Source document
7 U.S.C. 26, Commodity whistleblower incentives and protection (United States Code, 2023 edition)
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What the document holds
7 U.S.C. 26 (Commodity Exchange Act sec. 23, 2023 ed.): definitions (covered action over $1,000,000), awards of 10-30% of collected sanctions, criteria and denials, anonymous claims through counsel, 30-day appeal, the Customer Protection Fund (awards and customer education; deposits unless the balance exceeds $100,000,000) and its annual report items, anti-retaliation (2-year limit, back pay), confidentiality incl. a FOIA study, rules due within 270 days, false information, no waiver; effective-date note. Already recorded: $1,000,000 and $100,000,000. Added 10% min, 30% max, discretionary, anonymous filing, 30-day appeal and the 2-year retaliation limit. The 2010 launch event exists from other sources.
What it supports
9 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Programmes (1)
Reward rules (8)
- Anonymous reports allowedanonymous award claim allowed if represented by counsel; identity disclosed before paymentYesSince 21 Jul 2010 · US GPO 2023United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award is discretionarywhether, to whom and in what amount awards are made (26(f)(1))YesSince 21 Jul 2010 · US GPO 2023United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Fund balance above which sanctions are not depositedsanctions go to the Customer Protection Fund only while its balance is at or below this levelUSD 100,000,000Since 21 Jul 2010 · US GPO 2023United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Maximum award shareof monetary sanctions collected in the action or related actions, in total30%Since 21 Jul 2010 · US GPO 2023United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Minimum award shareof monetary sanctions collected in the action or related actions, in total10%Since 21 Jul 2010 · US GPO 2023United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Minimum sanctions or amount collected to qualifycovered judicial or administrative action (must exceed)USD 1,000,000Since 21 Jul 2010 · US GPO 2023United 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 GPO 2023United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Time limit to file a claimretaliation action in district court: from the date of the violation (26(h)(1)(B)(iii))2 yearsSince 21 Jul 2010 · US GPO 2023United States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
About the document
What it covers Statutory CFTC award range, $1m threshold, Customer Protection Fund $100m rule
Source id usa-uscode-7usc26-2023 · accessed 3 Oct 2026