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42 U.S.C. § 408 — Penalties

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42 U.S.C. § 408 — Penalties

**(a) In general** Whoever— (1) for the purpose of causing an increase in any payment authorized to be made under this subchapter, or for the purpose of causing any payment to be made where no payment is authorized under this subchapter, shall make or cause to be made any false statement or representation (including any false statement or representation in connection with any matter arising under subchapter E of chapter 1, or subchapter A or E of chapter 9 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, or chapter 2 or 21 or subtitle F of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954) as to— (A) whether wages were paid or received for employment (as said terms are defined in this subchapter and the Internal Revenue Code), or the amount of wages or the period during which paid or the person to whom paid; or (B) whether net earnings from self-employment (as such term is defined in this subchapter and in the Internal Revenue Code) were derived, or as to the amount of such net earnings or the period during which or the person by whom derived; or (C) whether a person entitled to benefits under this subchapter had earnings in or for a particular period (as determined under [section 403(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section403/f&num=0&edition=prelim) for purposes of deductions from benefits), or as to the amount thereof; or (2) makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in any application for any payment or for a disability determination under this subchapter; or (3) at any time makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact for use in determining rights to payment under this subchapter; or (4) having knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting (

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**(a) In general** Whoever— (1) for the purpose of causing an increase in any payment authorized to be made under this subchapter, or for the purpose of causing any payment to be made where no payment is authorized under this subchapter, shall make or cause to be made any false statement or representation (including any false statement or representation in connection with any matter arising under subchapter E of chapter 1, or subchapter A or E of chapter 9 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, or chapter 2 or 21 or subtitle F of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954) as to— (A) whether wages were paid or received for employment (as said terms are defined in this subchapter and the Internal Revenue Code), or the amount of wages or the period during which paid or the person to whom paid; or (B) whether net earnings from self-employment (as such term is defined in this subchapter and in the Internal Revenue Code) were derived, or as to the amount of such net earnings or the period during which or the person by whom derived; or (C) whether a person entitled to benefits under this subchapter had earnings in or for a particular period (as determined under [section 403(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section403/f&num=0&edition=prelim) for purposes of deductions from benefits), or as to the amount thereof; or (2) makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in any application for any payment or for a disability determination under this subchapter; or (3) at any time makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact for use in determining rights to payment under this subchapter; or (4) having knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting (1) his initial or continued right to any payment under this subchapter, or (2) the initial or continued right to any payment of any other individual in whose behalf he has applied for or is receiving such payment, conceals or fails to disclose such event with an intent fraudulently to secure payment either in a greater amount than is due or when no payment is authorized; or (5) having made application to receive payment under this subchapter for the use and benefit of another and having received such a payment, knowingly and willfully converts such a payment, or any part thereof, to a use other than for the use and benefit of such other person; or (6) willfully, knowingly, and with intent to deceive the Commissioner of Social Security as to his true identity (or the true identity of any other person) furnishes or causes to be furnished false information to the Commissioner of Social Security with respect to any information required by the Commissioner of Social Security in connection with the establishment and maintenance of the records provided for in [section 405(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section405/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim); or (7) for the purpose of causing an increase in any payment authorized under this subchapter (or any other program financed in whole or in part from Federal funds), or for the purpose of causing a payment under this subchapter (or any such other program) to be made when no payment is authorized thereunder, or for the purpose of obtaining (for himself or any other person) any payment or any other benefit to which he (or such other person) is not entitled, or for the purpose of obtaining anything of value from any person, or for any other purpose— (A) willfully, knowingly, and with intent to deceive, uses a social security account number, assigned by the Commissioner of Social Security (in the exercise of the Commissioner’s authority under [section 405(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section405/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim) to establish and maintain records) on the basis of false information furnished to the Commissioner of Social Security by him or by any other person; or (B) with intent to deceive, falsely represents a number to be the social security account number assigned by the Commissioner of Social Security to him or to another person, when in fact such number is not the social security account number assigned by the Commissioner of Social Security to him or to such other person; or (C) knowingly alters a social security card issued by the Commissioner of Social Security, buys or sells a card that is, or purports to be, a card so issued, counterfeits a social security card, or possesses a social security card or counterfeit social security card with intent to sell or alter it; (8) discloses, uses, or compels the disclosure of the social security number of any person in violation of the laws of the United States; or (9) conspires to commit any offense described in any of paragraphs (1) through (4), shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both, except that in the case of a person who receives a fee or other income for services performed in connection with any determination with respect to benefits under this subchapter (including a claimant representative, translator, or current or former employee of the Social Security Administration), or who is a physician or other health care provider who submits, or causes the submission of, medical or other evidence in connection with any such determination, such person shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be fined under title 18, or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both. **(b) Restitution** (1) Any Federal court, when sentencing a defendant convicted of an offense under subsection (a), may order, in addition to or in lieu of any other penalty authorized by law, that the defendant make restitution to the victims of such offense specified in paragraph (4). (2) Sections 3612, 3663, and 3664 of title 18 shall apply with respect to the issuance and enforcement of orders of restitution to victims of such offense under this subsection. (3) If the court does not order restitution, or orders only partial restitution, under this subsection, the court shall state on the record the reasons therefor. (4) For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), the victims of an offense under subsection (a) are the following: (A) Any individual who suffers a financial loss as a result of the defendant’s violation of subsection (a). (B) The Commissioner of Social Security, to the extent that the defendant’s violation of subsection (a) results in— (i) the Commissioner of Social Security making a benefit payment that should not have been made; or (ii) an individual suffering a financial loss due to the defendant’s violation of subsection (a) in his or her capacity as the individual’s representative payee appointed pursuant to [section 405(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section405/j&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), funds paid to the Commissioner of Social Security as restitution pursuant to a court order shall be deposited in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as appropriate. (B) In the case of funds paid to the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to paragraph (4)(B)(ii), the Commissioner of Social Security shall certify for payment to the individual described in such paragraph an amount equal to the lesser of the amount of the funds so paid or the individual’s outstanding financial loss, except that such amount may be reduced by the amount of any overpayments of benefits owed under this subchapter, subchapter VIII, or subchapter XVI by the individual. **(c) Violations by certified payees** Any person or other entity who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this section, if such violation is committed by such person or entity in his role as, or in applying to become, a certified payee under [section 405(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section405/j&num=0&edition=prelim) on behalf of another individual (other than such person’s spouse), upon his second or any subsequent such conviction shall, in lieu of the penalty set forth in the preceding provisions of this section, be guilty of a felony and shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. **(d) Effect upon certification as payee; definitions** Any individual or entity convicted of a felony under this section or under section 1383a(b) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title may not be certified as a payee under [section 405(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section405/j&num=0&edition=prelim). For the purpose of subsection (a)(7), the terms “social security number” and “social security account number” mean such numbers as are assigned by the Commissioner of Social Security under [section 405(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section405/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim) whether or not, in actual use, such numbers are called social security numbers. **(e) Application of subsection (a)(6) and (7) to certain aliens** (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien— (A) whose status is adjusted to that of lawful temporary resident under section 1160 or 1255a of title 8 or under section 902 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989, (B) whose status is adjusted to that of permanent resident— (i) under section 202 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, or (ii) pursuant to [section 1259 of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1259&num=0&edition=prelim), or (C) who is granted special immigrant status under [section 1101(a)(27)(I) of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/27/I&num=0&edition=prelim), shall not be subject to prosecution for any alleged conduct described in paragraph (6) or (7) of subsection (a) if such conduct is alleged to have occurred prior to 60 days after November 5, 1990. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to conduct (described in subsection (a)(7)(C)) consisting of— (A) selling a card that is, or purports to be, a social security card issued by the Commissioner of Social Security, (B) possessing a social security card with intent to sell it, or (C) counterfeiting a social security card with intent to sell it. (3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any criminal conduct involving both the conduct described in subsection (a)(7) to which paragraph (1) applies and any other criminal conduct if such other conduct would be criminal conduct if the conduct described in subsection (a)(7) were not committed.

