RIGHTS OF DECLARANTS; NOTIFICATIONS; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.

SEC. 2581. RIGHTS OF DECLARANTS; NOTIFICATIONS; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY. (a) In General.— A person who has filed a declaration that meets the requirements of sections 2576 through 2579 shall have the rights stated in this section. (b) Notice of Decision Not to Pursue.— If, after review, the Attorney General concludes that the information contained in a declaration should not be pursued in a proceeding to recover the asset or assets, the Attorney General shall so notify the declarant in writing and shall provide a brief statement of the reasons that the declaration will not be pursued. (c) Judgment, Order, or Settlement.— (1) When the United States obtains a final judgment, order, or settlement transferring to the United States title to an asset or assets identified in a valid declaration filed under section 831, the Attorney General shall notify the declarant in writing of the entry of the judgment, order, or settlement. (2) A notice described in paragraph (1) shall contain— (A) the Attorney General’s determination of the amount of the award due the declarant under section 2580(c) upon recovery by the United States; and (B) a short statement of reasons for the amount of the award. (d) Notice of Pendency of Investigation or Proceeding.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), if the Attorney General has not provided the declarant with notice under subsection (b) or a notice of invalidity pursuant to section 2579 within 1 year after the date of filing of the declaration, the Attorney General shall notify the declarant in writing that— (A) there is a pending investigation or proceeding in the course of which the declarant’s allegations are being addressed; or (B) the declarant’s allegations have not yet been addressed. (2) If the Attorney General certifies that it is in the interest of the United States to give further consideration to the information provided in the declaration for an additional 90-day period, the Attorney General shall so notify the declarant in writing. 104 STAT. 4903 (e) Confidentiality of Notices.— All notices provided to a declarant under this section shall be kept confidential by the declarant in the same manner, and subject to the same penalties, as the declaration under section 2578.