[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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[CITE: 34CFR36.2]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

PART 36_ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION--Table of 

Contents

 

Sec.  36.2  Penalty adjustment.



    The citations for the adjusted penalty provisions, a brief 

description of the penalty, and the adjusted maximum (and minimum, if 

applicable) penalty amounts are listed in Table I.



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   Table I, Section 36.2--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments

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                                                       New maximum (and

                                                         minimum, if

            Statute                 Description      applicable) penalty

                                                            amount

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20 U.S.C. 1015(c)(5)..........  Provides for a fine  $27,500.

                                 of up to $25,000

                                 for failure by an

                                 institution of

                                 higher education

                                 (IHE) to provide

                                 information on the

                                 cost of higher

                                 education to the

                                 Commissioner of

                                 Education

                                 Statistics.

20 U.S.C. 1027(f)(3)..........  Provides for a fine  $27,500.

                                 of up to $25,000

                                 for failure by an

                                 IHE to provide

                                 information to the

                                 State and the

                                 public regarding

                                 its teacher-

                                 preparation

                                 programs.

20 U.S.C. 1082(g).............  Provides for a       $27,500.

                                 civil penalty of

                                 up to $25,000 for

                                 violations by

                                 lenders and

                                 guaranty agencies

                                 of Title IV-B of

                                 the Higher

                                 Education Act of

                                 1965, as amended

                                 (HEA), which

                                 authorizes the

                                 Federal Family

                                 Education Loan

                                 Program.

20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(3)(B).......  Provides for a       $27,500.

                                 civil penalty of

                                 up to $25,000. for

                                 an institution of

                                 higher education's

                                 violation of Title

                                 IV of the Higher

                                 Education Act of

                                 1965, as amended,

                                 which authorizes

                                 various programs

                                 of student

                                 financial

                                 assistance.

31 U.S.C. 1352(c)(1) and        Provides for a       $11,000 to

 (c)(2)(A).                      civil penalty of     $110,000.

                                 $10,000 to

                                 $100,000 for

                                 recipients of

                                 Government grants,

                                 contracts, etc.

                                 that lobby

                                 Congress or the

                                 Executive Branch

                                 with respect to

                                 the award of

                                 Government grants

                                 and contracts.

31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) and        Provides for a       $5,500.

 (a)(2).                         civil penalty of

                                 up to $5,000. for

                                 false claims and

                                 statements made to

                                 the Government.

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(Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461 note and 31 U.S.C. 3701 note)



[67 FR 69655, Nov. 18, 2002, as amended at 70 FR 298, Jan. 4, 2005]