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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966

[80 STAT.

siders necessary or appropriate in carrj^ing out this subchapter. The information is deemed the report recjuired by the Secretary for the purpose of section 503(a)(6) of title 42. § 8507. False statements and misrepresentations (a) If a State agency, the Secretary of Labor, or a court of competent jurisdiction finds that an individual— (1) knowingly has made, or caused to be made by another, a false statement or representation of a material fact, or knowingly has failed, or caused another to fail, to disclose a material fact; and (2) as a result of that action has received an amount as compensation under this subchapter to which he was not entitled; the individual shall repay the amount to the State agency or the Secretary. Instead of requiring repayment under this subsection, the State agency or the Secretary may recover the amount by deductions from compensation payable to the individual under this subchapter during the 2-year period after the date of the finding. A finding by a State agency or the Secretary may be made only after an opportunity for a fair hearing, subject to such further review as may be appropriate under sections 8502(d) and 8503 (c) of this title. (b) An amount repaid under subsection (a) of this section shall be— (1) deposited in the fund from which payment was made, if the repayment was to a State agency; or (2) returned to the Treasury of the United States and credited to the current applicable appropriation, fund, or account from which payment was made, if the repayment was to the Secretary. §8508. Regulations The Secretary of Labor may prescribe rules and regulations necessary to carry out this subchapter and subchapter II of this chapter. The Secretary, insofar as practicable, shall consult with representatives of the State unemployment compensation agencies before prescribing rules or regulations which may affect the performance by the State agencies of functions under agreements under this subchapter. SUBCHAPTER II—EX-SERVICEMEN § 8521. Definitions; application (a) For the purpose of this subchapter— (1) "Federal service" means active service, including active duty for training purposes, in the armed forces which either began after January 31, 1955, or terminated after October 27, 1958, if— (A) that service was continuous for 90 days or more, or was terminated earlier because of an actual service-incurred injury or disability; and (B) with respect to that service, the individual— (i) was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable; and (ii) was not given a bad conduct discharge, or, if an officer, did not resign for the good of the service; and (2) "Federal wages" means all pay and allowances, in cash and in kind, for Federal service, computed on the basis of the pay and allowances for the pay grade of the individual at the time of his latest discharge or release from Federal service as specified in the schedule applicable at the time he files his first claim for compen-

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