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FAR 52.203-15 Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This clause requires contractors to post a notice informing employees of their whistleblower rights and remedies under section 1553 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It also requires flowing down the substance of the clause to subcontracts funded with Recovery Act funds. It matters because it creates notice and subcontract flow-down obligations tied to Recovery Act funding.

Applies to: Contractors and subcontractors working on contracts funded in whole or in part with Recovery Act funds

What it requires

  • Post notice of employees' rights and remedies for whistleblower protections under section 1553 of the Recovery Act
  • Include the substance of this clause, including paragraph (b), in all subcontracts funded in whole or in part with Recovery Act funds

Key terms: whistleblower protections · American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 · Recovery Act funds · subcontracts · notice of employees rights and remedies

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

As prescribed in 3.907-7, use the following clause:

Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (JUN 2010)

(a) The Contractor shall post notice of employees rights and remedies for whistleblower protections provided under section 1553 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) (Recovery Act).

(b) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in all subcontracts that are funded in whole or in part with Recovery Act funds.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 3.907-7 Contract clause.
  • 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
  • 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

← 52.203-14 Display of Hotline Poster(s). · 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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