requested the Director to commence the action. (b) Allocation of civil penalties If a judgment is entered against the defendant or defendants in an action brought pursuant to this section, or the matter is settled, amounts received as civil penalties or pursuant to a settlement of the action shall be allocated as follows: (1) If the action was brought by the Director upon a request made by a person pursuant to (a), the person who made the request shall be entitled to 15 percent of the civil penalties. (2) If the action was brought by the person who made the request pursuant to (a), that person shall receive an amount the court determines is reasonable for collecting the civil penalties on behalf of the government. The amount shall be not less than 25 percent and not more than 50 percent of the proceeds of the action and shall be paid out of the proceeds. V Relation to Other Law 501. Relation to other Federal law Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— (1) modify, limit, or supersede the operation of any privacy or security provision in— (A) section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Privacy Act of 1974 )