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[CITE: 31USC3732]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                   SUBTITLE III--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
 
                           CHAPTER 37--CLAIMS
 
       SUBCHAPTER III--CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
 
Sec. 3732. False claims jurisdiction

    (a) Actions Under Section 3730.--Any action under section 3730 may 
be brought in any judicial district in which the defendant or, in the 
case of multiple defendants, any one defendant can be found, resides, 
transacts business, or in which any act proscribed by section 3729 
occurred. A summons as required by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
shall be issued by the appropriate district court and served at any 
place within or outside the United States.
    (b) Claims Under State Law.--The district courts shall have 
jurisdiction over any action brought under the laws of any State for the 
recovery of funds paid by a State or local government if the action 
arises from the same transaction or occurrence as an action brought 
under section 3730.

(Added Pub. L. 99-562, Sec. 6(a), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 3158.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in subsec. (a), 
are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial 
Procedure.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3733 of this title; title 15 
sections 637, 657a; title 20 section 1078-9; title 42 section 1395i.
