34 U.S.C. § 50107: Repayment

Summary

If someone uses federal law enforcement help in a way that breaks the rules (including those in section 50104) or for a different purpose than intended, they must quickly repay the Attorney General the full value of that help. The Attorney General can sue in a federal district court to get the money back.

Title 34, §50107

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(a)Violation of conditions; amount

If Federal law enforcement assistance provided under this chapter is used by the recipient of such assistance in violation of section 50104 of this title or for any purpose other than the purpose for which it is provided, then such recipient shall promptly repay to the Attorney General an amount equal to the value of such assistance.

(b)Civil action

The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate United States district court to recover any amount required to be repaid under subsection (a).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 50104 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original a reference to “section 554”, and was translated as if it had been a reference to section 609P of Pub. L. 98–473, which is classified to section 50104 of this title to reflect the probable intent of Congress as manifested in earlier versions of Emergency Federal Law

Enforcement

Assistance provisions introduced in the Congress. Pub. L. 98–473 does not contain a section 554. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 10507 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

§50107 Repayment