,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bb1 #bjba,mr4   
,grassley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 
,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,durb91 & ,mr4 ,wick]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to modify     
,false ,claims ,act proc$ures1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,false ,claims ,am5dm5ts   
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,false claims        
proc$ure  7a7 ,prov+ mat]iality ,section
 #cgbi ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7e7 ,prov+ mat]iality  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 
an action "u ?is section1 ! ,gov]nm5t or
 relator may e/abli% mat]iality by a    
prepond]ance ( ! evid5ce4  7#b7         
,rebuttal ,a def5dant may rebut an      
argum5t ( mat]iality "u p>agraph 7#a7 by
 cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce4  4  7b7 ,co/s  
,section #cgca ( title #ca1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 

! foll[+3  7f7 ,if ! ,gov]nm5t elects n 
to int]v5e 9 an action br\ght "u section
 #cgcj7;b71 ! c\rt %all1 ^u a motion by 
! ,gov]nm5t1 ord] ! reque/+ p>ty to pay 
! ,gov]nm5t's exp5ses1 includ+ co/s &   
attorneys' fees1 = respond+ to ! p>ty's 
discov]y reque/s1 unless ! p>ty c       
demon/rate t ! in=mation s\ght is       
relevant1 proportionate to ! ne$s ( !   
case1 & n unduly burd5some on !         
,gov]nm5t4  4  #c4 ,rights ( ! p>ties to
 ,qui ,tam ,actions ,section            
#cgcj7;c77#b77;,a7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ be=e ! 
p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1 at :i* !     
,gov]nm5t %all h ! burd5 ( demon/rat+   
reasons = dismissal1 & ! qui tam        
pla9tiff %all h ! opportunity to %[ t ! 
reasons are fraudul5t1 arbitr>y &       
caprici\s1 or contr>y to law4  #d4      
,po/-employm5t :i/lebl[] retaliation    
,section #cgcj7;h77#a7 ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
curr5t or =m] aft] ,any4  #e4 ,,gao     
report ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date

 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit a  
report to ,congress on ! effectiv5ess ( 
! ,false ,claims ,act 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4    
#cgbi et seq47 dur+ ! "t p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,false ,claims   
,am5dm5ts ,act ( #aihf 7,public ,law    
#ii-efb2 #ajj ,/at4 #caec7 & end+ on !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 :i* %all    
include-- 7#a7 a description ( ! b5efits
 & *all5ges ( en=cem5t ef=ts "u ! ,false
 ,claims ,act 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #cgbi et   
seq472 &  7#b7 in=mation on ! am\nts    
recov]$ by ! ,gov]nm5t "u ! ,false      
,claims ,act s9ce ! date ( enactm5t ( ! 
,false ,claims ,am5dm5ts ,act ( #aihf   
7,public ,law #ii-efb2 #ajj ,/at4       
#caec74  #f4 ,applicability ,! am5dm5ts 
made by sections #b1 #c1 & #d ( ?is ,act
 %all apply to any case "u ! ,false     
,claims ,act 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #cgbi et    
seq47 t is-- 7#a7 fil$ on or aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 or  7#b7 p5d+ on
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4