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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5290 

To provide that the false claims provisions of title 31, United States Code, 

include claims for Iraqi property or money administered or in the custody 

of the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 4, 2006 

Mr. BAIRD (for himself and Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide that the false claims provisions of title 31, United 

States Code, include claims for Iraqi property or money 

administered or in the custody of the United States, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Fraud in Iraq 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CLAIMS FOR IRAQI MONEY OR PROPERTY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.— 


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1 (1) DEFINITION OF CLAIM.—The term ‘‘claim’’ 

2 in sections 3729(c) and 3801(a)(3) of title 31, 

3 United States Code, includes any request, demand, 

4 or submission which is made for Iraqi property or 

5 money, during the applicable period, if the United 

6 States Government partially or fully controls, admin7 isters, has custody of, or has legal possession of, 

8 such property or money. 

9 (2) APPLICABLE PERIOD.—For purposes of 

10 paragraph (1), the term ‘‘applicable period’’ means 

11 the period beginning on March 19, 2003, and ending 

12 on such date that all military action concludes that 

13 is authorized by the Authorization for Use of Mili14 tary Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public 

15 Law 107–243). 

16 (b) WAIVER OF STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS.—If, by 

17 reason of subsection (a)— 

18 (1) an action under section 3730 of title 31, 

19 United States Code, would be precluded because of 

20 the time limitation contained in section 3731(b) of 

21 such title, or 

22 (2) a hearing under section 3803(d) of title 31, 

23 United States Code, would be precluded because of 

24 the time limitation contained in section 3808(a) of 

25 such title, 


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1 such time limitation shall not apply if the action or hear2 ing, as the case may be, is commenced not later than 1 

3 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 (c) RETURN OF CERTAIN PROPERTY AND MONEY.— 

5 If an action is brought under section 3730 of title 31, 

6 United States Code, by reason of subsection (a), the court 

7 shall order that any proceeds of the action or settlement 

8 of the claim that the court determines is derived from 

9 Iraqi property or money be returned to the owner or own10 ers of the property or money, except for such portion of 

11 the proceeds or settlement that is awarded to any private 

12 person who brought the action under section 3720(b) of 

13 such title. 

14 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON EXTENSIONS OF TIME COMPLAINTS 

15 REMAIN UNDER SEAL IN FALSE CLAIMS AC16 TIONS. 

17 Section 3730(b)(3) of title 31, United States Code, 

18 is amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)(A)’’; 

20 (2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘extensions 

21 of the time’’ and inserting ‘‘an extension of not more 

22 than 6 months of the period’’; 

23 (3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘mo24 tions’’ and inserting ‘‘motion’’; 


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1 (4) by inserting after the second sentence the 

2 following: ‘‘The court may not grant more than 1 ex3 tension under this subparagraph with respect to the 

4 complaint.’’; and 

5 (5) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The de6 fendant’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘(B) The defendant’’. 

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