Jules Renton, a financial accountant at Valkyrie Aviations, deals with the accounts Valkyrie has with the government. Valkyrie Aviations is in contract with the government to deliver a new bomber plane called Spearhead. While reviewing the Spearhead account, Renton noticed that Valkyrie has been falsely billing the government for Spearhead's production. If Renton chooses to be a whistleblower and expose the scam to the government, what statute enacted by the Congress must he invoke?

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The False Claims Act allows individuals to file qui tam lawsuits on behalf of the government to recover funds that were obtained through fraudulent claims. This would be the appropriate statute for Renton to invoke as a whistleblower exposing false billing by Valkyrie Aviations. The other options given (A, C, and D) do not apply to this situation.

Jules Renton, a Financial Accountant at Valkyrie Aviations, Deals with the Accounts