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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Fraud in Iraq 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLAIMS FOR IRAQI MONEY OR PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) DEFINITION OF CLAIM.—The term ‘‘claim’’ 
in sections 3729(c) and 3801(a)(3) of title 31, 
United States Code, includes any request, demand, 
or submission which is made for Iraqi property or 
money, during the applicable period, if the United 
States Government partially or fully controls, admin-
isters, has custody of, or has legal possession of, 
such property or money. 
(2) APPLICABLE
PERIOD.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the term ‘‘applicable period’’ means 
the period beginning on March 19, 2003, and ending 
on such date that all military action concludes that 
is authorized by the Authorization for Use of Mili-
tary Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–243). 
(b) WAIVER OF STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS.—If, by 
reason of subsection (a)— 
(1) an action under section 3730 of title 31, 
United States Code, would be precluded because of 
the time limitation contained in section 3731(b) of 
such title, or 
(2) a hearing under section 3803(d) of title 31, 
United States Code, would be precluded because of 
the time limitation contained in section 3808(a) of 
such title, 
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such time limitation shall not apply if the action or hear-
ing, as the case may be, is commenced not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) RETURN OF CERTAIN PROPERTY AND MONEY.— 
If an action is brought under section 3730 of title 31, 
United States Code, by reason of subsection (a), the court 
shall order that any proceeds of the action or settlement 
of the claim that the court determines is derived from 
Iraqi property or money be returned to the owner or own-
ers of the property or money, except for such portion of 
the proceeds or settlement that is awarded to any private 
person who brought the action under section 3720(b) of 
such title. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON EXTENSIONS OF TIME COMPLAINTS 
REMAIN UNDER SEAL IN FALSE CLAIMS AC-
TIONS. 
Section 3730(b)(3) of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)(A)’’; 
(2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘extensions 
of the time’’ and inserting ‘‘an extension of not more 
than 6 months of the period’’; 
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘mo-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘motion’’; 
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