[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3849 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3849

  To amend section 3730 of title 31, United States Code, to limit the 
 amount a private party may be awarded in an action under such section.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 1994

  Mr. Duncan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend section 3730 of title 31, United States Code, to limit the 
 amount a private party may be awarded in an action under such section.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AWARD LIMIT.

    Section 3730(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``settlement of 
        the claim'' the following: ``or $1,000,000 whichever is less'', 
        and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``settlement'' the 
        following: ``or $1,000,000 whichever is less''.

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