House Bill Could Authorize Awards for Information on Sanctions Violations
A recently introduced House bill with bipartisan support could allow the State Department to give monetary awards for information on violators of U.S. or U.N. sanctions. The Sanctions Evasion Whistleblower Rewards Act of 2023, introduced by Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C.,…
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and co-sponsored by Reps. Dean Phillips, D-Minn.; Pat Fallon, R-Texas; and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., would authorize the State Department to hand out awards for information relating to people or entities violating U.S. export control laws or conducting “significant financial transactions” that violate U.S. or U.N. sanctions. The text of the bill was released this week.