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 996 53 Stat. 1379. 42 USC 503(a) (9). Ante, p. 995. 42 USC 501-503.

D. C. e o d e 4 6 315(c). eotnpensation of representatives.

D. e. eode 46319. False statements, e t c. Penalty.

D. e. Code 4 6 325. Performance of duties.

66 Stat. 824. D.C. Code 1-app.

PUBLIC LAW 721-AUG, 31, 1954

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of this Act. I n lieu of incorporation in this Act of the provision described in section 303(a)(9) of the Social Security Act, the Board shall include in its annual report to Congress, provided in section 13(c) of this Act, a report of any moneys received after July 1, 1941, from the Department of Labor under title III of the Social Security Act, and any unencumbered balances in the unemployment compensation administration fund as of that date, which the Department of Labor finds have, because of any action or contingency, been lost or have been expended for purposes other than, or in amounts in excess of, those found necessary by the Department of Labor for the proper administration of this Act." Section 15(c) is amended to read as follows: "(c) The Commissioners of the District shall serve on the Board without additional compensation, but the representatives of employees and employers, respectively, shall be paid $25 for each day of active service. For the purposes of this subsection, a part of a day shall be construed as an entire day." Section 19(a) is amended to read as follows: "(a) Whoever makes a false statement or representation knowing it to be false, or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, to obtain or increase any benefit or other payment provided for in this Act or under an employment security law of any other State, of the Federal Government, or a foreign government for himself or any other individual, shall, for each such offense, be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both." Section 19 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following subsection: "(e) Any person who the Board finds has made a false statement or representation knowing it to be false, or who knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, to obtain or increase any benefit or any other payment under this Act may be required by the Board to repay to it for the fvmd a sum equal to the amount of all benefits received by him for weeks subsequent to the date of the offense and falling within the benefit year current at the time of the offense. Such claimant may also be disqualified for benefits for all or part of the remainder of such benefit year and for a period of not more than one year commencing with the end of such benefit year and thereafter while any sum payable to the Board for the fund under this subsection is still due and unpaid, unless the Board in its discretion shall decide, after the disqualification imposed has been served, to allow the claimant to file a claim for benefits and recoup from such benefits the amount still payable to the Board. "All findings under this subsection shall be made by an appeals tribunal of the Board which shall afford the claimant a reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing in accordance with the provisions of section 11 of this Act and such findings shall be subject to review in the same manner as all other disqualifications decided by an appeals tribunal of the Board." There shall be added after section 26 the following: "SEC. 27. (a) Wherever this Act prescribes the performance of a duty by any official or agency of the District of Columbia, such duty shall be performed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or such officer, employee, or agency as the Commissioners may delegate to perform the duty for them. "(b) Where any provision of this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, refers to an office or agency abolished by or under the authority of Reorganization Plan Numbered 5 of 1952, such reference shall be deemed to be to the office, agency, or officer exercising the functions of the office or agency so abolished."

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