False Claims Amendments Act of 1992

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False Claims Act Technical Amendments of 1992 - Amends the False Claims Act to provide that where the court finds that the person bringing an action under such Act learned of the information underlying the violation in the course of employment by the Government, it may award such sums as appropriate (up to ten percent of the proceeds), taking into account: (1) the extent to which, prior to filing the action, the person reasonably and in good faith attempted to bring the violation to the attention of the Government authorities responsible for pursuing such violation; (2) whether the authorities failed to diligently investigate and prosecute the violation; and (3) the extent to which the person substantially contributed to the prosecution of the action. Provides that where the court finds the action is based primarily on material allegations obtained from documents created by the Government, a public disclosure from a lawsuit to which the Government is a party, or a news media report and the relator is not an original source (currently, based primarily on disclosures of specific information relating to allegations or transactions in a criminal, civil, or administrative hearing, in a congressional, administrative, or General Accounting Office report, hearing, audit, or investigation, or from the news media), the court may award such sums as appropriate, subject to specified limitations. Specifies that no court shall have jurisdiction over any qui tam lawsuit where all of the material allegations supporting a separate cause of action are obtained from such sources. Excludes from the definition of "original source" under such Act the requirement that an individual have direct knowledge of the information on which the allegations are based.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN

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• Referred in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Engrossed in House (text)

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 11 August 1992

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 March 1992

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