Federal Acquisition Regulation
Scope of subpart
FAR 3.900
This subpart implements various statutory whistleblower programs. This subpart does not implement 10 U.S.C. 4701 , which is applicable only to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard. (a) 41 U.S.C. 4712 is implemented in Scope of subpart (FAR 3.900) through Contract clause (FAR 3.906) . These sections do not apply to— (1) DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard; or (2) Any element of the intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4) ). Sections Scope of subpart (FAR 3.900) through Contract clause (FAR 3.906) do not apply to any disclosure made by an employee of a contractor or subcontractor of an element of the intelligence community if such disclosure— (i) Relates to an activity of an element of the intelligence community; or (ii) Was discovered during contract or subcontract services provided to an element of the intelligence community. (b) Section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113–235 ) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions), is implemented in Prohibition on providing funds to an entity that requires certain internal confidentiality agreements or statements (FAR 3.909) , which is applicable to all agencies. (c) Section Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) (FAR 3.907) of this subpart implements section 1553 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–5 ), and applies to all contracts funded in whole or in part by that Act.
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