§932 Art. 132. Retaliation

Summary

Anyone under this military law who, on purpose, punishes or threatens to punish someone for reporting or planning to report a crime, or for making or planning to make a protected report, or who on purpose refuses or threatens to refuse a favorable personnel action to discourage such reporting, must be punished by a court-martial. Protected communication — a lawful report to a Member of Congress or an Inspector General, or a report to certain officials or organizations where a service member says or shares information they reasonably believe shows: a law or regulation was broken (including sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination), gross mismanagement/waste/abuse of authority, or a serious, specific danger to public health or safety. Inspector General — as defined in section 1034(j). Covered individual or organization — the recipients listed in section 1034(b)(1)(B). Unlawful discrimination — discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.