by the person who 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 subsection (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 subsection (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. Effective date (a) In general This Act shall apply beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Authority To promulgate regulations and take certain other actions Nothing in subsection (a) affects the authority of the Agency to take an action expressly required by a provision of this Act to be taken before the effective date described in such subsection. 502. Relation to other Federal law Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify, limit, or supersede the operation of any privacy or security provision in the following: (1) Section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Privacy Act of 1974 ). (2) The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 ( 12 U.S.C. 3401 et seq. ). (3) The Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. ). (4) The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq. ). (5) The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ( 15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq. ). (6) Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq. ). (7) Chapter 119, 123, or 206 of title 18, United States Code. (8) Section 444 of