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 (andminimum, 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 set by Congress in 1998, of up to $25,000 for failure by an institution of higher education (IHE) to provide information on the cost of higher education to the Commissioner of Education Statistics | $36,849 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 | 30,694 20 U.S.C. 1082(g) (Section 432(g) of the HEA) | Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1986, of up to $25,000 for violations by lenders and guaranty agencies of Title IV of the HEA, which authorizes the Federal Family Education Loan Program | 54,789 20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(3)(B) (Section 487(c)(3)(B) of the HEA) | Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1986, of up to $25,000 for an IHE's violation of Title IV of the HEA, which authorizes various programs of student financial assistance | 54,789 20 U.S.C. 1228c(c)(2)(E) (Section 429 of the General Education Provisions Act) | Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1994, of up to $1,000 for an educational organization's failure to disclose certain information to minor students and their parents | 1,617 31 U.S.C. 1352(c)(1) and (c)(2)(A) | Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1989, of $10,000 to $100,000 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 | 19,246 to 192,459 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) and (a)(2) | Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1986, of up to $5,000 for false claims and statements made to the Government | 10,957 (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, as amended by § 701 of Pub. Law 114-74).