[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 10, Volume 4] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 10CFR1044.05] [Page 916] TITLE 10--ENERGY CHAPTER X--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) PART 1044_SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTED DISCLOSURES UNDER SECTION 3164 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000 --Table of Contents Sec. 1044.05 What is the effect of a disclosure qualifying as a ``protected disclosure''? If a DOE or DOE contractor employee follows the procedures of this part when making a disclosure of classified or unclassified controlled nuclear information, then the employer (DOE or DOE contractor as applicable) may not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against the employee as a reprisal for making the disclosure.