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GAO-11-934R 1 (2011-09-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxfl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: J GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-322385 September 9, 2011 The Honorable Debbie Stabenow Chairwoman The Honorable Pat Roberts Ranking Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Frank D. Lucas Chairman The Honorable Collin C. Peterson Ranking Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Whistleblower Incentives and Protection Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission), entitled Whistleblower Incentives and Protection (RIN: 3038-AD04). We received the rule on August 24, 2011. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on August 25, 2011, with an effective date of October 24, 2011. 76 Fed. Reg. 53,172. The final rule implements section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) entitled Commodity Whistleblower Incentives and Protection. The Commission is adopting Final Rules 165.1 through 165.19 and Appendix A, thereto, and new Forms TCR (Tip, Complaint or Referral) and WB-APP (Application for Award for Original Information Provided Pursuant to Section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act), under the CEA. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, enacted on July 21, 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act), established a whistleblower program that requires the Commission to pay an award, under regulations prescribed by the Commission and subject to certain limitations, to eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the Commission with original information about a violation of the CEA that leads to the successful enforcement of a covered judicial or administrative action, or a related action. The Dodd-Frank Act also prohibits retaliation by GAO-1 1-934R

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