Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§17302 Prohibition on False Information
Title 42 › Chapter 152— ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY › Subchapter VII— IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY POLICY › Part B— Prohibitions on Market Manipulation and False Information › § 17302
Summary
It is illegal to give a federal agency false wholesale price information about crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates. This applies when three things are true: you knew or should have known the info was false, the law required you to report it, and you meant to change the agency’s market statistics or analysis.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §17302
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It is unlawful for any person to report information related to the wholesale price of crude oil 11 So in original. A comma probably should appear. gasoline or petroleum distillates to a Federal department or agency if—
(1)the person knew, or reasonably should have known, the information to be false or misleading;
(2)the information was required by law to be reported; and
(3)the person intended the false or misleading data to affect data compiled by the department or agency for statistical or analytical purposes with respect to the market for crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates.
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Effective Date
Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 17302
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60