118 HR 6214 IH: False Claims Amendments Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-11-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 118th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 6214 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2023 Mr. Arrington (for himself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify False Claims Act procedures, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the False Claims Amendments Act of 2023.

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False claims procedure

Section 3729 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e)

Proving materiality

In determining materiality, the decision of the Government to forego a refund or to pay a claim despite actual knowledge of fraud or falsity shall not be considered dispositive if other reasons exist for the decision of the Government with respect to such refund or payment..

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Post-employment whistleblower retaliation

Section 3730(h)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting current or former after Any.

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GAO report

Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31, United States Code (referred to in this Act as the False Claims Act) during the time period beginning on the date of enactment of the False Claims Amendments Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–562; 100 Stat. 3153) and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, which shall include— (1)a description of the benefits and challenges of enforcement efforts under the False Claims Act; and (2)information on the amounts recovered by the Government under the False Claims Act since the date of enactment of the False Claims Amendments Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–562; 100 Stat. 3153).

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Applicability

The amendments made by sections 2 and 3 of this Act shall apply to any case under the False Claims Act that is filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.