PUBLIC LAW 105-393 —NOV. 13, 1998
112 STAT. 3615
"(1) embezzles, abstracts, purloins, or willfully misapplies
any funds, securities, or other thing of value, that is pledged
or otherwise entrusted to the person;
"(2) with intent to defraud the Secretary or any other
person or entity, or to deceive any officer, auditor, or examiner—
"(A) makes any false entry in any book, report, or
statement of or to the Secretary; or
"(B) without being duly authorized, draws any order
or issue, puts forth, or assigns any note, debenture, bond,
or other obligation, or draft, bill of exchange, mortgage,
judgment, or decree thereof;
"(3) with intent to defraud, participates or shares in or
receives directly or indirectly any money, profit, property, or
benefit through any transaction, loan, grant, commission, contract, or any other act of the Secretary; or
"(4) gives any unauthorized information concerning any
future action or plan of the Secretary that might affect the
value of securities, or having such knowledge invests or speculates, directly or indirectly, in the securities or property of
any company or corporation receiving loans, grants, or other
assistance from the Secretary;
shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not
more than 5 years, or both.
"SEC. 606. EMPLOYMENT OF EXPEDITERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE 42 USC 3216.
EMPLOYEES.
"Assistance shall not be provided by the Secretary under this
Act to any business unless the owners, partners, or officers of
the business—
"(1) certify to the Secretary the names of any attorneys. Certification,
agents, and other persons engaged by or on behalf of the
business for the purpose of expediting applications made to
the Secretary for assistance of any kind, under this Act, and
the fees paid or to be paid to the person for expediting the
applications; and
"(2) execute an agreement binding the business, for the
2-year period beginning on the date on which the assistance
is provided by the Secretary to the business, to refrain from
employing, offering any office or employment to, or retaining
for professional services, any person who, on the date on which
the assistance or any part of the assistance was provided,
or within the 1-year period ending on that date—
"(A) served as an officer, attorney, agent, or employee
of the Department; and
"(B) occupied a position or engaged in activities that
the Secretary determines involved discretion with respect
to the granting of assistance under this Act.
"SEC. 607. MAINTENANCE AND PUBLIC INSPECTION OF LIST OF
APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
"(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall—
"(1) maintain as a permanent part of the records of the
Department a list of applications approved for financial assistance under this Act; and
"(2) make the list available for public inspection during
the regular business hours of the Department.
Records.
42 USC 3217.
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