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Title 25 — Indians

Chapter 46 — Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance

§ 5306. Criminal activities involving grants, contracts, etc.; penalties

Statutory text

Whoever, being an officer, director, agent, or employee of, or connected in any capacity with, any recipient of a contract, subcontract, grant, or subgrant pursuant to this chapter or the Act of (48 Stat. 596), as amended [25 U.S.C. 5342 et seq.], embezzles, willfully misapplies, steals, or obtains by fraud any of the money, funds, assets, or property which are the subject of such a grant, subgrant, contract, or subcontract, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both, but if the amount so embezzled, misapplied, stolen, or obtained by fraud does not exceed $100, he shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

    Pub. L. 93–638 § 6 · 88 Stat. 2204

    Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 5306

    (Pub. L. 93–638, § 6, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2205.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 93–638, § 6, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2205.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 6. penalties Whoever, being an officer, director, agent, or employee of, 25 USC 450d. or connected in any capacity with, any recipient of a contract, subcontract, grant, or subgrant pursuant to this Act or the Act of April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596), as amended, embezzles, willfully misapplies, 25 USC 452. steals, or obtains by fraud any of the money, funds, assets, or property which are the subject of such a grant, subgrant, contract, or subcontract, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both, but if the amount so embezzled, misapplied, stolen, or obtained by fraud does not exceed $100, he shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–638, , 88 Stat. 2203, known as the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.

Act of , referred to in text, is act Apr. 16, 1934, ch. 147, 48 Stat. 596, popularly known as the Johnson-O’Malley Act, which is classified generally to section 5342 et seq. of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 450d of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Credits

(Pub. L. 93–638, § 6, , 88 Stat. 2205.)

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