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15 U.S.C. § 78u7 - Implementation and transition provisions for whistleblower protection

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(a) Implementing rules The Commission shall issue final regulations implementing the provisions of section 78u6 of this title, as added by this subtitle, not later than 270 days after July 21, 2010.

(b) Original information Information provided to the Commission in writing by a whistleblower shall not lose the status of original information (as defined in section 78u6(a)(3) of this title, as added by this subtitle) solely because the whistleblower provided the information prior to the effective date of the regulations, if the information is provided by the whistleblower after July 21, 2010.

(c) Awards A whistleblower may receive an award pursuant to section 78u6 of this title, as added by this subtitle, regardless of whether any violation of a provision of the securities laws, or a rule or regulation thereunder, underlying the judicial or administrative action upon which the award is based, occurred prior to July 21, 2010.

(d) Administration and enforcement The Securities and Exchange Commission shall establish a separate office within the Commission to administer and enforce the provisions of section 78u6 of this title (as add 11 So in original. Probably should be “added”. by section 922(a)).22 See References in Text note below. Such office shall report annually to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives on its activities, whistleblower complaints, and the response of the Commission to such complaints.

(Pub. L. 111203, title IX, § 924, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1850.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThis subtitle, referred to in subsecs. (a) to (c), means subtitle B (§§ 921929Z) of title IX of Pub. L. 111203. Section 922(a), referred to in subsec. (d), means section 922(a) of Pub. L. 111203.

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010, and also as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and not as part of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 111203, set out as a note under section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.

Definitions For definitions of “Commission” and “securities laws” as used in this section, see section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.