disclosures of Anti-Deficiency Act violations (a) The Inspector General of an agency, or any other agency employee designated under subsection (b), may award a cash payment to any employee of such agency whose disclosure of a potential Anti-Deficiency Act violation to the Inspector General, or to such other designated agency employee, resulted in a report of an Anti-Deficiency Act violation under section 1351 or 1517(b) of title 31. An award under this section shall be derived from the appropriations account of the agency used for employee awards or bonuses, subject to the availability of appropriations. The amount of an award under this section may not exceed the lesser of— (1) $1,000