Penalties

(a) Attorney General The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any person in an appropriate United States district court for receiving, accepting, making, or causing to be made a payment in violation of section 1313(a) or section 102(b) of title 3, United States Code, as added by section 1312 of this Act, for— (1) a civil monetary penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000 more than the value of such payment; and (2) such injunctive relief as may be appropriate. (b) Private action A person may bring a civil action for a violation of subsections (a) and (c) of section 1313 or section 102(b) of title 3, United States Code, as added by section 1312 of this Act, for the person and for the United States Government in the same manner as an action under subsection (b) of section 3730 of title 31, United States Code, except that— (1) any extension of time under paragraph (3) of such subsection shall not exceed 120 days; and (2) subsection (e) of such section, other than paragraph (3) of such subsection, shall not apply. (c) Statute of limitation tolled Any statute of limitations applicable to an action for a payment in violation of section 1313(a) or section 102(b) of title 3, United States Code, as added by section 1312 of this Act, shall be tolled for each period of time during which— (1) in the case of a payment to an individual holding the office of President, such individual holds the office of President; or (2) in the case of a payment to a Presidentially-owned entity, the individual holding the office of President at the time of such payment holds the office of the President.