Penalty adjustment.

The citations for the adjusted penalty provisions, a brief description of the penalty, and the adjusted maximum (and minimum, if applicable) penalty amounts are listed in Table I. Table I, Section 36.2—Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments Statute | Description | New maximum (and minimum, if applicable)penalty amount 20 U.S.C. 1015(c)(5) (Section 131(c)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA)) | Provides for a fine, as last adjusted, of up to $27,500 for failure by an institute of higher education to provide information on the cost of higher education to the Commissioner of Education Statistics | $30,000. 20 U.S.C. 1022d(a)(3) (Section 205(a)(3) of the HEA) | Provides for a fine, as set by Congress in 2008, of up to $27,500 for failure by an IHE to provide information to the State and the public regarding its teacher-preparation programs | $30,000. 20 U.S.C. 1082(g) (Section 432(g) of the HEA) | Provides for a civil penalty, as last adjusted, of up to $27,500 for violations by lenders and guaranty agencies of Title IV of the HEA, which authorizes the Federal Family Education Loan Program | $35,000. 20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(3)(B) (Section 487(c)(3)(B) of the HEA) | Provides for a civil penalty, as last adjusted, of up to $27,500 for an IHE's violation of Title IV of the HEA, which authorizes various programs of student financial assistance | $35,000. 20 U.S.C. 1228c(c)(2)(E) (Section 429 of the General Education Provisions Act) | Provides for a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for an educational organization's failure to disclose certain information to minor students and their parents | $1,100. 31 U.S.C. 1352(c)(1) and (c)(2)(A) | Provides for a civil penalty, as last adjusted, of $11,000 to $110,000 for recipients of Government grants, contracts, etc. that improperly lobby Congress or the Executive Branch with respect to the award of Government grants and contracts | $15,000 to $140,000. 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) and (a)(2) | Provides for a civil penalty, as last adjusted, of up to $5,500 for false claims and statements made to the Government | $7,000. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, unless otherwise noted)