REWARDS FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO PROSECUTION AND CONVICTION.

SEC. 250004. REWARDS FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO PROSECUTION AND CONVICTION. Section 3059 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c)(1) In special circumstances and in the Attorney General's sole discretion, the Attorney General may make a payment of up to $10,000 to a person who furnishes information unknown to the Government relating to a possible prosecution under section 2326 which results in a conviction. “(2) A person is not eligible for a payment under paragraph (1) if— “(A) the person is a current or former officer or employee of a Federal, State, or local government agency or instrumentality who furnishes information discovered or gathered in the course of government employment; “(B) the person knowingly participated in the offense; “(C) the information furnished by the person consists of an allegation or transaction that has been disclosed to the public— “(i) in a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding; “(ii) in a congressional, administrative, or General Accounting Office report, hearing, audit, or investigation; or “(iii) by the news media, unless the person is the original source of the information; or “(D) when, in the judgment of the Attorney General, it appears that a person whose illegal activities are being prosecuted or investigated could benefit from the award. “(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(C)(iii), the term ‘original source’ means a person who has direct and independent knowledge of the information that is furnished and has voluntarily provided the information to the Government prior to disclosure by the news media. “(4) Neither the failure of the Attorney General to authorize a payment under paragraph (1) nor the amount authorized shall be subject to judicial review.” .