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42 USC § 707 - Criminal penalty for false statements 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s707"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 707 - Criminal penalty for false statements"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "707"
section_name: "Criminal penalty for false statements"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 507, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2192(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 824.)"
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# § 707. Criminal penalty for false statements

**(a)** Whoever—

shall be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.

**(1)** knowingly and willfully makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in connection with the furnishing of items or services for which payment may be made by a State from funds allotted to the State under this subchapter, or

**(2)** having knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting his initial or continued right to any such payment conceals or fails to disclose such event with an intent fraudulently to secure such payment either in a greater amount than is due or when no such payment is authorized,

**(b)** For civil monetary penalties for certain submissions of false claims, see section 1320a–7a of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 507, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2192(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 824.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 707, , as added , , , related to failure of State plan to comply with provisions of this subchapter, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by . See . For effective date, savings, and transitional provisions, see , set out as a note under .

Provisions similar to those comprising former section 707 were contained in sections 505 and 515 of , , 633, as amended (formerly classified to sections 705 and 715 of this title), prior to the general amendment and renumbering of title V of act , by .