32 C.F.R. § 269.4   Cost of living adjustments of civil monetary penalties.


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Title 32: National Defense
PART 269—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENT

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§ 269.4   Cost of living adjustments of civil monetary penalties.

(a) The inflation adjustment under §269.3 shall be determined by increasing the maximum civil monetary penalty for each civil monetary penalty by the cost-of-living adjustment. Any increase determined under this paragraph shall be rounded to the nearest:

(1) Multiple of $10 in the case of penalties less than or equal to $100;

(2) Multiple of $100 in the case of penalties greater than $100 but less than or equal to $1,000;

(3) Multiple of $1,000 in the case of penalties greater than $1,000 but less than or equal to $10,000;

(4) Multiple of $5,000 in the case of penalties greater than $10,000 but less than or equal to $100,000;

(5) Multiple of $10,000 in the case of penalties greater than $100,000 but less than or equal to $200,000; and

(6) Multiple of $25,000 in the case of penalties greater than $200,000.

(b) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, the term “cost-of-living adjustment” means the percentage (if any) for each civil monetary penalty by which the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year preceding the adjustment, exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year in which the amount of such civil monetary penalty was last set or adjusted pursuant to law.

(c) Limitaiton on initial adjustment. The first adjustment of civil monetary penalty pursuant to §269.3 may not exceed 10 percent of such penalty.

(d) Inflation adjustment. Maximum civil monetary penalties within the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense are adjusted for inflation as follows:

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                         New                                                                                          Maximum      adjusted          United States Code citation             Civil monetary penalty description      penalty      maximum                                                                                         amount as     penalty                                                                                        of 10/23/96     amount----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 U.S.C. 1094(c)(1)..........................  Unlawful Provision of Health Care.....       $5,000       $5,50010 U.S.C. 1102(k).............................   Wrongful Disclosure_Medical Records:                                                First Offense.........................        3,000        3,300                                                Subsequent Offense....................       20,000       22,00031 U.S.C. 1352................................  Use of Appropriated Funds to Influence                                                 Contract:                                                Minimum...............................       10,000       11,000                                                Maximum...............................      100,000      110,00031 U.S.C. 3721(i).............................  Personal Property Loss Claims from            1,000        1,100                                                 Government Personnel.31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)..........................  Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act/             5,000        5,500                                                 Violation Involving False Claim.31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2)..........................  Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act/             5,000        5,500                                                 Violation Involving False Statement.33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A).......................  § 404 Permit Condition Violation,       10,000       11,000                                                 Class I (per violation amount).33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A).......................  § 404 Permit Condition Violation,       25,000       27,500                                                 Class I (maximum amount).33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B).......................  § 404 Permit Condition Violation,       10,000       11,000                                                 Class II (per day amount).33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B).......................  § 404 Permit Condition Violation,      125,000      137,500                                                 Class II (maximum amount).----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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