§47126 — Title 49 Transportation | U.S. Code

Summary

Makes it a crime for anyone — including federal or public agency officers, agents, or employees — who, intending to cheat the Government, knowingly lies about a project tied to a grant sent to the Secretary of Transportation under this part of the law. It covers false statements about materials, work, or costs in plans or cost estimates; false claims for work or materials on an approved grant project; and false statements in required reports or certifications. A person convicted can be fined under Title 18, sent to prison for up to 5 years, or both.

Title 49, §47126

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A person (including an officer, agent, or employee of the United States Government or a public agency) shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, if the person, with intent to defraud the Government, knowingly makes—

(1)a false statement about the kind, quantity, quality, or cost of the material used or to be used, or the quantity, quality, or cost of work performed or to be performed, in connection with the submission of a plan, map, specification, contract, or estimate of project cost for a project included in a grant application submitted to the Secretary of Transportation for approval under this subchapter;

(2)a false statement or claim for work or material for a project included in a grant application approved by the Secretary under this subchapter; or

(3)a false statement in a report or certification required under this subchapter.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4712649 App.:2216.Sept. 3, 1982, Pub. L. 97–248, § 517, 96 Stat. 693. In this section, before clause (1), the words “association, firm, or corporation” are omitted because of 1:1. The words “fined under title 18” are substituted for “a fine of not to exceed $10,000” for consistency with title 18. In clauses (1)–(3), the words “false representation” are omitted as surplus. In clauses (1) and (2), the words “false report” are omitted as surplus. The words “included in a grant application” are added for clarity and consistency in this chapter. In clause (3), the words “to be made” are omitted as surplus.

§47126 Criminal penalties for false statements

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Title 49, §47126

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