Rewards For Justice Program
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The Rewards for Justice Program is the U.S. Department of State's Counter-Terrorism Rewards Program. The Secretary of State is currently offering rewards of up to $25 million for information that prevents or favorably resolves acts of international terrorism against U.S. persons or property worldwide. Rewards also may be paid for information leading to the arrest or conviction of terrorists attempting, committing, conspiring to commit, or aiding and abetting in the commission of such acts.
The program was established by the 1984 Act to Combat International Terrorism, Public Law 98-533. It is administered by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the U.S. Department of State. The Director of the Diplomatic Security Service chairs an interagency committee which reviews reward candidates and then recommends rewards to the Secretary of State. The committee includes members from the White House National Security Council staff, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Treasury, Department of State, and others as appropriate.
The Rewards for Justice Program has paid more than $77 million for information that prevented international terrorist attacks or helped bring to justice those involved in prior acts.[1]
The program has been largely ineffective against al-Qaeda leadership.[2]
