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 102 STAT. 4634

PUBLIC LAW 100-700—NOV. 19, 1988

Government programs and procurements and concentrations of pending Government fraud investigations and allegations. SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this Act there are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years, to be available until expended. Qoi) LIMITATION.—Before expending funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) to carry out the purposes of this section, the Attorney General shall utilize available existing resources within the Department of Justice for such purposes. 28 USC 522 note.

SEC. 6. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.

Reports.

Commencing with the first year after the date of enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall annually report to the Congress with respect to— (1) the number of referrals of fraud cases by the Department of Defense of defense contractors (with specific statistics with respect to the one hundred largest contractors), the number of open investigation of such contractors, and a breakdown of to which United States Attorney's Office or other component of the Department of Justice each such case was referred; (2) the number of referrals of fraud cases from other agencies or sources; (3) the number of attorneys and support staff assigned pursuant to this Act; (4) the number of investigative agents assigned to each investigation and the period of time each investigation has been opened; (5) the number of convictions and acquittals achieved by individuals assigned to positions established by the Act; and (6) the sentences, recoveries, and penalties achieved by individuals assigned to positions established by this Act.

Courts, U.S. District of Columbia.

SEC. 7. RELIEF OF PAULETTE MENDES-SILVA.

(a) Notwithstanding section 2675 of title 28, United States Code, and section 24010)) of such title, or any other limitation on actions at law or in equity, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render judgment on any claim of Paulette Mendes-Silva against the United States for personal injuries which she allegedly incurred after an innoculation on March 12, 1963, by an employee of the Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Any such claim of Paulette Mendes-Silva shall be brought within six months after the date of the enactment of this Act. The court shall apply the laws of the District of Columbia in such case. 0)) Nothing in this section shall be construed as an inference of liability on the part of the United States. SEC. 8. LIMITATIONS ON ALLOWABILITY OF COSTS INCURRED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS IN CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS. (a) AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT OF 1949.—(1) Title III of the Federal Property and

Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is

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