CFTC Whistleblower Fund Faces September Deadline After $430 Million in AwardsEnglish 日本語ไทยPortuguêsItalianoDeutschFrançaisEspañolA bipartisan group of US senators is seeking to triple the cap on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s whistleblower fund before temporary operating protections expire on September 30. Why a Successful Program Can Still Run Short of MoneyThe CFTC program is funded by sanctions collected from companies and individuals that violate the Commodity Exchange Act. Once the Customer Protection Fund reaches $100 million, additional eligible sanctions flow to the Treasury’s general fund. The same principle has supported the Securities and Exchange Commission’s parallel whistleblower program, which also pays awards from sanctions rather than taxpayer funds. Grassley said the CFTC program “operates at no charge to the taxpayer” and argued that Congress now needs to preserve its ability to pay awards and continue operating.