1、Department of Defense DIRECTIVE NUMBER 5505.5 August 30,1988 GC,DoD SUBJECT:Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act References:(a)Public Law 99-509,The Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986,October 21,1986(b)Chapters 33,43,51,53,Subchapter III of title 5,United States Code (c)Secti
2、ons 3716,3729,3730,3803,3804,3805,3806,3808 of title 31,United States Code(d)Section 287 of title 18,United States Code,Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure,Rule 6(e)(e)through(h),see enclosure 1 1.PURPOSE This Directive establishes uniform policies,assigns responsibilities,and prescribes procedures
3、for implementation of reference(a).2.APPLICABILITY This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense(OSD);the Military Departments;the Office of the Inspector General,Department of Defense(OIG,DoD);the Defense Agencies;and the DoD Field Activities(hereafter referred to collectively as
4、 DoD Components).3.POLICY It is DoD policy to redress fraud in DoD programs and operations through the nonexclusive use of reference(a).All DoD Components shall comply with the requirements of this Directive in using this new remedy.Changes or modifications to this Directive by implementing organiza