[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR4.30]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 4_HUD REFORM ACT--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart B_Prohibition of Advance Disclosure of Funding Decisions

 

Sec.  4.30  Procedure upon discovery of a violation.



    (a) In general. When an alleged violation of Section 103 or this 

subpart B comes to the attention of any person, including an employee, 

he or she may either:

    (1) Contact the HUD Ethics Law Division to provide information about 

the alleged violation; or

    (2) Contact the HUD Office of Inspector General to request an 

inquiry or investigation into the matter.

    (b) Ethics Law Division. When the Ethics Law Division receives 

information concerning an alleged violation of Section 103, it shall 

refer the matter to the Inspector General stating the facts of the 

alleged violation and requesting that the Inspector General make an 

inquiry or investigation into the matter.

    (c) Inspector General. When the Inspector General receives 

information concerning an alleged violation of Section 103 or this 

subpart B, he or she shall notify the Ethics Law Division when the 

Inspector General begins an inquiry or investigation into the matter.

    (d) Protection of employee complainants. (1) No official of the 

Ethics Law Division, after receipt of information from an employee 

stating the facts of an alleged violation of this part, shall disclose 

the identity of the employee without the consent of that employee. The 

Inspector General, after receipt of information stating the facts of an 

alleged violation of this part, shall not disclose the identity of the 

employee who provided the information without the consent of that 

employee, unless the Inspector General determines that disclosure of the 

employee's identity is unavoidable during the course of an 

investigation. However, any employee who knowingly reports a false 

alleged violation of this part is not so protected and may be subject to 

disciplinary action.



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    (2) Any employee who has authority to take, direct others to take, 

recommend or approve a personnel action is prohibited from threatening, 

taking, failing to take, recommending, or approving any personnel action 

as reprisal against another employee for providing information to 

investigating officials.