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Code · U.S. Code · Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · CHAPTER 73— SUITABILITY, SECURITY, AND CONDUCT · SUBCHAPTER III— POLITICAL ACTIVITIES · § 7326

§ 7326. Penalties

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An employee or individual who violates section 7323 or 7324 shall be subject to—
(1)disciplinary action consisting of removal, reduction in grade, debarment from Federal employment for a period not to exceed 5 years, suspension, or reprimand;
(2)an assessment of a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000; or
(3)any combination of the penalties described in paragraph
(1)or (2).
(Added Pub. L. 112–230, § 4, Dec. 28, 2012, 126 Stat. 1617; amended Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1097(k)(1), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1626.)
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  • Pub. L. 112–230, § 4
  • 126 Stat. 1617
  • 131 Stat. 1626
  • Pub. L. 103–94, § 2(a)
  • 107 Stat. 1004
  • Pub. L. 89–554
  • 80 Stat. 526
  • Pub. L. 103–94
  • Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(14)
  • 93 Stat. 382
  • Pub. L. 97–468, title VI, § 615(b)(1)(E)
  • 96 Stat. 2578
  • Pub. L. 96–191, § 8(e)(1)
  • 94 Stat. 33
  • section 5(a) of Pub. L. 112–230
  • Pub. L. 112–230, § 5(b)
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