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 956 74m CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 794, 795 . AUGUST 28, 1935. Pe nalt ies. False statements. F alse emp loyer re c- ords. Disposition of fines. Representation in court. Reservation of right to amend or repeal. Separability of pro- visions. Short title. Off icial Register of the United States. Ann ual publ ication. Contents. PENALTIES SEC. 20. (a) Whoever makes a false statement or representation, knowing it to be false, to obtain or increase any payment pro- vided for in this Act, for himself or any other individual, shall, for each such offense, be fined not less than $20 nor more than $100 or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both. (b) Any employer, and any officer or agent of an employer, who f urnis hes a fal se r ecord or makes a f alse stat ement or repre sent ation , knowing it to be false, to avoid the payment of any or all of the contributions required of such employer under this Act, or to prevent or reduce the payment of benefits to any individual entitled thereto, and any employer who willfully refuses to pay the contributions or to furnish any report required of him under this Act, shall, for each such offense, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. DISPOSITION OF FIN ES SEC. 21. The amount of all fines collected pursuant to the pro- visions of this Act shall be turned over to the Board and by it paid into the District Unemployment Fund .. REPRESENTAtiON IN COURT SEC. 22. (a) On the request of the Board the United States district attorney for the District shall represent the Board in any action in co urt aris ing und er this Act or in conne ction w ith the adminis - tration and enforcement of its provisions, including actions for the collection of contributions due hereunder ; but in any civil action the Board may be represe nted by its own counsel. (b) Violatio ns of a ny provi sion of this A ct shall be pro secuted by the United States district attorney for the District. RIG HT TO AMeND OR REPEAL SeC. 23 . A ll the rights, privile ges, or immunit ies con ferred b y this Act or by acts done pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the power of Congress to amend or repeal this Act at any time. a SEPARABILITY OF PROVISIONS SEC. 24. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the app licatio n of su ch provi sion to other p ersons and circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. SHORT TITLE SEC. 25. This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act ". Approved, August 28, 1935. [CHAPTER 795 .] AN ACT August 28, 1935. [H. R.8473.1 To provide for the compiling and publishing of the Official Register of the United [Public, No. 387.1 States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the United States Civil Service Commission shall cause to be compiled, edited, indexed, and published each year an Official Register of the United