Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 931 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 931 : US Code - Notes

(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, Sec. 31, 44 Stat. 1439; Pub. L. 98-426,
Sec. 19, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1650.)
AMENDMENTS
1984 - Pub. L. 98-426 designated existing provisions as subsec.
(a)(1), substituted "Any claimant or representative of a claimant
who knowingly and willfully makes a false statement or
representation for the purpose of obtaining a benefit or payment
under this chapter shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000, by
imprisonment not to exceed five years, or by both" for "Any person
who willfully makes any false or misleading statement or
representation for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or payment
under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed
$1,000 or by imprisonment of not to exceed one year, or by both
such fine and imprisonment", and added subsecs. (a)(2), (b), and
(c).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-426 effective Sept. 28, 1984, see section
28(e)(1) of Pub. L. 98-426, set out as a note under section 901 of
this title.