§ 3072. Determination of Entitlement; Maximum Amount; Presidential Approval; Conclusiveness

     The Attorney General shall determine whether an individual furnishing information described in section 3071 is entitled to a reward and the amount to be paid. A reward under this section may be in an amount not to exceed $500,000. A reward of $100,000 or more may not be made without the approval of the President or the Attorney General personally. A determination made by the Attorney General or the President under this chapter shall be final and conclusive, and no court shall have power or jurisdiction to review it.

(Added Pub. L. 98–533, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2707.)

Spending Limitations Lifted

     Any funds made available to Attorney General before or after July 27, 1995, not subject to spending limitations contained in this section, provided that any reward of $100,000 or more, up to maximum of $2,000,000, not to be made without personal approval of President or Attorney General, with such approval not to be delegated, see section 3001 of Pub. L. 104–19, set out as a note under section 3059 of this title.