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Public Law 111-203: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (124 Stat. 1376)
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What the document holds
Dodd-Frank Act (Pub. L. 111-203, 849 pp.). In scope: sec. 748 (CEA sec. 23, CFTC programme: definitions, $1,000,000 threshold, 10-30% of sanctions collected, discretion, exclusions, anonymous claims through counsel, 30-day appeal, Customer Protection Fund with $100,000,000 cap and annual report items, 2-year retaliation limit, confidentiality, rules within 270 days; PDF pp. 365-372); sec. 922-924 (Exchange Act sec. 21F, SEC programme: same structure, Investor Protection Fund with $300,000,000 cap and $200,000,000 Fair Fund rule, 6/3/10-year retaliation limits, 2x back pay; SOX 1514A deadline raised from 90 to 180 days; IG study within 30 months; separate SEC whistleblower office; PDF pp. 467-476); sec. 1079A(c) (3-year limit for FCA retaliation suits, PDF p. 705). Sec. 1057 (CFPB employee protection, PDF pp. 657-661) and the SOX 1514A changes are protection-only with no programme in the dataset; not recorded. Rest of the act out of scope. Events already recorded (SEC and CFTC launch); added 17 rules.
What it supports
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Reward rules (17)
- Anonymous reports allowedanonymous award claim allowed if represented by counsel; identity disclosed before paymentYesSince 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award is discretionarywhether, to whom and in what amount awards are made (23(f)(1)); the Commission "shall pay" in covered actions (23(b)(1))YesSince 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Fund balance above which sanctions are not depositedsanctions are deposited in the Customer Protection Fund unless its balance exceeds this amount when the judgment is collectedUSD 100,000,000Since 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Maximum award shareof monetary sanctions collected in the action or related actions, in total30%Since 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Minimum award shareof monetary sanctions collected in the action or related actions, in total10%Since 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Minimum sanctions or amount collected to qualifymonetary sanctions in a covered judicial or administrative actionUSD 1,000,000Since 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimappeal of an award determination to a US court of appeals30 daysSince 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimretaliation action in district court: from the date of the violation (23(h)(1)(B)(iii))2 yearsSince 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimretaliation action under 31 U.S.C. 3730(h), from the date of the retaliation3 yearsSince 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · False Claims Act qui tam provisions
- Anonymous reports allowedanonymous award claim allowed if represented by counsel; identity disclosed before paymentYesSince 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Award is discretionarywhether, to whom and in what amount awards are made (21F(f)); the Commission "shall pay" in covered actions (21F(b)(1))YesSince 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Fund balance above which sanctions are not depositedsanctions are deposited in the Investor Protection Fund unless its balance exceeds this amount when the sanction is collectedUSD 300,000,000Since 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Maximum award shareof monetary sanctions collected in the action or related actions, in total30%Since 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Minimum award shareof monetary sanctions collected in the action or related actions, in total10%Since 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Minimum sanctions or amount collected to qualifymonetary sanctions in a covered judicial or administrative actionUSD 1,000,000Since 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimappeal of an award determination (except the amount, if within 10-30%) to a US court of appeals30 daysSince 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimretaliation action in district court: 6 years after the violation, or 3 years after material facts known, never more than 10 years (21F(h)(1)(B)(iii))6 yearsSince 21 Jul 2010 · US Congress 2010United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
About the document
What it covers Sections 748 (CFTC) and 922 (SEC) whistleblower programmes
Source id usa-congress-pl111-203-2010 · accessed 3 Oct 2026