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29 U.S.C. § 1131 — Criminal penalties
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**(a)** Any person who willfully violates any provision of part 1 of this subtitle, or any regulation or order issued under any such provision, shall upon conviction be fined not more than $100,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; except that in the case of such violation by a person not an individual, the fine imposed upon such person shall be a fine not exceeding $500,000.
**(b)** Any person that violates [section 1149 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section1149&num=0&edition=prelim) shall upon conviction be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined under title 18, or both.
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**(a)** Any person who willfully violates any provision of part 1 of this subtitle, or any regulation or order issued under any such provision, shall upon conviction be fined not more than $100,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; except that in the case of such violation by a person not an individual, the fine imposed upon such person shall be a fine not exceeding $500,000.
**(b)** Any person that violates [section 1149 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section1149&num=0&edition=prelim) shall upon conviction be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined under title 18, or both.
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No person, in connection with a plan or other arrangement that is 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “a”. multiple employer welfare arrangement described in [section 1002(40) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section1002/40&num=0&edition=prelim), shall make a false statement or false representation of fact, knowing it to be false, in connection with the marketing or sale of such plan or arrangement, to any employee, any member of an employee organization, any beneficiary, any employer, any employee organization, the Secretary, or any State, or the representative or agent of any such person, State, or the Secretary, concerning—
(1) the financial condition or solvency of such plan or arrangement;
(2) the benefits provided by such plan or arrangement;
(3) the regulatory status of such plan or other arrangement under any Federal or State law governing collective bargaining, labor management relations, or intern union affairs; or
(4) the regulatory status of such plan or other arrangement regarding exemption from state 22 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. regulatory authority under this chapter.
This section shall not apply to any plan or arrangement that does not fall within the meaning of the term “multiple employer welfare arrangement” under [section 1002(40)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section1002/40/A&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)**
(1) The Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act [[29 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] is repealed except that such Act shall continue to apply to any conduct and events which occurred before the effective date of this part.
(2)
(A) [Section 664 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section664&num=0&edition=prelim) is amended by striking out “any such plan subject to the provisions of the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act” and inserting in lieu thereof “any employee benefit plan subject to any provisions of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974”.
(B)
(i) Section 1027 of such title 18 is amended by striking out “Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act” and inserting in lieu thereof “title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974”, and by striking out “Act” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “title”.
(ii) The heading for such section is amended by striking out “welfare and pension plans disclosure act” and inserting in lieu thereof “employee retirement income security act of 1974”.
(iii) The table of sections of chapter 47 of such title 18 is amended by striking out “Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act” in the item relating to section 1027 and inserting in lieu thereof “Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974”.
(C) Section 1954 of such title 18 is amended by striking out “any plan subject to the provisions of the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act as amended” and inserting in lieu thereof “any employee welfare benefit plan or employee pension benefit plan, respectively, subject to any provision of title I of the Employee Re
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Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure for unlawful use any counterfeit or spurious coin, obligation, security, or other article, or anything represented to be or intimated or held out to be such counterfeit or spurious article, for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice or attempting so to do, places in any post office or authorized depository for mail matter, any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by the Postal Service, or deposits or causes to be deposited any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by any private or commercial interstate carrier, or takes or receives therefrom, any such matter or thing, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail or such carrier according to the direction thereon, or at the place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, any such matter or thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If the violation occurs in relation to, or involving any benefit authorized, transported, transmitted, transferred, disbursed, or paid in connection with, a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency (as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ([42 U.S.C. 5122](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5122&num=0&edition=prelim))), or affects a financial institution, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.
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**(a)** As used in this title, the term “Federal health care offense” means a violation of, or a criminal conspiracy to violate—
(1) section 669, 1035, 1347, or 1518 of this title or section 1128B of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1320a–7b&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(2) section 287, 371, 664, 666, 1001, 1027, 1341, 1343, 1349, or 1954 of this title section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ([21 U.S.C. 331](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section331&num=0&edition=prelim)), or section 501 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ([29 U.S.C. 1131](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section1131&num=0&edition=prelim)), or section 411, 518, or 511 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,,11 So in original. The second comma probably should follow “1954 of this title”. if the violation or conspiracy relates to a health care benefit program.
**(b)** As used in this title, the term “health care benefit program” means any public or private plan or contract, affecting commerce, under which any medical benefit, item, or service is provided to any individual, and includes any individual or entity who is providing a medical benefit, item, or service for which payment may be made under the plan or contract.
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In any criminal proceeding under [section 1131 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section1131&num=0&edition=prelim), based on any act or omission in alleged violation of this part or [section 1112 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section1112&num=0&edition=prelim), no person shall be subject to any liability or punishment for or on account of the failure of such person to (1) comply with this part or [section 1112 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section1112&num=0&edition=prelim), if he pleads and proves that the act or omission complained of was in good faith, in conformity with, and in reliance on any regulation or written ruling of the Secretary, or (2) publish and file any information required by any provision of this part if he pleads and proves that he published and filed such information in good faith, and in conformity with any regulation or written ruling of the Secretary issued under this part regarding the filing of such reports. Such a defense, if established, shall be a bar to the action or proceeding, notwithstanding that (A) after such act or omission, such interpretation or opinion is modified or rescinded or is determined by judicial authority to be invalid or of no legal effect, or (B) after publishing or filing the annual reports and other reports required by this subchapter, such publication or filing is determined by judicial authority not to be in conformity with the requirements of this part.
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 1131
would be and if such provision of services
was not, at the time of such provision, a pro-
hibited transaction (within the meaning of
section 503(b) of title 26) or the cor-
responding provisions of prior law; or
(5) the sale, exchange, or other disposition of
property which is owned by a plan on June 30,
1974, and all times thereafter, to a party in in-
terest, if such plan is required to dispose of
such property in order to comply with the pro-
visions of section 1107(a) of this title (relating
to the prohibition against holding excess em-
ployer securities and employer real property),
and if the plan receives not less than adequate
consideration.
(d) Any election, or failure to elect, by a dis-
qualified person under section 2003(c)(1)(B) of
this Act shall be treated for purposes of this
part (but not for purposes of section 1144 of this
title) as an act or omission occurring before the
effective date of this part.
(e) The preceding provisions of this section
shall not apply with respect to amendments
made to this part in provisions enacted after
September 2, 1974.
(Pub. L. 93–406, title I, § 414, Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat.
889; Pub. L. 101–239, title VII, § 7894(e)(6), (h)(4),
Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2450, 2451.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 2003(c)(1)(B) of this Act, referred to in subsec.
(d), is section 2003(c)(1)(B) of Pub. L. 93–406, which is set
out as an Effective Date; Savings Provisions note under
section 4975 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
AMENDMENTS
1989—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 101–239, § 7894(e)(6), sub-
stituted ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal
Revenue Code of 1954’’, which for purposes of codifica-
tion was translated as ‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no
change in t
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