{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-53.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 53.1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"This part:\n(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 protected communication to a Member of Congress; an Inspector General; a member of a Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security audit, inspection, investigation, or law enforcement organization (e.g., the Coast Guard Investigative Service); any person or organization in the chain of command; and any other person or organization designated pursuant to regulations or other established administrative procedures for such communications.\n(b) Assigns responsibilities and delegates authority for such protection and prescribes operating procedures.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER B—PERSONNEL","PART 53—COAST GUARD WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"7d42eeb05f22486dda3dfd98e39cbdbfc8498a7850b360dacb35fd22866a7d97","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-52.81","next":"us/33-cfr-53.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}