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an Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20091 (Recovery Act) provides protecti ons for cert

federal employers making specifi ed disclosures relati ng to possible fraud, wast

ry Act funds. 

ected?

ees of non-federal employers receiving Recovery Act funds—including state and local gov

ors, subcontractors, grantees, or professional membership organizati ons acti ng in the interest

ry Act fund recipients 

tleblowers protected?

ged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as reprisal for protect

ected?

yee must make the disclosures to the Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency Boar

or General, the Comptroller General, a member of Congress, a state or federal regulatory or law 

t agency, a person with supervisory authority over the employee, a court or grand jury,

al agency or his/her representati ves. The disclosures must involve informati on that the emplo

gross mismanagement of an agency contract or grant relati ng to Recovery Act funds; 

a gross waste of Recovery Act funds; 

a substanti al and specifi c danger to public health or safety related to the implementati on 

or use of Recovery Act funds; 

an abuse of authority related to the implementati on or use of Recovery Act funds; or 

a violati on of law, rule, or regulati on related to an agency contract or grant awarded or issued 

relati ng to Recovery Act funds. 

ti on!

eport suspected fraud, waste, or abuse by calling the toll-free hotline at

gov—or fi ling an online complaint form with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Offi

oig/hotline/000016.html. 

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Fraud, Waste, or Abuse: 

Suspect It? Report It! 

Inspector General Hotline 

1-800-424-5197 

ou know? 

merican Recovery and Reinvestme nt Act of 20 09 1 (Reco very Act) prov ides protections for certain e 

s of non-federal employers mak in g spec ifi ed disc losu res re lating to possib le fraud, waste, or abus 

ry Act funds. 

is protect e d? 

yees of non-fed eral emp lo yers receiving Rec overy Act funds—including stat e an d lo ca l go vernmen 

ctors, subcontra ct ors, grantees, or professi onal members hi p or ganizations acting in th e in te rest o 

ry Act fun d re cipien ts 

are whistle b lowers protected? 

nnot b e di sc ha rged, demoted, or otherwise disc ri mi nated against as reprisal for protec ted disclos 

t types of disclosures a r e protected ? 

mployee mus t make the disclosures to the Recove ry Act Accou ntabil ity and Transparency Board, a

tor Gene ral, the Comptroller Gen eral, a memb er of Cong ress , a state or federal regulator y or law 

emen t agen cy, a person with su pervis ory authority over the employee, a court or grand jury, or th 

deral agency or his/her representatives. Th e di sclosure s must i nvolve information that the employ 

s is evidence of: 

gro ss m ismana gement of an a gency contract or gr ant relating to Recovery Act funds; 

a gro ss waste of Recovery Act funds; 

a sub stantial and specific danger t o pu blic health or safety relate d to the impleme nt ation 

or use of Reco ve ry Act funds; 

an abuse of a uthority related to the implemen tation or use of Recovery Act fu nds; or 

a violation of law, r ule, or regulation related to an agency contract or gran t aw arded or issued 

relating to Reco very Act fun ds. 

action! 

n report suspected fraud, wa ste, o r abuse by calli ng the toll-fr ee h otline at (800) 424-5197—or em 

@oig.doc.gov—or filing an online co mplaint form w it h the U.S. Dep artment of Commerce’s Offic 

tor General at http://www oig doc gov/oig/hotline/0000 16 h tml 

1 Section 1553 of Division A, Title XV, of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. 111-5; 

for more information, see http://www.recovery.gov.