; (iii) a self-regulatory organization; (iv) a State attorney general in connection with any criminal investigation; (v) any appropriate State regulatory authority; (vi) the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; (vii) a foreign securities authority; and (viii) a foreign law enforcement authority. (B) Confidentiality (i) In general Each of the entities described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subparagraph (A) shall maintain such information as confidential in accordance with the requirements established under paragraph (1). (ii) Foreign authorities Each of the entities described in clauses (vii) and (viii) of subparagraph (A) shall maintain such information in accordance with such assurances of confidentiality as the Treasury determines appropriate. (iii) Rights retained Nothing in this section shall be deemed to diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of any whistleblower under any Federal or State law, or under any collective bargaining agreement. (i) Provision of false information A whistleblower shall not be entitled to an award under this section if the whistleblower— (1) knowingly and willfully makes any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation