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PUBLIC LAW 92-603-OCT. 30, 1972

[86 STAT.

"Furnishing of Information by Other Agencies "(f) The head of any Federal agency shall provide such information as the Secretary needs for purposes of determining eli^bility for or amount of benefits, or verifying other information with respect thereto. ((PENALTIES

FOR FRAUD

"SEC. 1632. Whoever— "(1) knowingly and willfully makes or causes to be made anj false statement or representation of a material fact in any application for any benefit under this title, "(2) at any time knowingly and willfully makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact for use in determining rights to any such benefit, "(3) having knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting (A) his initial or continued right to any such benefit, or (B) the initial or continued right to any such benefit of any other individual in whose behalf he has applied for or is receiving such benefit, conceals or fails to disclose such event with an intent fraudulently to secure such benefit either in a greater amount or quantity than is due or when no such benefit is authorized, or "(4) having made application to receive anj such benefit for the use and benefit of another and having received it, knowingly and willfully converts such benefit or any part thereof to a use other than tor the use and benefit of such other person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. ((ADMINISTRATION"

42 USC 421.

"SEC. 1633. The Secretary may make such administrative and other arrangements (including arran^ments for the detennination of blindness and disability under section 1614(^a)(2) and (3) in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as provided with respect to disability determinations under section 221) as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out his functions under this title. DETERMINATIONS ((.

42 USC 1396.

Effective date. 49 Stat. 620; 81 Stat. 921. 42 USC 130S.

OF MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY

"SEC. 1634. The Secretary may enter into an agreement with any State which wishes to do so under which he will determine eligibility for medical assistance in the case of aged, blind, or disabled individuals under such State's plan approvea under title XIX. Any such agreement shall provide for payments by the State, for use by the Secretary in carrying out the agreement, of an amount equal to onehalf of the cost of carrying out the agreement, but in computing such cost with respect to individuals eligiole for benefits under this title, the Secretary shall include only those costs which are additional to the costs incurred in carrying out this title." SEC. 302. The Social Security Act is amended, effective January 1, 1974, by adding after title V the following new title: "TITLE VI—GRANTS TO STATES FOR SERVICES TO THE AGED, BLIND, OR DISABLED ((APPROPRLVTTON

"SEC. 601. For the purpose of encouraging each State, as far as practicable under the conditions in such State, to furnish rehabilitation

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