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| LegalText | 41 U.S.C. § 8706 | Civil actions | us | united_states_code | code_section | 41 | PUBLIC CONTRACTS | 87 | KICKBACKS | 8706 | 41 U.S.C. § 8706 | current | 119-100 | 2026-06-26 | official | https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc41@119-100.zip | /us/usc/t41/s8706 | data/legal/raw/us/code/title-41/usc41.xml | ea31e2bfd9033dd1602a7bf4ac1155ee68ecfff68c9375bfcf999e42d8685a07 | 0977ff7e7fefd99bbd25a86e009a9e4c2707301ec8c49233d17b6604e38702e3 | 54af3a14961f20ad37ba459c71aa3813fd1ec76a97c9e7df0fdcfcf945b726dc | 2026-07-04 | official |
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41 U.S.C. § 8706 - Civil actions
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(a) Amount.— The Federal Government in a civil action may recover from a person—
(1) that knowingly engages in conduct prohibited by section 8702 of this title a civil penalty equal to—
(A) twice the amount of each kickback involved in the violation; and
(B) not more than $10,000 for each occurrence of prohibited conduct; and
(2) whose employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee violates section 8702 of this title by providing, accepting, or charging a kickback a civil penalty equal to the amount of that kickback.
(b) Statute of Limitations.— A civil action under this section must be brought within 6 years after the later of the date on which—
(1) the prohibited conduct establishing the cause of action occurred; or
(2) the Federal Government first knew or should reasonably have known that the prohibited conduct had occurred.
(Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3840.)
Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 870641:55.Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 80, § 5, 60 Stat. 37; Pub. L. 86–695, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 740; Pub. L. 99–634, § 2(a), Nov. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 3524.