---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 1803.904"
title: "48"
number: "1803.904"
heading: "Procedures for filing complaints."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/1803.904"
---

# §1803.904. Procedures for filing complaints.

- (a) Any employee of a contractor or subcontractor who believes that he or she has been discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against contrary to the policy in 1803.903 may file a complaint with the Inspector General of NASA.
- (b) A complaint may not be brought under this section more than three years after the date on which the alleged reprisal took place.
- (c) The complaint shall be signed and shall contain—
  - (1) The name of the contractor;
  - (2) The contract number, if known; if not known, a description reasonably sufficient to identify the contract(s) involved;
  - (3) The violation of law, rule, or regulation giving rise to the disclosure;
  - (4) The nature of the disclosure giving rise to the discriminatory act, including the party to whom the information was disclosed; and
  - (5) **The specific nature and date of the reprisal.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 79 FR 43959, July 29, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113(a) and 48 CFR chapter 1.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 40537, Aug. 5, 1996, unless otherwise noted.