Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§7276e Provision of Rewards
Title 42 › CHAPTER 84 — DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER VI — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part C — General Administrative Provisions › § 7276e
Summary
Each Administrator listed in section 7276d may give rewards, including cash, to people who provide information or evidence that leads to the arrest and prosecution of someone who damages or steals federal property they oversee. No single reward can be more than $1,000.
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Title 42, §7276e
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In carrying out a program under this section and section 7276d of this title, each Administrator referred to in section 7276d of this title is authorized to provide rewards (including cash rewards) to individuals who provide information or evidence leading to the arrest and prosecution of individuals causing damage to, or loss of, Federal property under their jurisdiction. The amount of any one such reward paid to any individual may not exceed a value of $1,000.
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Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Department of Energy Organization Act which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 7276e
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102