; and (D) was provided to the Inspector General— (i) after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (ii) by a means other than a hotline for reporting fraud, waste, and abuse that is maintained by the Inspector General. (5) Whistleblower The term whistleblower means an individual who submits information to the Office of Whistleblower Awards that such individual reasonably believes relates to financial misconduct or fraudulent misrepresentation by a recipient of financial assistance from the Administrator. . 3. Rulemaking (a) In general Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue rules necessary to carry out the requirements of section 49 of the Small Business Act, as added by this Act. (b) Contribution determination (1) In general Not later than three months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue rules providing that— (A) after the head of the Office of Whistleblower Awards transmits original information to the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of section 49 of the Small Business Act, as added by section 2, and tracks such information through a final conviction or settlement or plea agreement with respect to a COVID loan action, the head of the Office of Whistleblower Awards shall request that the Inspector General indicate, for each piece of such original information, that— (i) such original information was the basis, in whole or in part, of such COVID loan action; (ii) such original information was not the basis, in whole or in part, of such COVID loan action; or (iii) whether such original information was the basis, in whole or in part, of such COVID loan action may not be disclosed