{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-1852.216-90","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 1852.216-90","heading":"1852.216-90 Allowability of legal costs incurred in connection with a whistleblower proceeding.","body":"As prescribed in 1816.307-70(g), use the following clause:\nAllowability of Legal Costs Incurred In Connection with a Whistleblower Proceeding (JUL 2023)\nPursuant to section 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239), notwithstanding FAR clause 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment—\n(1) The restrictions of FAR 31.205-47(b) on allowability of costs related to legal and other proceedings also apply to any proceeding brought by a contractor employee submitting a complaint under 10 U.S.C. 4701, entitled “Contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information;” and\n(2) Costs incurred in connection with a proceeding that is brought by a contractor employee submitting a complaint under 10 U.S.C. 4701 are also unallowable if the result is an order to take corrective action under 10 U.S.C. 4701.\n(End of clause)","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 18—NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER H—CLAUSES AND FORMS","PART 1852—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES","Subpart 1852.2—Texts of Provisions and Clauses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"d6f9ebced33681d5ba0bc56decf3a840c4205d1800606049f3b44f6442ab28ab","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-1852.216-89","next":"us/48-cfr-1852.217-70"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}