1 providing for tax fraud
enforcement under the Act will become effective unless Congress
vetoes the reforms before that time. Among other changes, the
amended D.C. Act will allow private citizen whistleblowers to bring
lawsuits, on behalf of the District,
2 against
taxpayers who have defrauded the government by underpaying taxes.
It also requires the D.C. attorney general to investigate tax fraud
violations
3 and enables the attorney general, upon
a finding of a violation, to bring civil actions against
violators.
When the D.C. Act becomes effective, D.C will join seven
states—Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New
York, and Rhode Island—in which false claims suits based on