PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 4073 institution or any director, officer, or employee of the financial institution.
- Xb) ENFORCEMENT.— Any employee or former emplopree who
believes that such employee has been discharged or discnminated against in violation of subsection (a) may me a civil action in the appropriate United States district court before the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of such discharge or discrimination.
- Xc) REMEDIES. —If the district court determines that a violation
has occurred, the court may order the financial institution which committed the violation to— "(1) reinstate the employee to the employee's former position; "(2) pay compensatory damages; or "(3) take otner appropriate actions to remedy any past discrimination. "(d) LIMITATION. — The protections of this section shall not apply to any employee who— "(1) deliberately causes or participates in the alleged violation of law or regulation; or "(2) knowingly or recklessly provides substantially false information to the S<K;retary, Uie Attorney General, or any Federal supervisory ^ency. "(e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.— T his section shall not apply with respect to any financial institution which is subject to section 33 of Uie Federal Deposit Insurance Act, section 213 of the Federal Credit Union Act, or section 21A(q) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (as added by section 251(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991). ". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of sections for chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting luter the item relating to section 5327 (as added by section 1511(c) of this Act) the following new item: "6 328. Whistleblower protections.*. SEC. 1564. ADVISORY GROUP ON REPORTING REQUIREMENTa 31 USC 5311 (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —Not later than 90 days afi^r the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group consisting of representatives of the Department of the Treasiur^, the Department of Justice, and the Office; of National Drug Control Policy and of other interested persons and financial institutions subject to the repK>rting requirements of subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, or section 6()50I of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (b) PURPOSES. —The Advisory Group shall provide a means by which the Secretary— (1) informs private sector representatives, on a regular basis, of the ways in which the reports submitted pursuant to the requirements referred to in subsection (a) have been used; (2) informs private sector representatives, on a regular basis, of how information regarding suspicious financial transactions provided voluntarily by financial institutions has been used; and
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