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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Nov 19, 2004
Amends the Inspector General Act to require the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Justice (DOJ), in preparing semiannual reports on the activities of the IG's office, to describe each settlement or compromise of any claim, suit, or other action entered into with the DOJ that: (1) related to an alleged violation of statutory provisions prohibiting major fraud or false claims against the United States; and (2) results from a claim of damages in excess of $500,000.
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Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R–IA
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 11/20/2004 S11646)
Introduced in Senate
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