violation occurred or 3 years after the date 
on which facts material to the right of ac-
tion are known or reasonably should have 
been known by the employee alleging such 
a violation. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIRED
ACTION
WITHIN
YEARS.—An action may not in any cir-
cumstance be brought more than 10 years 
after the date on which the violation oc-
curs. 
‘‘(4) RELIEF.—The relief provided for under 
this paragraph shall be the following: 
‘‘(A) Reinstatement with the same senior-
ity status that the individual would have had, 
but for the discrimination. 
‘‘(B) Back pay in an amount equal to 
twice the amount otherwise owed to the indi-
vidual, with interest. 
‘‘(C) Compensation for litigation costs, ex-
pert witness fees, and reasonable fees for attor-
neys. 
‘‘(j) CONFIDENTIALITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
clauses (ii) and (iii), the Secretary and any officer 
or employee of the Department of Commerce may 
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not disclose any information, including original in-
formation submitted under subsection (b), that could 
reasonably be expected to reveal the identity of any 
individual who provides original information to the 
Program, except in accordance with the provisions of 
section 552a of title 5, United States Code, unless 
and until required to be disclosed to a defendant or 
respondent in connection with a public proceeding 
instituted by the Secretary or any entity described in 
paragraph (4). 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE
EXEMPTION.—For 
purposes of section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code, this subparagraph shall be considered a stat-
ute described in subsection (b)(3)(B) of such section. 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to limit the ability 
of the Attorney General to present such evidence to 
a grand jury or to share such evidence with potential 
witnesses or defendants in the course of an ongoing 
criminal investigation. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY
TO
GOVERNMENT
AGEN-
CIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—When determined by 
the Secretary to be necessary to accomplish the 
purposes of the Program, or any regulation, 
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order, license, or other authorization issued 
under a covered regulation, the Secretary may 
make any information referred to paragraph (1) 
available to— 
‘‘(i) a Federal law enforcement agen-
cy; 
‘‘(ii) a national security agency; 
‘‘(iii) a State law enforcement or reg-
ulatory agency; 
‘‘(iv) an appropriate regulatory au-
thority; 
‘‘(v) a self-regulatory organization; 
and 
‘‘(vi) a foreign law enforcement au-
thority. 
‘‘(B) 
PRESERVATION
OF
CONFIDEN-
TIALITY.—If the Secretary makes the informa-
tion referred to in paragraph (1) available 
under subparagraph (A), such information shall 
remain confidential. 
‘‘(k) DIRECTED RULEMAKING.—The Secretary shall 
issue such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry 
out this section. 
‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(2) COVERED CIVIL PENALTY.—The term ‘cov-
ered civil penalty’ means a civil penalty imposed, 
with respect to a covered violation, as result of the 
original information submitted by an individual. 
‘‘(3) COVERED REGULATION.—The term ‘cov-
ered regulation’ means— 
‘‘(A) any regulation, license, or order 
under the administrative jurisdiction of the Di-
rectorate of Defense Trade Controls of the De-
partment; or 
‘‘(B) the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations (parts 120–130 of title 22, Code of 
Federal Regulations) (or any successor regula-
tion). 
‘‘(4) COVERED VIOLATION.—The term ‘covered 
violation’— 
‘‘(A) means a violation, an attempted vio-
lation, or a conspiracy to violate a covered regu-
lation; and 
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‘‘(B) includes each such violation, at-
tempted violation, or conspiracy to violate that 
occurred before the date of the enactment of 
this section. 
‘‘(5) 
ORIGINAL
INFORMATION.—The 
term 
‘original information’— 
‘‘(A) means information— 
‘‘(i) derived from the independent 
knowledge or analysis of an individual; 
‘‘(ii) not known to the Secretary from 
any other source; 
‘‘(iii) not exclusively derived from an 
allegation made in a judicial or administra-
tive proceeding, government report, hear-
ing, audit, or investigation, or from news 
media, unless such individual is the source 
of such allegation; and 
‘‘(iv) provided to the Secretary volun-
tarily without any request from the Sec-
retary or any other Government official; 
and 
‘‘(B) includes information that meets the 
qualifications described in subparagraph (A) 
and is submitted to the Secretary by such indi-
vidual— 
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‘‘(i) after the date of the enactment of 
this section; and 
‘‘(ii) before the establishment of the 
Program under subsection (a). 
‘‘(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of State acting through the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE AWARD.—Section 
36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (15), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(16) the imposition of any civil penalty with 
respect to a covered violation under section 36B.’’. 
(2) EXCLUSION OF FUNDS FROM CRIME VIC-
TIMS FUND.—Section 1402(b)(1)(B) of the Victims 
of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101(b)(1)(B)) is 
amended— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
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(B) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) the Defense Export Compliance 
Accountability Fund pursuant to the Whis-
tleblowers Aiding National Security Act of 
2025;’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is 
authorized such sums as may be necessary for the Sec-
retary of State to carry out this section. 
Æ 
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