22 U.S.C. § 3905: Personnel actions

All personnel actions with respect to career members and career candidates in the Service (including applicants for career candidate appointments) shall be made in accordance with merit principles. any appointment, promotion, assignment (including assignment to any position or salary class), award of performance pay or special differential, within-class salary increase, separation, or performance evaluation, and any decision, recommendation, examination, or ranking provided for under this chapter which relates to any action referred to in subparagraph (A). are free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, geographic or educational affiliation within the United States, or political affiliation, as prohibited under section 2302(b)(1) of title 5 ; a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; are free to submit to officials of the Service and the Department any report, evaluation, or recommendation, including the right to submit such report, evaluation, or recommendation through a separate dissent channel, whether or not the views expressed therein are in accord with approved policy, unless the report, evaluation, or recommendation was submitted with the knowledge that it was false or with willful disregard for its truth or falsity; and are free from any personnel practice prohibited by section 2302 of title 5 . This section shall not be construed as authorizing the withholding of information from the Congress or the taking of any action against a member of the Service who discloses information to the Congress. The Secretary shall establish a minority recruitment program for the Service consistent with section 7201 of title 5 . Omitted. section 2000e–16 of title 42 , prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; sections 631 and 633a of title 29, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age; section 206(d) of title 29 , prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex; sections 791 and 794a of title 29, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability; or any provision of law, rule, or regulation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of marital status or political affiliation.