Sec. 303. Whistleblower protections
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For purposes of this section: The term whistleblower means any employee or contractor of a covered entity who voluntarily provides to the Commission original information relating to non-compliance with, or any violation or alleged violation of, this Act or any regulation promulgated under this Act. The term original information means information that is provided to the Commission by an individual and— is derived from the independent knowledge or analysis of an individual; is not known to the Commission from any other source at the time the individual provides the information; and is not exclusively derived from an allegation made in a judicial or an administrative action, in a governmental report, a hearing, an audit, or an investigation, or from news media, unless the individual is a source of the allegation.
In seeking penalties under section 401 for a violation of this Act or a regulation promulgated under this Act by a covered entity, the Commission shall consider whether the covered entity retaliated against an individual who was a whistleblower with respect to original information that led to the successful resolution of an administrative or judicial action brought by the Commission or the Attorney General of the United States on behalf of the Commission under this Act against such covered entity.