[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 33, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 33CFR53.1] [Page 134-135] TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 53_COAST GUARD WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION--Table of Contents Sec. 53.1 Purpose. Sec. 53.1 Purpose. 53.3 Applicability. 53.5 Definitions. 53.7 Requirements. 53.9 Responsibilities. 53.11 Procedures. Authority: 10 U.S.C. 1034; Pub. L. 100-456, 102 Stat. 1918; Pub. L. 101-225, 103 Stat. 1908; Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135. Source: 56 FR 13405, Apr. 2, 1991, unless otherwise noted. This part: (a) Establishes policy and implements section 1034 of title 10 of the United States Code to provide protection against reprisal to members of the Coast Guard for making a lawful communication to a Member of Congress or an Inspector General. [[Page 135]] (b) Assigns responsibilities and delegates authority for such protection and prescribes operating procedures.