§  64.6219   Whistleblower protections.

   (a) NDBEDP certified programs shall permit, without reprisal in the
   form of an adverse personnel action, purchase or contract cancellation
   or discontinuance, eligibility disqualification, or otherwise, any
   current or former employee, agent, contractor, manufacturer, vendor,
   applicant, or recipient, to disclose to a designated official of the
   certified program, the NDBEDP Administrator, the TRS Fund
   Administrator, the Commission, or to any federal or state law
   enforcement entity, any known or suspected violations of the
   Communications Act or Commission rules, or any other activity that the
   reporting person reasonably believes to be unlawful, wasteful,
   fraudulent, or abusive, or that otherwise could result in the improper
   distribution of Equipment, provision of services, or billing to the TRS
   Fund.

   (b) NDBEDP certified programs shall include these whistleblower
   protections with the information they provide about the program in any
   employee handbooks or manuals, on their Web sites, and in other
   appropriate publications.

   

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   Source:  85 FR 22043 , Apr. 21, 2020, unless otherwise noted.