intimidate, threaten, or coerce

(b) For the purpose of subsection (a), the term “intimidate, threaten, or coerce” includes promising to confer or conferring any benefit (such as an appointment, promotion, or compensation), or effecting or threatening to effect any reprisal (such as deprivation of appointment, promotion, or compensation).

Source

5 USC § 6370(b)


Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (subchapter IV) of this section.
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