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4 Paragraphs 1 and 2 afford in that circumstance. Polansky’s construction would thus put the statute “at war with itself.” United States v. American Tobacco Co., 221 U. S. 106, 180. Instead, the clause is best read to tell the court not to impose additional, extra-statutory limitations on the relator when granting the Government’s motion, ensuring that the parties will occupy the same positions as they would have if the Government had intervened in the seal period. And that view fits the FCA’s Government-centered purposes. Congress knew that circumstances could change and new information come to light. So Congress enabled the Government, in the protection of its own interests, to reassess litigation of qui tam actions and join a case without having to take a back seat to its co-party relator. Pp. 10–13.

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