Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§3072 Determination of Entitlement; Maximum Amount; Presidential Approval; Conclusiveness
Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 204 — REWARDS FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING TERRORIST ACTS AND ESPIONAGE › § 3072
Summary
The Attorney General must decide if someone who provided the information described in section 3071 should get a reward, and must set how much that reward will be.
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Title 18, §3072
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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.
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2002—Pub. L. 107–273, which directed amendment of section 3072 of chapter 203, was executed to this section, which is in chapter 204, by striking out at end “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.”
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18 U.S.C. § 3072
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102