# Interpretation of the SEC's Whistleblower Rules Under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
> **US Securities and Exchange Commission** · Interpretation. · Published 2015-08-10 · Effective 2015-08-10 · 80 FR 47829
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-19508
- **Category:** other
- **Agency:** US Securities and Exchange Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 47829
- **CFR reference:** 17 CFR 241
- **Publication date:** 2015-08-10
- **Effective date:** 2015-08-10
- **Docket:** Release No. 34-75592
## Abstract

The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission or SEC) is issuing this interpretive rule to clarify that, for purposes of the employment retaliation protections provided by Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), an individual's status as a whistleblower does not depend on adherence to the reporting procedures specified in Exchange Act Rule 21F-9(a), but is determined solely by the terms of Exchange Act Rule 21F-2(b)(1).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/08/10/2015-19508/interpretation-of-the-secs-whistleblower-rules-under-section-21f-of-the-securities-exchange-act-of)
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