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False Claims Act

Amended

Codified at31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733

Enacted March 2, 1863 · ch. 67, 12 Stat. 696

Federal law that imposes liability on persons and companies who defraud governmental programs. Includes qui tam provisions permitting private parties to bring suit on behalf of the U.S. Codified at 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733.