; (II) an appropriate department or agency of the Federal Government, acting within the scope of its jurisdiction; (III) a State attorney general in connection with any criminal investigation; (IV) an appropriate department or agency of any State, acting within the scope of its jurisdiction; and (V) a foreign regulatory authority. (ii) Maintenance of information Each of the entities, agencies, or persons described in clause (i) shall maintain information described in that clause as confidential, in accordance with the requirements in subparagraph (A). (2) Rights retained Nothing in this section shall be deemed to diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of any whistleblower under section 1057, any other Federal or State law, or under any collective bargaining agreement. (i) Rulemaking authority The Bureau shall have the authority to issue such rules as may be necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of this section. (j) Original information Information submitted to the Bureau by a whistleblower in accordance with rules implementing this section shall not lose its status as original information solely because the whistleblower submitted such information prior to the effective date of such rules, provided such information was submitted after the date of enactment of this section. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents under section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1017 the following: Sec. 1017A. Whistleblower incentives and protection. . 703. Amendment to the Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund Subsection (b)(2) of section 1017 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5497 ), as redesignated by section 202(3), is further amended by striking under the Federal consumer financial laws. and inserting under the Federal consumer financial laws and for awards authorized under section 1017A. .