Notes on 31 U.S.C. § 3731 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 31 U.S.C. § 3731 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 979; Pub. L. 99-562, Sec.
5, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3158.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
Section
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3731(a) 31:232(F). R.S. Sec. 3491(F); added Nov.
2, 1978, Pub. L. 95-582, Sec.
1, 92 Stat. 2479.
3731(b) 31:235. R.S. Sec. 3494.
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In subsection (b), the words "A civil action under section 3730
of this title" are substituted for "Every such suit" for clarity.
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to in subsec.
(d), are set out in the Appendix to Title 18, Crimes and Criminal
Procedure.
The Federal Rules of Evidence, referred to in subsec. (d), are
set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure.
AMENDMENTS
1986 - Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 99-562 added subsecs. (b) to
(d) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "A
civil action under section 3730 of this title must be brought
within 6 years from the date the violation is committed."