{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-504.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 504.15","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a) An employee who discloses official records or information or gives testimony relating to official information, except as expressly authorized by the BBG, or as ordered by a Federal court after the BBG has had the opportunity to be heard, may face penalties as provided in any applicable enforcement statute.\n(b) A current BBG employee who testifies or produces official records and information in violation of this part shall be subject to disciplinary action and, if done for a valuable consideration, may subject that person to criminal prosecution.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER V—UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA","PART 504—TESTIMONY BY BBG EMPLOYEES, PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND DISCLOSURE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS","Subpart D—Penalties"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"cb1a0434aae294c4959e1eb8e344389cb9e4615dfa2243eecdfd84330aa789c8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-504.14","next":"us/22-cfr-505.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}