### Question
How is the "original source" defined?


### Answer
The term **original source** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 3059A* as follows -

> a person who has direct and independent knowledge of the information on which the allegations are based and has voluntarily provided the information to the Government prior to the disclosure

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 3059A*
  - Heading: **PART II-CRIMINAL PROCEDURE > CHAPTER 203-ARREST AND COMMITMENT**

