# 29 CFR § 1992.101: Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 1992.101
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 29—Labor > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to 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

## 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 CFR § 1992.100 § 1992.100 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.100.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.101 § 1992.101 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.101.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.102 § 1992.102 Obligations and prohibited acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.102.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.103 § 1992.103 Filing of retaliation complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.103.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.104 § 1992.104 Investigation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.104.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.105 § 1992.105 Issuance of findings and preliminary orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.105.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.106 § 1992.106 Objections to the findings and the preliminary order and requests for a hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.106.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.107 § 1992.107 Hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.107.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.108 § 1992.108 Role of Federal agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.108.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.109 § 1992.109 Decisions and orders of the administrative law judge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.109.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.110 § 1992.110 Decisions and orders of the Administrative Review Board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.110.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.111 § 1992.111 Withdrawal of complaints, findings, objections, and petitions for review; settlement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.111.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.112 § 1992.112 Judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.112.md)
- [29 CFR § 1992.113 § 1992.113 Judicial enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1992.113.md)

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