{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-724.102","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 724.102","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this part:\nAgency means an Executive agency as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105, the United States Postal Service, or the Postal Rate Commission;\nAntidiscrimination Laws refers to 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1), 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(9) as applied to conduct described in 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1), 29 U.S.C. 206(d), 29 U.S.C. 631, 29 U.S.C. 633a, 29 U.S.C. 791 and 42 U.S.C. 2000e-16.\nApplicant for Federal employment means an individual applying for employment in or under a Federal agency;\nDiscipline means any one or a combination of the following actions: reprimand, suspension without pay, reduction in grade or pay, or removal.\nEmployee means an individual employed in or under a Federal agency;\nFormer Employee means an individual formerly employed in or under a Federal agency;\nJudgment Fund means the Judgment Fund established by 31 U.S.C. 1304;\nNo FEAR Act means the “Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002;”\nNotice means the written information provided by Federal agencies about the rights and protections available under Federal Antidiscrimination Laws and Whistleblower Protection Laws.\nPayment, subject to the following exception, means a disbursement from the Judgment Fund on or after October 1, 2003, to an employee, former employee, or applicant for Federal employment, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 2414, 2517, 2672, 2677 or with 31 U.S.C. 1304, that involves alleged discriminatory or retaliatory conduct described in 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1) and (b)(8) or (b)(9) as applied to conduct described in 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1) and/or (b)(8) or conduct described in 29 U.S.C. 206(d), 29 U.S.C. 631, 29 U.S.C. 633a, 29 U.S.C. 791 and 42 U.S.C. 2000e-16. For a proceeding involving more than one disbursement from the Judgment Fund, however, this term shall apply only if the first disbursement occurred on or after October 1, 2003.\nTraining means the process by which Federal agencies instruct their employees regarding the rights and remedies applicable to such employees under the Federal Antidiscrimination Laws and Whistleblower Protection Laws.\nWhistleblower Protection Laws refers to 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8) or 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(9) as applied to conduct described in 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8).","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 724—IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE II OF THE NOTIFICATION AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ANTIDISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION ACT OF 2002","Subpart A—Reimbursement of Judgement Fund"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"c204f0578f825131b41d74b29d54cf9c4f67718c31c5845a17ec782a389dd423","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-724.101","next":"us/5-cfr-724.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}