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31 U.S.C. § 3808 — Limitations
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**(a)** A notice to the person alleged to be liable with respect to a claim or statement shall be mailed or delivered in accordance with section 3803(d)(1) not later than the later of—
(1) 6 years after the date on which the violation of section 3802 is committed; or
(2) 3 years after the date on which facts material to the action are known or reasonably should have been known by the authority head, but in no event more than 10 years after the date on which the violation is committed.
**(b)** A civil action to recover a penalty or assessment under [section 3806 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3806&num=0&edition=prelim) 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 chapter 4 of title 5 or by any other Federal law, to the Inspector General of that authority.
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**(a)** A notice to the person alleged to be liable with respect to a claim or statement shall be mailed or delivered in accordance with section 3803(d)(1) not later than the later of—
(1) 6 years after the date on which the violation of section 3802 is committed; or
(2) 3 years after the date on which facts material to the action are known or reasonably should have been known by the authority head, but in no event more than 10 years after the date on which the violation is committed.
**(b)** A civil action to recover a penalty or assessment under [section 3806 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3806&num=0&edition=prelim) 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 chapter 4 of title 5 or by any other Federal law, to the Inspector General of that authority.
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**(a)** The Attorney General shall be responsible for judicial enforcement of any civil penalty or assessment imposed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
**(b)** Any penalty or assessment imposed in a determination which has become final pursuant to this chapter may be recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General. In any such action, no matter that was raised or that could have been raised in a hearing conducted under [section 3803(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3803/f&num=0&edition=prelim) or pursuant to judicial review under [section 3805 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3805&num=0&edition=prelim) may be raised as a defense, and the determination of liability and the determination of amounts of penalties and assessments shall not be subject to review.
**(c)** The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction of any action commenced by the United States under subsection (b) of this section.
**(d)** Any action under subsection (b) of this section may, without regard to venue requirements, be joined and consolidated with or asserted as a counterclaim, cross-claim, or setoff by the United States in any other civil action which includes as parties the United States and the person against whom such action may be brought.
**(e)** The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction of any action under subsection (b) of this section to recover any penalty or assessment if the cause of action is asserted by the United States as a counterclaim in a matter pending in such court.
**(f)** The Attorney General shall have exclusive authority to compromise or settle any penalty or assessment the determination
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TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE
§ 3808
(g)(1)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2)—
(i) any amount collected under this chapter
shall be credited first to reimburse the author-
ity or other Federal entity that expended
costs in support of the investigation or pros-
ecution of the action, including any court or
hearing costs; and
(ii) amounts reimbursed under clause (i)
shall—
(I) be deposited in—
(aa) the appropriations account of the
authority or other Federal entity from
which the costs described in subparagraph
(A) were obligated;
(bb) a similar appropriations account of
the authority or other Federal entity; or
(cc) if the authority or other Federal en-
tity expended nonappropriated funds, an-
other appropriate account; and
(II) remain available until expended.
(B) Any amount remaining after reimburse-
ments described in subparagraph (A) shall be de-
posited as miscellaneous receipts in the Treas-
ury of the United States.
(2)(A) Any amount of a penalty or assessment
imposed by the United States Postal Service
under this chapter shall be deposited in the
Postal Service Fund established by section 2003
of title 39.
(B) Any amount of a penalty or assessment
imposed by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services under this chapter with respect to a
claim or statement made in connection with old
age and survivors benefits under title II of the
Social Security Act shall be deposited in the
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
Fund.
(C) Any amount of a penalty or assessment
imposed by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services under this chapter with respect to a
claim or statement made in connection with dis-
ability benefits under title II of the Social Secu-
rity Act shall be deposited in the Federal Dis-
ability Insurance Trus
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