[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1405 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1405

      To disqualify certain persons from receiving Federal funds.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2003

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
      To disqualify certain persons from receiving Federal funds.

    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 ``Truth in Financing Act''.

SEC. 2. DISQUALIFICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any recipient of 
Federal funds shall be disqualified for Federal funding of any type if, 
at a time when the recipient is receiving Federal funds for any of the 
recipient's activities, the recipient is found by any Federal agency or 
Federal or State court to have--
            (1) made a false statement on an application for Federal 
        funds;
            (2) violated any Federal law or regulation or State or 
        local law punishable by imprisonment for at least 6 months or a 
        fine of at least $5,000; and
            (3) aided or abetted the violation of any law or regulation 
        described in paragraph (2).

SEC. 3. CAUSE OF ACTION.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any judicial 
decision relating to issues of standing, any citizen of the United 
States may bring a private cause of action against any organization 
receiving Federal funds for violating the prohibition of section 2.
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