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26 U.S.C. § 1402 — Definitions

**(a) Net earnings from self-employment** The term “net earnings from self-employment” means the gross income derived by an individual from any trade or business carried on by such individual, less the deductions allowed by this subtitle which are attributable to such trade or business, plus his distributive share (whether or not distributed) of income or loss described in section 702(a)(8) from any trade or business carried on by a partnership of which he is a member; except that in computing such gross income and deductions and such distributive share of partnership ordinary income or loss— (1) there shall be excluded rentals from real estate and from personal property leased with the real estate (including such rentals paid in crop shares, and including payments under section 1233(a)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([16 U.S.C. 3833(a)(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3833/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim)) to individuals receiving benefits under section 202 or 223 of the Social Security Act) together with the deductions attributable thereto, unless such rentals are received in the course of a trade or business as a real estate dealer; except that the preceding provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any income derived by the owner or tenant of land if (A) such income is derived under an arrangement, between the owner or tenant and another individual, which provides that such other individual shall produce agricultural or horticultural commodities (including livestock, bees, poultry, and fur-bearing animals and wildlife) on such land, and that there shall be material participation by the owner or tenant (as determined without regard to any activities of an agent of such owner or tenant) in the production or the manag

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42 U.S.C. § 409 — “Wages” defined

**(a) In general** For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “wages” means remuneration paid prior to 1951 which was wages for the purposes of this subchapter under the law applicable to the payment of such remuneration, and remuneration paid after 1950 for employment, including the cash value of all remuneration (including benefits) paid in any medium other than cash; except that, in the case of remuneration paid after 1950, such term shall not include— (1) (A) That part of remuneration which, after remuneration (other than remuneration referred to in the succeeding subsections of this section) equal to $3,600 with respect to employment has been paid to an individual during any calendar year prior to 1955, is paid to such individual during such calendar year; (B) That part of remuneration which, after remuneration (other than remuneration referred to in the succeeding subsections of this section) equal to $4,200 with respect to employment has been paid to an individual during any calendar year after 1954 and prior to 1959, is paid to such individual during such calendar year; (C) That part of remuneration which, after remuneration (other than remuneration referred to in the succeeding subsections of this section) equal to $4,800 with respect to employment has been paid to an individual during any calendar year after 1958 and prior to 1966, is paid to such individual during such calendar year; (D) That part of remuneration which, after remuneration (other than remuneration referred to in the succeeding subsections of this section) equal to $6,600 with respect to employment has been paid to an individual during any calendar year after 1965 and prior to 1968, is paid to such individual during such calendar year; (E) That part of remuneration which, aft

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28 U.S.C. § 524 — Availability of appropriations

**(a)** Appropriations for the Department of Justice are available to the Attorney General for payment of— (1) notarial fees, including such additional stenographic services as are required in connection therewith in the taking of depositions, and compensation and expenses of witnesses and informants, all at the rates authorized or approved by the Attorney General or the Assistant Attorney General for Administration; and (2) when ordered by the court, actual expenses of meals and lodging for marshals, deputy marshals, or criers when acting as bail­iffs in attendance on juries. **(b)** Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, a claim of not more than $500 for expenses related to litigation that is beyond the control of the Department may be paid out of appropriations currently available to the Department for expenses related to litigation when the Comptroller General settles the payment. **(c)** (1) There is established in the United States Treasury a special fund to be known as the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the “Fund”) which shall be available to the Attorney General without fiscal year limitation for the following law enforcement purposes— (A) the payment, at the discretion of the Attorney General, of any expenses necessary to seize, detain, inventory, safeguard, maintain, advertise, sell, or dispose of property under seizure, detention, or forfeited pursuant to any law enforced or administered by the Department of Justice, or of any other necessary expense incident to the seizure, detention, forfeiture, or disposal of such property including— (i) payments for— (I) contract services; (II) the employment of outside contractors to operate and manage properties or provi

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8 U.S.C. § 1259 — Record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972

A record of lawful admission for permanent residence may, in the discretion of the Attorney General and under such regulations as he may prescribe, be made in the case of any alien, as of the date of the approval of his application or, if entry occurred prior to July 1, 1924, as of the date of such entry, if no such record is otherwise available and such alien shall satisfy the Attorney General that he is not inadmissible under [section 1182(a)(3)(E) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182/a/3/E&num=0&edition=prelim) or under [section 1182(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182/a&num=0&edition=prelim) insofar as it relates to criminals, procurers and other immoral persons, subversives, violators of the narcotic laws or smugglers of aliens, and he establishes that he— **(a)** entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972; **(b)** has had his residence in the United States continuously since such entry; **(c)** is a person of good moral character; and **(d)** is not ineligible to citizenship and is not deportable under [section 1227(a)(4)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1227/a/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim).

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26 U.S.C. § 1 — Tax imposed

**(a) Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of— (1) every married individual (as defined in section 7703) who makes a single return jointly with his spouse under section 6013, and (2) every surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $36,90015% of taxable income. Over $36,900 but not over $89,150$5,535, plus 28% of the excess over $36,900. Over $89,150 but not over $140,000$20,165, plus 31% of the excess over $89,150. Over $140,000 but not over $250,000$35,928.50, plus 36% of the excess over $140,000. Over $250,000$75,528.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000. **(b) Heads of households** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every head of a household (as defined in section 2(b)) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $29,60015% of taxable income. Over $29,600 but not over $76,400$4,440, plus 28% of the excess over $29,600. Over $76,400 but not over $127,500$17,544, plus 31% of the excess over $76,400. Over $127,500 but not over $250,000$33,385, plus 36% of the excess over $127,500. Over $250,000$77,485, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000. **(c) Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every individual (other than a surviving spouse as defined in section 2(a) or the head of a household as defined in section 2(b)) who is not a married individual (as defined in section 7703) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $22,10015% of taxable income. Over $22,100 but not over $53,50

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22 U.S.C. § 2709 — Special agents

