of any such action and may consult with the Attorney General with respect to any such action or request the Attorney General on behalf of the Commission to commence, defend, or intervene in any such action. (4) Data privacy and security relief fund (A) Establishment of relief fund There is established in the Treasury of the United States a separate fund to be known as the Data Privacy and Security Relief Fund (referred to in this paragraph as the Relief Fund ). (B) Deposits (i) Deposits from the commission The Commission shall deposit into the Relief Fund the amount of any civil penalty obtained against any covered entity in any judicial or administrative action the Commission commences to enforce this Act or a regulation promulgated under this Act. (ii) Deposits from the attorney general The Attorney General of the United States shall deposit into the Relief Fund the amount of any civil penalty obtained against any covered entity in any judicial or administrative action the Attorney General commences on behalf of the Commission to enforce this Act or a regulation promulgated under this Act. (C) Use of fund amounts Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, amounts in the Relief Fund shall be available to the Commission, without fiscal year limitation, to provide redress, payments or compensation, or other monetary relief to individuals affected by an act or practice for which civil penalties have been obtained under this Act. To the extent that individuals cannot be located or such redress, payments or compensation, or other monetary relief are otherwise not practicable, the Commission may use such funds for the purpose of consumer or business education relating to data privacy and security or for the purpose of engaging in technological research that the Commission considers necessary to enforce this Act. (D) Amounts not subject to apportionment Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts in the Relief Fund shall not be subject to apportionment for purposes of chapter 15 of title 31,