Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§831t Offenses; Fines and Punishment

Title 16 › Chapter 12A— TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY › § 831t

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes federal theft and misuse laws apply to the Corporation’s money and property and to federal money and property that the Corporation holds. If someone, trying to cheat the Corporation or to deceive its officers, employees, or federal officers and employees, makes a false entry in the Corporation’s books or gives a false report or statement for the Corporation, they can be fined up to $10,000, jailed up to five years, or both. If someone takes paybacks, rewards, or enters secret deals to defraud the Corporation or to wrongfully block its purposes, they can be fined up to $5,000, jailed up to five years, or both.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §831t

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(a)All general penal statutes relating to the larceny, embezzlement, conversion, or to the improper handling, retention, use, or disposal of public moneys or property of the United States, shall apply to the moneys and property of the Corporation and to moneys and properties of the United States intrusted to the Corporation.

(b)Any person who, with intent to defraud the Corporation, or to deceive any director, officer, or employee of the Corporation or any officer or employee of the United States (1) makes any false entry in any book of the Corporation, or (2) makes any false report or statement for the Corporation, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(c)Any person who shall receive any compensation, rebate, or reward, or shall enter into any conspiracy, collusion, or agreement, express or implied, with intent to defraud the Corporation or wrongfully and unlawfully to defeat its purposes, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 831t

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60