PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 2655 or (B) who otherwise is approved to provide voluntary translation or interpretation services for national security purposes, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.". SEC. 1065. REWARDS FOR ASSISTANCE IN COMBATING TERRORISM. (a) AUTHORITY. —Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 127a the following new section: "§ 127b. Assistance in combating terrorism: rewards "(a) AUTHORITY.— The Secretary of Defense may pay a monetary amount, or provide a payment-in-kind, to a person as a reward for providing United States Government personnel with information or nonlethal assistance that is beneficial to— "(1) an operation or activity of the armed forces conducted outside the United States against international terrorism; or "(2) force protection of the armed forces. "(b) LIMITATION.—The amount or value of a reward provided under this section may not exceed $200,000. "(c) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. — (1) The authority of the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) may be delegated only— "(A) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and an Under Secretary of Defense, without further redelegation; and "(B) to the commander of a combatant command, but only for a reward in an amount or with a value not in excess of $50,000. "(2) A commander of a combatant command to whom authority to provide rewards under this section is delegated under paragraph (1) may further delegate that authority, but only for a reward in an amount or with a value not in excess of $2,500, except that such a delegation may be made to the commander's deputy commander without regard to such limitation. "(d) COORDINATION.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe policies and procedures for the offering and making of rewards under this section and otherwise for administering the authority under this section. Such polices and procedures shall be prescribed in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General and shall ensure that the making of a reward under this section does not duplicate or interfere with the payment of a reward authorized by the Secretary of State or the Attorney General. "(2) The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of State regarding the making of any reward under this section in an amount or with a value in excess of $100,000. "(e) PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE.— The following persons are not eligible to receive a reward under this section: "(1) A citizen of the United States. "(2) An officer or employee of the United States. "(3) An employee of a contractor of the United States. "(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than December 1 of each Deadline, year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the administration of the rewards program under this section during the preceding fiscal year. "(2) Each report for a fiscal year under this subsection shall include the following:
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