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 PUBLIC LAW 99-562—OCT. 27, 1986

100 STAT. 3153

Public Law 99-562 99th Congress An Act To amend title 31, United States Code, with respect to the fraudulent use of public property or money.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the "False Claims Amendments Act of 1986".

Oct. 27, 1986 [S. 1562] False Claims Amendments Act of 1986. Courts, U.S. 31 USC 3701 note.

SEC. 2. FALSE CLAIMS.

Section 3729 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following: "(a) LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN ACTS.—Any person who—"; (2) in paragraph (1) by striking "Government or a member of an armed force" and inserting "United States Government or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States"; (3) in paragraph (2) by inserting "by the Government" after "approved"; (4) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking "public"; and (B) by striking "in an armed force" and inserting "by the Government"; (5) in paragraph (5)— (A) by striking "in an armed force" and inserting "by the Government"; and (B) by striking "or" after the semicolon; (6) in paragraph (6)— (A) by striking "a member of an armed force" and inserting "an officer or employee of the Government, or a member of the Armed Forces,"; and (B) by striking the period at the end of the paragraph and inserting "; or"; and (7) by adding at the end of the subsection the following: "(7) knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the Government, is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000, plus 3 times the amount of damages which the Government sustains because of the act of that person, except that if the court finds that— "(A) the person committing the violation of this subsection furnished officials of the United States responsible for invesi tigating false claims violations with all information known to such person about the violation within 30 days after the date on which the defendant first obtained the information;

Armed Forces.

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