Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§941 Penalty for False Statements or Representations
Title 30 › CHAPTER 22 — MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH › SUBCHAPTER IV — BLACK LUNG BENEFITS › Part C — Claims for Benefits After December 31, 1973 › § 941
Summary
Knowingly lying to get benefits under this part is a misdemeanor punishable up to $1,000 fine or one year in jail.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §941
Mineral Lands and Mining, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any person who willfully makes any false or misleading statement or representation for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or payment under this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1978—Pub. L. 95–239 substituted provisions setting the penalty for making false or misleading statements or representations for the purpose of obtaining benefits or payments for provisions relating to the Secretary’s duty to disseminate to all persons who filed claims under this subchapter prior to May 19, 1972, information on the review provisions under the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–239 effective Mar. 1, 1978, see section 20(a) of Pub. L. 95–239, set out as a note under section 901 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
30 U.S.C. § 941
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102