Authorities Cited: United States Code 31 U.S.C. § 3727 31 U.S.C. § 3727(a)(1) 31 U.S.C. § 3727(c) 41 U.S.C. § 15 41 U.S.C. § 15(a) Supreme Court 98 U.S. 179 200 U.S. 13 218 U.S. 345 300 U.S. 588, 594 338 U.S. 366, 371 Circuit Courts 614 F.2d 740 690 F.2d 1368, 1370 225 F.3d 1336, 1337-1339 313 F.3d 1344, 1349 163 F. Supp. 859, 862