42 U.S.C. § 300ee–19 — Prohibition against certain false statements

submitted 82 years ago by Pub. L. 100-607 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 144 words · no verdicts yet

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People can't knowingly make false statements to get AIDS-education funds paid for services. They also can't hide facts that would end their funding, if they intend to defraud the program. Violators can be fined or imprisoned for up to 5 years, or both.

(a) In general (1) No one may knowingly make, or cause someone else to make, a false statement or claim about a material fact when it's connected to getting paid -- from a state's section 300ee-11(a) money -- for items or services. (2) If someone knows about an event that would end their right to keep receiving money from a state's section 300ee-11(a) payments, they can't hide or fail to reveal that event if they're trying to fraudulently keep getting the money. (b) Criminal penalty for violation of prohibition Anyone who breaks either rule in subsection (a) can, for each violation, be fined under title 18, imprisoned for up to 5 years, or both.

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(a) In general

(1)

A person may not knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in connection with the furnishing of items or services for which amounts may be paid by a State from payments received by the State under section 300ee–11(a) of this title.

(2)

A person with knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting the right of the person to receive any amounts from payments made to the State under section 300ee–11(a) of this title may not conceal or fail to disclose any such event with the intent of fraudulently securing such amounts.

(b) Criminal penalty for violation of prohibition

Any person who violates a prohibition established in subsection (a) may for each violation be fined in accordance with title 18, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.

Source credit: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXV, formerly title XV, § 2509, as added Pub. L. 100–607, title II, § 221, Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3101; renumbered title XXV, Pub. L. 101–93, § 5(e)(1), Aug. 16, 1989, 103 Stat. 612.)

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1944Enacted · Pub. L. 100-607 · 102 Stat. 3101
1989Amended · Pub. L. 101-93 · 103 Stat. 612

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 100-607 on 1944-07-01.

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