**(a) General authority** Under such regulations as the Secretary of State, in consultation with Under Secretary of Management, may prescribe, special agents of the Department of State and the Foreign Service may— (1) conduct investigations concerning— (A) illegal passport or visa issuance or use; (B) identity theft or document fraud affecting or relating to the programs, functions, or authorities of the Department of State; (C) transnational violations of chapter 77 of title 18 in which any part of the offense conduct occurred outside the United States or involved one or more foreign nationals; or (D) Federal offenses committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in [section 7(9) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section7/9&num=0&edition=prelim)), except as such jurisdiction relates to the premises of United States military missions and related residences; (2) obtain and execute search and arrest warrants, as well as obtain and serve subpoenas and summonses issued under the authority of the United States; (3) protect and perform protective functions directly related to maintaining the security and safety of— (A) heads of a foreign state, official representatives of a foreign government, and other distinguished visitors to the United States, while in the United States; (B) the Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of State, and official representatives of the United States Government, in the United States or abroad; (C) members of the immediate family of persons described in subparagraph (A) or (B); (D) foreign missions (as defined in section 4302(a)(4) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title) and international organizations (as def

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42 U.S.C. § 401 — Trust Funds

**(a) Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund** There is hereby created on the books of the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the “Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund”. The Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund shall consist of the securities held by the Secretary of the Treasury for the Old-Age Reserve Account and the amount standing to the credit of the Old-Age Reserve Account on the books of the Treasury on January 1, 1940, which securities and amount the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to transfer to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, and, in addition, such gifts and bequests as may be made as provided in subsection (i)(1), and such amounts as may be appropriated to, or deposited in, the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund as hereinafter provided. There is hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, and for each fiscal year thereafter, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, amounts equivalent to 100 per centum of— (1) the taxes (including interest, penalties, and additions to the taxes) received under subchapter A of chapter 9 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 (and covered into the Treasury) which are deposited into the Treasury by collectors of internal revenue before January 1, 1951; and (2) the taxes certified each month by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue as taxes received under subchapter A of chapter 9 of such Code which are deposited into the Treasury by collectors of internal revenue after December 31, 1950, and before January 1, 1953, with respect to assessments of such taxes made before January 1, 1951; and (3) the taxes imposed by

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42 U.S.C. § 405 — Evidence, procedure, and certification for payments

**(a) Rules and regulations; procedures** The Commissioner of Social Security shall have full power and authority to make rules and regulations and to establish procedures, not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, which are necessary or appropriate to carry out such provisions, and shall adopt reasonable and proper rules and regulations to regulate and provide for the nature and extent of the proofs and evidence and the method of taking and furnishing the same in order to establish the right to benefits hereunder. **(b) Administrative determination of entitlement to benefits; findings of fact; hearings; investigations; evidentiary hearings in reconsiderations of disability benefit terminations; subsequent applications** (1) The Commissioner of Social Security is directed to make findings of fact, and decisions as to the rights of any individual applying for a payment under this subchapter. Any such decision by the Commissioner of Social Security which involves a determination of disability and which is in whole or in part unfavorable to such individual shall contain a statement of the case, in understandable language, setting forth a discussion of the evidence, and stating the Commissioner’s determination and the reason or reasons upon which it is based. Upon request by any such individual or upon request by a wife, divorced wife, widow, surviving divorced wife, surviving divorced mother, surviving divorced father, husband, divorced husband, widower, surviving divorced husband, child, or parent who makes a showing in writing that his or her rights may be prejudiced by any decision the Commissioner of Social Security has rendered, the Commissioner shall give such applicant and such other individual reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing with re

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42 U.S.C. § 403 — Reduction of insurance benefits

**(a) Maximum benefits** (1) In the case of an individual whose primary insurance amount has been computed or recomputed under section 415(a)(1) or (4) of this title, or [section 415(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section415/d&num=0&edition=prelim), as in effect after December 1978, the total monthly benefits to which beneficiaries may be entitled under section 402 or 423 of this title for a month on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of such individual shall, except as provided by paragraphs (3) and (6) (but prior to any increases resulting from the application of paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(III) of [section 415(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section415/i&num=0&edition=prelim)), be reduced as necessary so as not to exceed— (A) 150 percent of such individual’s primary insurance amount to the extent that it does not exceed the amount established with respect to this subparagraph by paragraph (2), (B) 272 percent of such individual’s primary insurance amount to the extent that it exceeds the amount established with respect to subparagraph (A) but does not exceed the amount established with respect to this subparagraph by paragraph (2), (C) 134 percent of such individual’s primary insurance amount to the extent that it exceeds the amount established with respect to subparagraph (B) but does not exceed the amount established with respect to this subparagraph by paragraph (2), and (D) 175 percent of such individual’s primary insurance amount to the extent that it exceeds the amount established with respect to subparagraph (C). Any such amount that is not a multiple of $0.10 shall be decreased to the next lower multiple of $0.10. (2) (A) F

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42 U.S.C. § 10601 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 10601 was editorially reclassified as [section 20101 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20101&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.

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