34 U.S.C. § 10272 — Falsification or concealment of facts

Page 84 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 10272 fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1101, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1219; amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609E(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2097.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3795 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Another section 1101 of Pub. L. 90–351, title VI, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 236, is classified as a note under section 532 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. AMENDMENTS 1984—Pub. L. 98–473 substituted ‘‘Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance’’ for ‘‘Law En- forcement Assistance Administration’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Ef- fective Date note under section 10101 of this title. § 10272. Falsification or concealment of facts Whoever knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals, or covers up by trick, scheme, or de- vice, any material fact in any application for as- sistance submitted pursuant to this chapter or in any records required to be maintained pursu- ant to this chapter shall be subject to prosecu- tion under the provisions of section 1001 of title 18. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1102, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1219.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3795a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to this section were contained in former section 3792 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to the general amendment of this chap- ter by Pub. L. 96–157. § 10273. Conspiracy to commit offense against United States Any law enforcement or criminal justice pro- gram or project underwritten, in whole or in part, by any grant, or contract or other form of assistance pursuant to this chapter, whether re- ceived directly or indirectly from the Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, or the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall be subject to the pro- visions of section 371 of title 18. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1103, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1219; amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609E(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2098.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3795b of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to this section were contained in former section 3793 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to the general amendment of this chap- ter by Pub. L. 96–157. AMENDMENTS 1984—Pub. L. 98–473 substituted ‘‘Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance’’ for ‘‘Law En- forcement Assistance Administration’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Ef- fective Date note under section 10101 of this title. SUBCHAPTER XI—PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFITS PART A—DEATH BENEFITS § 10281. Payment of death benefits (a) Amount; recipients In any case in which the Bureau of Justice As- sistance (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the ‘‘Bureau’’) determines, under regula- tions issued pursuant to this subchapter, that a public safety officer has died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, a benefit of $250,000, adjusted in accordance with subsection (h), and cal- culated in accordance with subsection (i), shall be payable by the Bureau, as follows (if the payee indicated is living on the date on which the determination is made)— (1) if there is no child who survived the pub- lic safety officer, to the surviving spouse of the public safety officer; (2) if there is at least 1 child who survived the public safety officer and a surviving spouse of the public safety officer, 50 percent to the surviving child (or children, in equal shares) and 50 percent to the surviving spouse; (3) if there is no surviving spouse of the pub- lic safety officer, to the surviving child (or children, in equal shares); (4) if there is no surviving spouse of the pub- lic safety officer and no surviving child— (A) to the surviving individual (or individ- uals, in shares per the designation, or, other- wise, in equal shares) designated by the pub- lic safety officer to receive benefits under this subsection in the most recently exe- cuted designation of beneficiary of the pub- lic safety officer on file at the time of death with the public safety agency, organization, or unit; or (B) if there is no individual qualifying under subparagraph (A), to the surviving in- dividual (or individuals, in equal shares) des- ignated by the public safety officer to re- ceive benefits under the most recently exe- cuted life insurance policy of the public safe-