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25 U.S.C. § 5306

Criminal activities involving grants, contracts, etc.; penalties

United States · Title 25 — INDIANS · Status: effective

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25 U.S.C. § 5306, Criminal activities involving grants, contracts, etc.; penalties, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/461891
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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 April 16, 1934 (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

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 93-638(S. 1017)1975-01-04
    Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally