                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                   CHAPTER 31--EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT
 
Sec. 665. Theft or embezzlement from employment and training 
        funds; improper inducement; obstruction of investigations
        
    (a) Whoever, being an officer, director, agent, or employee of, or 
connected in any capacity with any agency or organization receiving 
financial assistance or any funds under the Job Training Partnership Act 
or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 knowingly enrolls an 
ineligible participant, embezzles, willfully misapplies, steals, or 
obtains by fraud any of the moneys, funds, assets, or property which are 
the subject of a financial assistance agreement or contract pursuant to 
such Act shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 
2 years, or both; but if the amount so embezzled, misapplied, stolen, or 
obtained by fraud does not exceed $1,000, such person shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
    (b) Whoever, by threat or procuring dismissal of any person from 
employment or of refusal to employ or refusal to renew a contract of 
employment in connection with a financial assistance agreement or 
contract under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 induces any person to give up any money 
or thing of any value to any person (including such organization or 
agency receiving funds) shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned 
not more than 1 year, or both.
    (c) Whoever willfully obstructs or impedes or willfully endeavors to 
obstruct or impede, an investigation or inquiry under the Job Training 
Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, or 
the regulations thereunder, shall be punished by a fine of not more than 
$5,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or by both such 
fine and imprisonment.

(Added Pub. L. 93-203, title VII, Sec. 711(a), formerly title VI, 
Sec. 611(a), Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 881; renumbered title VII, 
Sec. 711(a), Pub. L. 93-567, title I, Sec. 101, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 
1845; amended Pub. L. 95-524, Sec. 3(a), Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 2017; 
Pub. L. 97-300, title I, Sec. 182, Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1357; Pub. L. 
101-647, title XXXV, Sec. 3517, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4923; Pub. L. 
103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), (L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 
2147; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, Sec. 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 
3511; Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(f) [title VIII, 
Sec. 405(d)(13)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-337, 2681-421.)

                       References in Text

    The Job Training Partnership Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 
97-300, Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1322, as amended, which was classified 
generally to chapter 19 (Sec. 1501 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor, prior to 
repeal by Pub. L. 105-220, title I, Sec. 199(b)(2), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 
Stat. 1059, effective July 1, 2000. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Tables.
    The Workforce Investment Act of 1998, referred to in text, is Pub. 
L. 105-220, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 936, as amended. Title I of the Act 
is classified principally to chapter 30 (Sec. 2801 et seq.) of Title 29, 
Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short 
Title note set out under section 9201 of Title 20, Education, and 
Tables.

                          Codification

    Section 711(a) of Pub. L. 93-203, cited as a credit to this section, 
was omitted in the general revision of Pub. L. 93-203 by Pub. L. 95-524.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 105-277 substituted ``the Job 
Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998'' for ``the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act or the Job 
Training Partnership Act''.
    1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-294 substituted ``$1,000'' for 
``$100''.
    1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this 
title'' for ``fined not more than $10,000'' after ``such Act shall be'' 
and for ``fined not more than $1,000'' after ``person shall be''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(H), substituted ``fined 
under this title'' for ``fined not more than $1,000''.
    1990--Pub. L. 101-647 substituted semicolons for colons in section 
catchline and ``Whoever'' for ``Any person whoever'' in subsec. (c).
    1982--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-300 inserted ``or organization'' after 
``any agency'', ``or any funds'' after ``financial assistance'', ``or 
Job Training Partnership Act'' after ``Comprehensive Employment and 
Training Act'', substituted ``participant'' for ``individual or 
individuals'', and ``financial assistance agreement or contract'' for 
``grant or contract of assistance''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-300 substituted ``financial assistance 
agreement or contract'' for ``grant or contract of assistance'', 
inserted ``or the Job Training Partnership Act'' after ``Comprehensive 
Employment and Training Act'', substituted ``any person'' for ``any 
persons'' after ``induces'', and substituted ``organization or agency 
receiving funds'' for ``grantee agency''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-300 inserted ``willfully'' before 
``endeavors to obstruct'', and ``or the Job Training Partnership Act'' 
after ``Comprehensive Employment and Training Act''.
    1978--Pub. L. 95-524 substituted ``employment and training funds:'' 
for ``manpower funds;'' and inserted ``: obstruction of investigations'' 
after ``improper inducement'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-524 substituted ``Comprehensive Employment 
and Training Act knowingly hires an ineligible individual or 
individuals,'' for ``Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 
1973''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-524 substituted ``Comprehensive Employment 
and Training Act'' for ``Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 
1973''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-524 added subsec. (c).
