[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3849 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3849 To amend section 3730 of title 31, United States Code, to limit the amount a private party may be awarded in an action under such section. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 1994 Mr. Duncan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 3730 of title 31, United States Code, to limit the amount a private party may be awarded in an action under such section. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AWARD LIMIT. Section 3730(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``settlement of the claim'' the following: ``or $1,000,000 whichever is less'', and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``settlement'' the following: ``or $1,000,000 whichever is less''. <all>