12 U.S.C. § 4206 — Rights of declarants; notifications; Government accountability

(a) In general. A person^* who filed a declaration meeting sections 4201 through 4204 has the rights in this section.
(b) Notice of decision not to pursue. If, after review, the Attorney General decides that information in a declaration should not be pursued in a civil or criminal proceeding, the Attorney General must notify the declarant in writing and briefly explain why.
(c) Judgment, order, or settlement. (1) When the United States obtains a judgment, order, or settlement based in whole or part on a valid section 4201 declaration, the Attorney General must notify the declarant in writing. (2) The notice must state^* (A) the Attorney General's determination of the award due under section 4205(c) or (d) when the United States recovers, and (B) briefly why that amount was chosen.
(d) Notice of pending investigation or proceeding. If the Attorney General has not given a subsection (b) notice or a section 4204 invalidity notice within the time in (e), the Attorney General must tell the declarant in writing either (1) that an investigation or proceeding is pending and addresses the allegations, or (2) that the allegations have not yet been addressed.
(e) Time for notices. (1) For a valid declaration filed no more than three years after November 29, 1990, the subsection (d) notice is due no later than three years after filing. (2)(A) Subject to (B), for a declaration filed more than three years after that date, the notice is due no later than one year after filing. (B) If the Attorney General certifies that the United States should consider the declaration's information for another 90 days, the Attorney General must notify the declarant in writing.
(f) Confidentiality. The declarant must keep every notice under this section confidential in the same way and subject to the same penalties as the declaration under section 4203.