# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Allowability of Legal Costs for Whistleblower Proceedings
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2014-07-25 · Effective 2014-07-25 · 79 FR 43589
## Document
- **Document number:** 2014-17500
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 79 FR 43589
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 31
- **Publication date:** 2014-07-25
- **Effective date:** 2014-07-25
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-76
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 that addresses the allowability of legal costs incurred by a contractor or subcontractor related to a whistleblower proceeding commenced by the submission of a complaint of reprisal by the contractor or subcontractor employee.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/07/25/2014-17500/federal-acquisition-regulation-allowability-of-legal-costs-for-whistleblower-proceedings)
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