Sec. 10. Prohibition on interference with reporting of waste, fraud, abuse, or criminal behavior
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an officer or employee of an element of the intelligence community shall be subject to administrative sanctions, up to and including termination, for taking retaliatory action against an employee of or contractor to an element of the intelligence community who seeks to disclose or discloses covered information to— the Comptroller General; the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; or the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.
In this section: The term covered information means any information (including classified or sensitive information) that an employee or contractor reasonably believes is evidence of— a violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. The term intelligence community has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 ).
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Prohibition on interference with reporting of waste, fraud, abuse, or criminal behavior
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