124 STAT. 1849 PUBLIC LAW 111–203—JULY 21, 2010 information and whether the reward levels are so high as to encourage illegitimate whistleblower claims; (E) whether the appeals process has been unduly burdensome for the Commission; (F) whether the funding mechanism for the Investor Protection Fund is adequate; (G) whether, in the interest of protecting investors and identifying and preventing fraud, it would be useful for Congress to consider empowering whistleblowers or other individuals, who have already attempted to pursue the case through the Commission, to have a private right of action to bring suit based on the facts of the same case, on behalf of the Government and themselves, against persons who have committee securities fraud; (H)(i) whether the exemption under section 552(b)(3) of title 5 (known as the Freedom of Information Act) estab- lished in section 21F(h)(2)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by this Act, aids whistleblowers in disclosing information to the Commission; (ii) what impact the exemption described in clause (i) has had on the ability of the public to access information about the regulation and enforcement by the Commission of securities; and (iii) any recommendations on whether the exemption described in clause (i) should remain in effect; and (I) such other matters as the Inspector General deems appropriate. (2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall— (A) submit a report on the findings of the study required under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Com- mittee on Financial Services of the House; and (B) make the report described in subparagraph (A) available to the public through publication of the report on the website of the Commission. SEC. 923. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS FOR WHISTLEBLOWER PROTEC - TION. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.—Section 20(d)(3)(A) of the Secu- rities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77t(d)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934’’ after ‘‘the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002’’. (2) INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940.—Section 42(e)(3)(A) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a– 41(e)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934’’ after ‘‘the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002’’. (3) INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940.—Section 209(e)(3)(A) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b– 9(e)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934’’ after ‘‘the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002’’. (b) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT.— (1) SECTION 21.—Section 21(d)(3)(C)(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u(d)(3)(C)(i)) is amended Public information. Web posting.
