Creates a reward program that pays whistleblowers 10 to 30 percent of collected fines over $1,000,000 for reporting export control violations, such as diversion of advanced AI chips to adversary countries, and bars employers from retaliating against them.

• Requires the Commerce Department to set up a secure public reporting portal within 120 days and to accept anonymous reports, including through an attorney.
• Sets awards at 10 to 30 percent of the amount collected from fines above $1,000,000, with the Secretary weighing accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and usefulness.
• Bars employers from firing, demoting, or harassing employees for reporting violations, with double back pay and litigation costs for those who prevail in court.
• Creates an Export Compliance Accountability Fund in the Treasury to pay awards and fund the program, with fines collected in qualifying cases deposited into it.

• Foreign Affairs Committee (House)

Foreign Trade and International Finance