§ 3808. — Limitations.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 31USC3808]
TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
SUBTITLE III--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 38--ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES FOR FALSE CLAIMS AND STATEMENTS
Sec. 3808. Limitations
(a) A hearing under section 3803(d)(2) of this title with respect to
a claim or statement shall be commenced within 6 years after the date on
which such claim or statement is made, presented, or submitted.
(b) A civil action to recover a penalty or assessment under section
3806 of this title shall be commenced within 3 years after the date on
which the determination of liability for such penalty or assessment
becomes final.
(c) If at any time during the course of proceedings brought pursuant
to this chapter the authority head receives or discovers any specific
information regarding bribery, gratuities, conflict of interest, or
other corruption or similar activity in relation to a false claim or
statement, the authority head shall immediately report such information
to the Attorney General, and in the case of an authority in which an
Office of Inspector General is established by the Inspector General Act
of 1978 or by any other Federal law, to the Inspector General of that
authority.
(Added Pub. L. 99-509, title VI, Sec. 6103(a), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat.
1947.)
References in Text
The Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (c), is
Pub. L. 95-452, Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1101, as amended, which is set
out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1352 of this title.
