Source document
31 U.S.C. 5323 Whistleblower incentives and protections (United States Code, 2021 edition)
Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 8 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
31 U.S.C. 5323 'Whistleblower incentives and protections' (2021 ed., as rewritten by the AML Act of 2020): definitions (covered action over $1,000,000), awards up to 30% subject to appropriations, discretion and exclusions, anonymous claims through counsel, 30-day appeal, anti-retaliation (Labor complaint, 180 days, 6/3/10 years, 2x back pay), confidentiality, false information, rulemaking, no waiver. Already recorded: 30% max, $1,000,000 threshold, discretionary. Added anonymous filing, 30-day appeal and the 6-year retaliation limit. The 2021 rewrite event already exists twice from other sources; none added.
What it supports
7 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Programmes (1)
Reward rules (6)
- Anonymous reports allowedanonymous award claim allowed if represented by counsel; identity disclosed before paymentYes1 Jan 2021 – 28 Dec 2022 · US GPO 2022United States · FinCEN Whistleblower Program
- Award is discretionaryamount of award1Since 1 Jan 2021 · US GPO 2022United States · FinCEN Whistleblower Program
- Maximum award sharecollected monetary sanctions in a covered or related action; subject to appropriations30%1 Jan 2021 – 28 Dec 2022 · US GPO 2022United States · FinCEN Whistleblower Program
- Minimum sanctions or amount collected to qualifymonetary sanctions in a covered judicial or administrative action (BSA)USD 1,000,0001 Jan 2021 – 28 Dec 2022 · US GPO 2022United States · FinCEN Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimappeal of an award determination (except the amount) to a US court of appeals30 days1 Jan 2021 – 28 Dec 2022 · US GPO 2022United States · FinCEN Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimretaliation action in district court (after a Labor Department complaint not decided in 180 days): 6 years after the violation, or 3 years after material facts known, never more than 106 years1 Jan 2021 – 28 Dec 2022 · US GPO 2022United States · FinCEN Whistleblower Program
About the document
What it covers Section 5323 as rewritten by the AML Act of 2020 (before the December 2022 amendment).
Source id usa-uscode-31usc5323-2021 · accessed 3 Oct 2026