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Certifying o f f i cer.

D isbursing officer.

49 Stat. 626. 42 USC 501-503.

A v a i l a b i l i t y of funds.

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Secretary may deem necessary, and may provide for the payment of the cost of such bond from funds for carrying out the purposes of this title. (f) No person designated by the Secretary, or designated pursuant to an agreement under this title, as a certifying officer, shall, in the absence of gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect to the payment of any compensation certified by him under this title. (g) No disbursing officer shall, in the absence of gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect to any payment by him under this title if it was based upon a voucher signed by a certifying officer designated as provided in subsection (f) of this section. (h) For the purpose of payments made to a State under title III of the Social Security Act, administration by the State agency of such State pursuant to an agreement under this title shall be deemed to be a part of the administration of the State unemployment compensation law. (i) Until such time as funds are appropriated to carry out the provisions of this title, any funds available to the Department of Labor for "Grants to States for unemployment compensation and employment service administration" are hereby made available for expenditures necessary to carry out the provisions of this title: Provided, That any such expenditures made or obligations incurred shall be adjusted and charged to any applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a law is enacted which contains such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization. INFORMATION

Reports.

42 USC 503.

SEC. 404. (a) All Federal departments and agencies are directed to make available to State agencies which have agreements under this title or to the Secretary, as the case may be, such information with respect to military service of any veteran as the Secretary may find practicable and necessary for the determination of such veteran's entitlement to compensation under this title. (b) The agency administering the unemployment compensation law of any State shall furnish to the Secretary such information as the Secretary may find necessary or appropriate in carrying out the provisions of this title, and such information shall be deemed reports required by the Secretary for the purposes of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of section 303 of the Social Security Act, as amended. PENALTIES

SEC. 405. (a) Whoever makes a false statement or representation of a material fact knowing it to be false, or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, to obtain or increase for himself or for any other individual any payment authorized to be paid under this title or under an agreement thereunder shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (b) Any person who makes, or causes to be made by another, a false statement or representation of a material fact knowing it to be false or knowingly fails, or causes another to fail, to disclose a material fact, and, as a result thereof, has received any amount as compensation under this title to which he was not entitled, shall be liable to repay such amount to the State agency or the Secretary, as the case may be, for the fund from which the amount was paid or, in the discretion of the State agency or the Secretary, as the case may be, to have such amount deducted from any future compensation payable to

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