_S1992_102.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1992.103 (2026) § 1992.103   Filing of retaliation complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1992_S1992_103.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1992.104 (2026) § 1992.104   Investigation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1992_S1992_104.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1992.105 (2026) § 1992.105   Issuance of findings and preliminary orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1992_S1992_105.md)

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