§ 4206. Rights of declarants; notifications; Government accountability

• (a) A person who has filed a declaration that meets the requirements of sections 4201 through 4204 of this title shall have the rights stated in this section.
• (b) If, after review, the Attorney General concludes that the information contained in a declaration should not be pursued in a civil or criminal proceeding, the Attorney General shall so notify the declarant in writing and shall provide a brief statement of the reasons that the declaration will not be pursued.
• (c)
  • (1) When the United States obtains a judgment, order, or settlement based in whole or in part on a valid declaration filed under section 4201 of this title , the Attorney General shall notify the declarant in writing of such fact.
  • (2) A notice described in paragraph (1) shall contain—
    • (A) the Attorney General’s determination of the amount of the award due the declarant under subsection (c) or (d) of section 4205 of this title upon recovery by the United States; and
    • (B) a short statement of reasons for the amount of the award.
• (d) If the Attorney General has not provided the declarant with notice under subsection (b) or a notice of invalidity pursuant to section 4204 of this title within the time period set forth in subsection (e), the Attorney General shall notify the declarant in writing that—
  • (1) there is a pending investigation or proceeding in the course of which the declarant’s allegations are being addressed; or
  • (2) the declarant’s allegations have not yet been addressed.
• (e)
  • (1) In the case of a valid declaration filed not more than 3 years after November 29, 1990 , the Attorney General shall send notification to a declarant pursuant to subsection (d) not later than 3 years after the date of filing of the declaration.
  • (2)
    • (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of a declaration filed more than 3 years after November 29, 1990 , the Attorney General shall send notification not later than 1 year after the date of filing of the declaration.
    • (B) If the Attorney General certifies that it is in the interest of the United States to give further consideration to the information provided in the declaration for an additional 90-day period, the Attorney General shall so notify the declarant in writing.
• (f) All notices provided to a declarant under this section shall be kept confidential by the declarant in the same manner, and subject to the same penalties, as the declaration under section 4203 of this title .