Source document
17 CFR 240.21F-1 to 21F-18, Securities Whistleblower Incentives and Protections (Regulation 21F), eCFR as of 2026-09-01
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What the document holds
Full text of SEC Regulation 21F (17 CFR 240.21F-1 to 21F-18) as on eCFR: whistleblower status, award eligibility, definitions (voluntary, original information, related action, monetary sanctions), 10-30% award range, award criteria and the $5 million presumption, confidentiality and anonymous filing through counsel, ineligible persons, permanent bars, submission and claim procedures and deadlines (30, 60, 90, 120 days), appeals, payment from the Investor Protection Fund, summary disposition; amendment history (2011, 2020, 2022). Already in the data: 4 rules. Added: award range 10-30%, $1 million threshold, four more time limits, the $5 million related-action rule, and three events for the 2011 publication and the 2020 and 2022 amendments. No statistics in the document.
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Programmes (1)
Reward rules (12)
- Amount covered by the presumption of the maximum awardpresumption of the statutory maximum award where the 30% maximum across covered and related actions is $5 million or lessUSD 5,000,000Since 7 Dec 2020 · eCFR 2026United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Anonymous reports allowedtips may be filed anonymously, but only through an attorney; identity must be disclosed before payment1Since 12 Aug 2011 · eCFR 2026United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Award cap below which other programmes do not block an awarda related action also covered by another award programme counts for an SEC award only if the maximum SEC award would not exceed this, or the SEC programme has the more direct connectionUSD 5,000,000Since 3 Oct 2022 · eCFR 2026United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Award is discretionaryamount (percentage within 10-30%) is discretionary1Since 12 Aug 2011 · eCFR 2026United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Maximum award shareof monetary sanctions the Commission and other authorities collect, all whistleblowers in total30%Since 12 Aug 2011 · eCFR 2026United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Minimum award shareof monetary sanctions the Commission and other authorities collect, all whistleblowers in total10%Since 12 Aug 2011 · eCFR 2026United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Minimum sanctions or amount collected to qualifymonetary sanctions in the Commission action (must total more than)USD 1,000,000Since 12 Aug 2011 · eCFR 2026United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimwritten response contesting a Preliminary Determination (from its date, or from when the record materials are made available)60 daysSince 7 Dec 2020 · eCFR 2026United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimclaim (Form WB-APP) after posting of the Notice of Covered Action90 daysSince 12 Aug 2011 · eCFR 2026United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimclaim (Form WB-APP) for a related action whose final order is entered after the claim on the Commission action: from the final order in the related action90 daysSince 12 Aug 2011 · eCFR 2026United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimappeal of a determination of whether or to whom to make an award, to a US court of appeals (the amount is not appealable if within 10-30%)30 daysSince 12 Aug 2011 · eCFR 2026United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimtime to report to the SEC after first reporting internally or to another authority, to keep the earlier date as the date of the tip120 daysSince 12 Aug 2011 · eCFR 2026United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
Timeline (3)
- SEC amends whistleblower rules (2022)2 Sep 2022Rule changeUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- SEC amends whistleblower rules (2020)5 Nov 2020Rule changeUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- SEC whistleblower rules (Regulation 21F) published13 Jun 2011Rule changeUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
About the document
What it covers Current text of SEC whistleblower rules incl. 2020 and 2022 amendments
Notes Point-in-time text; amendment citations: 76 FR 34363 (June 13, 2011), 85 FR 70943 (Nov. 5, 2020), 87 FR 54150 (Sept. 2, 2022).
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