§932 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

It is illegal for anyone under this law to punish or threaten to punish a person to stop them from reporting or planning to report a crime, or from making or planning a protected report. That means you cannot, with that intent, take or threaten a harmful job action against someone or refuse or threaten to refuse a favorable job action. Protected communication — a lawful report to Congress or an Inspector General, or a complaint to certain officials about suspected law violations, gross mismanagement, waste, abuse of authority, or serious danger to public health or safety. Inspector General — meaning given in section 1034(j). Covered individual or organization — those listed in clauses (i)–(v) of section 1034(b)(1)(B). Unlawful discrimination — bias based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Title 10, §932

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(a)Any person subject to this chapter who, with the intent to retaliate against any person for reporting or planning to report a criminal offense, or making or planning to make a protected communication, or with the intent to discourage any person from reporting a criminal offense or making or planning to make a protected communication—

(1)wrongfully takes or threatens to take an adverse personnel action against any person; or

(2)wrongfully withholds or threatens to withhold a favorable personnel action with respect to any person;

(b)In this section:

(1)The term “protected communication” means the following:

(A)A lawful communication to a Member of Congress or an Inspector General.

(B)A communication to a covered individual or organization in which a member of the armed forces complains of, or discloses information that the member reasonably believes constitutes evidence of, any of the following:

(i)A violation of law or regulation, including a law or regulation prohibiting sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination.

(ii)Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.

(2)The term “Inspector General” has the meaning given that term in section 1034(j) of this title.

(3)The term “covered individual or organization” means any recipient of a communication specified in clauses (i) through (v) of section 1034(b)(1)(B) of this title.

(4)The term “unlawful discrimination” means discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 932 was renumbered section 924 of this title.

Amendments

2017—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115–91 substituted “section 1034(j)” for “section 1034(h)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2017 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–91 effective immediately after the

Amendments

made by div. E (§§ 5001–5542) of Pub. L. 114–328 take effect as provided for in section 5542 of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note), see section 1081(c)(4) of Pub. L. 115–91, set out as a note under section 801 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing

Regulations

and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.

§932 Art. 132. Retaliation

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Title 10, §932

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