42 U.S.C. § 17302

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 17302 - Prohibition on false information

It is unlawful for any person to report information related to the wholesale price of crude oil¹ gasoline or petroleum distillates to a Federal department or agency if-

(1) the person knew, or reasonably should have known, the information to be false or misleading;

(2) the information was required by law to be reported; and

(3) the person intended the false or misleading data to affect data compiled by the department or agency for statistical or analytical purposes with respect to the market for crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates.

¹So in original. A comma probably should appear.

42 U.S.C. § 17302

Pub. L. 110-140, title VIII, §812, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1723.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110-140 set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.