42 USC § 7276e - Provision of rewards

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s7276e"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 7276e - Provision of rewards"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7276e"
section_name: "Provision of rewards"
chapter_number: 84
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "General Administrative Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–78, § 2, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 808.)"
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# § 7276e. Provision of rewards

section 7276d of this titlesection 7276d of this title

In carrying out a program under this section and , each Administrator referred to in  is authorized to provide rewards (including cash rewards) to individuals who provide information or evidence leading to the arrest and prosecution of individuals causing damage to, or loss of, Federal property under their jurisdiction. The amount of any one such reward paid to any individual may not exceed a value of $1,000.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–78, § 2, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 808.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of the Department of Energy Organization Act which comprises this chapter.