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PUBLIC LAW 111–203—JULY 21, 2010 124 STAT. 1743

‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—If the amounts deposited into or credited to the Fund under subparagraph (A) are not sufficient to satisfy an award made under subsection (b), there shall be deposited into or credited to the Fund an amount equal to the unsatisfied portion of the award from any monetary sanction collected by the Commission in any judicial or administrative action brought by the Commission under this Act that is based on information provided by a whistleblower. ‘‘(C) INVESTMENT INCOME.—All income from invest- ments made under paragraph (4). ‘‘(4) INVESTMENTS.— ‘‘(A) AMOUNTS IN FUND MAY BE INVESTED.—The Commission may request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest the portion of the Fund that is not, in the Commis- sion’s judgment, required to meet the current needs of the Fund. ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS.—Investments shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in obligations of the United States or obligations that are guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States, with matu- rities suitable to the needs of the Fund as determined by the Commission. ‘‘(C) INTEREST AND PROCEEDS CREDITED.—The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund. ‘‘(5) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than October 30 of each year, the Commission shall transmit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report on— ‘‘(A) the Commission’s whistleblower award program under this section, including a description of the number of awards granted and the types of cases in which awards were granted during the preceding fiscal year; ‘‘(B) customer education initiatives described in para- graph (2)(B) that were funded by the Fund during the preceding fiscal year; ‘‘(C) the balance of the Fund at the beginning of the preceding fiscal year; ‘‘(D) the amounts deposited into or credited to the Fund during the preceding fiscal year; ‘‘(E) the amount of earnings on investments of amounts in the Fund during the preceding fiscal year; ‘‘(F) the amount paid from the Fund during the pre- ceding fiscal year to whistleblowers pursuant to subsection (b); ‘‘(G) the amount paid from the Fund during the pre- ceding fiscal year for customer education initiatives described in paragraph (2)(B); ‘‘(H) the balance of the Fund at the end of the preceding fiscal year; and ‘‘(I) a complete set of audited financial statements, LAWS including a balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow analysis. ‘‘(h) PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS.—PUBLIC with on anorris VerDate Nov 24 2008 12:08 Aug 19, 2010 Jkt 089139 PO 00000 Frm 00369 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL203.111 GPO1 PsN: PUBL203