42 U.S.C. § 300x–56 — Prohibitions regarding receipt of funds
submitted 82 years ago by Pub. L. 102-321 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 180 words · no verdicts yet
It's a federal crime to knowingly lie to get grant-funded payments, or to hide a change that would stop or reduce those payments while trying to keep getting money you're not owed. Violators face fines or up to five years in prison, or both.
(a) Establishment —
(1) Certain false statements and representations. No one may knowingly and willfully make, or cause to be made, a false statement about a material fact to get paid for items or services out of a State's section 300x or 300x–21 grant.
(2) Concealing or failing to disclose certain events. If someone knows about something that would affect whether they should keep getting paid from the grant, they can't hide it or fail to report it if they're trying to fraudulently get a bigger payment than they should, or any payment when they shouldn't get one at all.
(b) Criminal penalty for violation of prohibition — Anyone who breaks either of these rules can, for each violation, be fined under title 18, imprisoned for up to 5 years, or both.
A person shall not knowingly and willfully 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 payments may be made by a State* from a grant made to the State under section 300x or 300x–21 of this title.
A person with knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting the initial or continued right of the person to receive any payments from a grant made to a State under section 300x or 300x–21 of this title shall not conceal or fail to disclose any such event with an intent fraudulently to secure such payment either in a greater amount than is due or when no such amount is due.
Any person who violates any prohibition established in subsection (a) shall 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 XIX, § 1946, as added Pub. L. 102–321, title II, § 203(a), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 406.)
- 1944Enacted · Pub. L. 102-321 · 106 Stat. 406
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 102-321 on 1944-07-01.
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