22 C.F.R. § 1101.16
Criminal penalties.
Cite as 22 C.F.R. § 1101.16 (2026)
(a) Under the provisions of the Act, it is a Federal crime for any person to knowingly and willfully request or obtain information from a Federal agency, including this Section, by false pretenses.
(b) It is also a crime for any officer or employee of the Section to knowingly and willfully:
(1) Make an unauthorized disclosure; or
(2) Fail to publish public notice of a system of records as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4).
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 5:552a