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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
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  January 23, 2000 and December 4, 2001]
[CITE: 42USC300x-56]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
                      SUBCHAPTER XVII--BLOCK GRANTS
 
    Part B--Block Grants Regarding Mental Health and Substance Abuse
 
                     subpart iii--general provisions
 
Sec. 300x-56. Prohibitions regarding receipt of funds


(a) Establishment

          (1) Certain false statements and representations

        A person shall not knowingly and willfully make or cause to be 
    made any false statement or representation of a material fact in 
    connection with the furnishing of items or services for which 
    payments may be made by a State from a grant made to the State under 
    section 300x or 300x-21 of this title.

        (2) Concealing or failing to disclose certain events

        A person with knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting 
    the initial or continued right of the person to receive any payments 
    from a grant made to a State under section 300x or 300x-21 of this 
    title shall not conceal or fail to disclose any such event with an 
    intent fraudulently to secure such payment either in a greater 
    amount than is due or when no such amount is due.

(b) Criminal penalty for violation of prohibition

    Any person who violates any prohibition established in subsection 
(a) of this section shall for each violation be fined in accordance with 
title 18 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, Sec. 1946, as added Pub. L. 102-321, 
title II, Sec. 203(a), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 406.)
