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Code · CFR · Title 34 — Education · Part 36 · § 36.2

§ 36.2. Penalty adjustment.

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The citations for the adjusted penalty provisions, a brief description of the penalty, and the adjusted maximum (and minimum, if applicable) penalty amounts are listed in Table 1 of this section. ::: {width="100%"} ::: {.table_head} Table 1 to § 36.2---Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments ::: ::: {.gpotbl_div} Statute Description New maximum (and minimum, if applicable) penalty amount 20 U.S.C. 1015(c)(5) (section 131(c)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA)) Provides for a fine, as set by Congress in 1998, of up to \$25,000 for failure by an institution of higher education
(IHE)to provide information on the cost of higher education to the Commissioner of Education Statistics \$48,119. 20 U.S.C. 1022d(a)(3) (section 205(a)(3) of the HEA) Provides for a fine, as set by Congress in 2008, of up to \$27,500 for failure by an IHE to provide information to the State and the public regarding its teacher-preparation programs \$40,080. 20 U.S.C. 1082(g) (section 432(g) of the HEA) Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1986, of up to \$25,000 for violations by lenders and guaranty agencies of title IV of the HEA, which authorizes the Federal Family Education Loan Program \$71,545. 20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(3)(B) (section 487(c)(3)(B) of the HEA) Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1986, of up to \$25,000 for an IHE's violation of title IV of the HEA, which authorizes various programs of student financial assistance \$71,545. 20 U.S.C. 1228c(c)(2)(E) (section 429 of the General Education Provisions Act) Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1994, of up to \$1,000 for an educational organization's failure to disclose certain information to minor students and their parents \$2,111. 31 U.S.C. 1352(c)(1) and (c)(2)(A) Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1989, of \$10,000 to \$100,000 for recipients of Government grants, contracts, etc. that improperly lobby Congress or the executive branch with respect to the award of Government grants and contracts \$25,132 to \$251,322. 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) and (a)(2) Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1986, of up to \$5,000 for false claims and statements made to the Government \$14,308. ::: ::: \[67 FR 69655, Nov. 18, 2002, as amended at 70 FR 298, Jan. 4, 2005; 77 FR 60049, Oct. 2, 2012; 81 FR 50323, Aug. 1, 2016; 82 FR 18562, Apr. 20, 2017; 83 FR 2064, Jan. 16, 2018; 84 FR 974, Feb. 1, 2019; 85 FR 2036, Jan. 14, 2020; 86 FR 7977, Feb. 3, 2021; 87 FR 23452, Apr. 20, 2022; 88 FR 5787, Jan. 30, 2023; 89 FR 4832, Jan. 25, 2024; 90 FR 6808, Jan. 21, 2025\]
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