---
title: "List the recipients that place a disclosure inside the opened whistleblower statutes"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/advise-a-prospective-discloser-which-recipient-to-use-so-the-corporation/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A67-SB20261022-1-US"
practice_area: "Whistleblowing & Public Interest Disclosures"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List the recipients that place a disclosure inside the opened whistleblower statutes

> For a company employee, list the 18 U.S.C. 1514A(a)(1) recipients: a federal regulatory or law-enforcement agency, any Member of Congress or any committee of Congress, and a person with supervisory authority over the…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Whistleblowing & Public Interest Disclosures](https://ailawframework.com/practice/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | For a company employee, list the 18 U.S.C. 1514A(a)(1) recipients: a federal regulatory or law-enforcement agency, any Member of Congress or any committee of Congress, and a person with supervisory authority over the employee or another person working for the employer who has authority to investigate, discover, or terminate misconduct. Separately list a report to the SEC for the award program on the SEC page. Ask the lawyer which statute the disclosure is meant to use. Do not say the disclosure qualifies. |
| What the lawyer must review | 18 U.S.C. 1514A covers a company with a class of securities registered under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act, or required to file reports under section 15(d), including a subsidiary or affiliate whose financial information is included in the consolidated statements, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, and an officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of such a company or organization. The protected report is about conduct the employee reasonably believes violates 18 U.S.C. 1341, 1343, 1344, or 1348, any SEC rule or regulation, or a federal law relating to fraud against shareholders. The SEC program page says the program is for specific, timely, and credible information about possible federal securities laws violations, and that an award may be paid for original information leading to an enforcement action in which over $1 million in sanctions is ordered, in a range of 10 percent to 30 percent of the money collected. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Advise a prospective discloser which recipient to use so the corporations disclosure qualifies for protection](https://ailawframework.com/practice/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/advise-a-prospective-discloser-which-recipient-to-use-so-the-corporation.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: For a company employee, list the 18 U.S.C. 1514A(a)(1) recipients: a federal regulatory or law-enforcement agency, any Member of Congress or any committee of Congress, and a person with supervisory authority over the employee or another person working for the employer who has authority to investigate, discover, or terminate misconduct. Separately list a report to the SEC for the award program on the SEC page. Ask the lawyer which statute the disclosure is meant to use. Do not say the disclosure qualifies.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A report to a supervisor can matter under section 1514A. An SEC award follows a report that the SEC page describes. The lawyer chooses the route.
- Corporations Act eligible recipients are a different statute.

## Sources

- [18 U.S.C. 1514A, Civil action to protect against retaliation in fraud cases](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1514A) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [SEC, Whistleblower Program](https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/whistleblower-program) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eligible-recipient intake record for a corporations or tax disclosure](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/eligible-recipient-intake-record.md) | Form | Yellow | An internal record for the person who receives a corporations or tax disclosure, with the recipient categories in ss 1317AAC and 14ZZV and a place for identity that is not filled by a tool. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*