12 USC § 4226 - Rights of declarants; notifications; Government accountability

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title: "12 USC § 4226 - Rights of declarants; notifications; Government accountability"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "4226"
section_name: "Rights of declarants; notifications; Government accountability"
chapter_number: 43
chapter_name: "ACTIONS AGAINST PERSONS COMMITTING BANK FRAUD CRIMES"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "DECLARATIONS PROVIDING UNITED STATES WITH NEW INFORMATION CONCERNING RECOVERY OF ASSETS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2581, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4902.)"
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# § 4226. Rights of declarants; notifications; Government accountability

**(a)** **In general** A person who has filed a declaration that meets the requirements of sections 4221 through 4224 of this title shall have the rights stated in this section.

**(b)** **Notice of decision not to pursue** If, after review, the Attorney General concludes that the information contained in a declaration should not be pursued in a proceeding to recover the asset or assets, the Attorney General shall so notify the declarant in writing and shall provide a brief statement of the reasons that the declaration will not be pursued.

**(c)** **Judgment, order, or settlement**

**1** When the United States obtains a final judgment, order, or settlement transferring to the United States title to an asset or assets identified in a valid declaration filed under section 4221 [^1] of this title, the Attorney General shall notify the declarant in writing of the entry of the judgment, order, or settlement.

See References in Text note below.

**(2)** A notice described in paragraph (1) shall contain—

**(A)** the Attorney General’s determination of the amount of the award due the declarant under section 4225(c) of this title upon recovery by the United States; and

**(B)** a short statement of reasons for the amount of the award.

**(d)** **Notice of pendency of investigation or proceeding**

**(1)** Subject to paragraph (2), if the Attorney General has not provided the declarant with notice under subsection (b) or a notice of invalidity pursuant to section 4224 of this title within 1 year after the date of filing of the declaration, the Attorney General shall notify the declarant in writing that—

**(A)** there is a pending investigation or proceeding in the course of which the declarant’s allegations are being addressed; or

**(B)** the declarant’s allegations have not yet been addressed.

**(2)** If the Attorney General certifies that it is in the interest of the United States to give further consideration to the information provided in the declaration for an additional 90-day period, the Attorney General shall so notify the declarant in writing.

**(e)** **Confidentiality of notices** section 4223 of this title

All notices provided to a declarant under this section shall be kept confidential by the declarant in the same manner, and subject to the same penalties, as the declaration under .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2581, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4902.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), was in the original “section 831”, and was translated as reading “section 2576”, meaning , as the probable intent of Congress, because  does not contain a section 831.