Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 5.djvu/273

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PUBLIC LAW 105-323—OCT. 30, 1998 112 STAT. 3031 " (4) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY. —^ Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. "(e) LIMITATIONS AND CERTIFICATION. — "(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT. — No reward paid under this section may exceed $5,000,000. "(2) APPROVAL.—^A reward under this section of more than $100,000 may not be made without the approval of the Secretary. "(3) CERTIFICATION FOR PAYMENT.—Any reward granted under this section shall be approved and certified for payment by the Secretary. "(4) NONDELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. —The authority to approve rewards of more than $100,000 set forth in paragraph (2) may not be delegated. "(5) PROTECTION MEASURES.— If the Secretary determines that the identity of the recipient of a reward or of the members of the recipient's immediate family must be protected, the Secretary may take such measures in connection with the payment of the reward as he considers necessary to effect such protection. "(f) INELIGIBILITY.— An officer or employee of any entity of Federal, State, or local government or of a foreign government who, while in the performance of his or her official duties, furnishes information described in subsection (b) shall not be eligible for a reward under this section. " (g) REPORTS. — "(1) REPORTS ON PAYMENT OF REWARDS. —Not later than Deadline. 30 days after the payment of any reward under this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to such reward. The report, which may be submitted in classified form if necessary, shall specify the amount of the reward paid, to whom the reward was paid, and the acts with respect to which the reward was paid. The report shall also discuss the significance of the information for which the reward was paid in dealing with those acts. "(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.— Not later than 60 days after the Deadline. end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the operation of the rewards program. The report shall provide information on the total amounts expended during the fiscal year ending in that year to carry out this section, including amounts expended to publicize the availability of rewards. " (h) PUBLICATION REGARDING REWARDS OFFERED BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. —Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in the sole discretion of the Secretary, the resources of the rewards program shall be available for the publication of rewards offered by foreign governments regarding acts of international terrorism which do not involve United States persons or property or a violation of the narcotics laws of the United States. "(i) DETERMINATIONS OF THE SECRETARY.—^A determination made by the Secretary under this section shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject to judicial review. "(j) DEFINITIONS. —As used in this section: "(1) ACT OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.—The term 'act of international terrorism' includes— "(A) any act substantially contributing to the acquisition of unsafeguarded special nuclear material (as defined