[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR75.61]

[Page 133]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 75--DIRECT GRANT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 75.61  Certification of eligibility; effect of ineligibility.

    (a) An individual who applies for a fellowship, scholarship, or 
discretionary grant from the Department shall provide with his or her 
application a certification under the penalty of perjury--
    (1) That the individual is eligible under Sec. 75.60; and
    (2) That the individual has not been debarred or suspended by a 
judge under section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 
853a).
    (b) The Secretary specifies the form of the certification required 
under paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) The Secretary does not award a fellowship, scholarship, or 
discretionary grant to an individual who--
    (1) Fails to provide the certification required under paragraph (a) 
of this section; or
    (2) Is ineligible, based on information available to the Secretary 
at the time the award is made.
    (d) If a fellowship, scholarship, or discretionary grant is made to 
an individual who provided a false certification under paragraph (a) of 
this section, the individual is liable for recovery of the funds made 
available under the certification, for civil damages or penalties 
imposed for false representation, and for criminal prosecution under 18 
U.S.C. 1001.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474)