U.S. offers $5 million for information leading to Joseph Kony, cronies April 3, 2013 -- Updated 1931 GMT (0331 HKT) (CNN) -- The U.S. State Department is offering $5 million for information leading to the "arrest, transfer or conviction" of three top leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army, the department announced Wednesday. READ: Kony 2012 viral video raises questions about filmmakers A small number of U.S. special forces are advising and assisting regional military efforts authorized by the African Union, the State Department said. Some of those U.S. advisers have been operating in southeastern Central African Republic, according to the department. The reward money is available through the Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act, which U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law in January.