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Military Whistleblower Protection Act of 1988 (MWPA), as amended at title 10, United States Code, (Section 1034 ), and elsewhere, is an American law providing protection of lawful disclosures of illegal activity by members of the United States Armed Forces.〔Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Communications and Congressional (Liaison );United States Coast Guard, The Military Whistleblower Protection (Act. )〕 == Title 10, U.S.C Section 1034 == The act protects a United States Armed Forces member who makes a "protected communication" regarding a violation of law or regulation. The superiors of these service members are prohibited from retaliating against the service member making the protected statements.〔Pixie Alexander, The Military Whistleblower Protection Act at eHow (not linked due to Spam concerns).〕 The Congressional statute is implemented by Department of Defense Directive 7050.06 (July 23, (2007 )), which protects: : (1) Any lawful communication to a member of Congress or an Inspector General.〔Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Communications and Congressional (Liaison ).〕 : (2) A communication which the Armed Forces’ member reasonably believes evidences a violation of law or regulation, including sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination, mismanagement, a gross waste of funds or other resources, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.〔Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Communications and Congressional (Liaison ).〕 But the communications must be made to one of the following: : (1) A member of Congress, an Inspector General, or a member of a Department of Defense audit, inspection, investigation, or law enforcement organization, or : (2) Any other person or organization (including any person or organization in the chain of command) designated under Component regulations or other established administrative procedures to receive such complaints. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Military Whistleblower Protection Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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