Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustment

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The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (the Inflation Adjustment Act), as amended, requires agencies to make regular and consistent inflationary adjustments of civil monetary penalties (CMP) to maintain their deterrent effect. The following are those penalties and applicable authorities identified for inflationary adjustment in accordance with Act.

Statutory
Authority 		Penalty (Name
or Description) 		Year
Enacted 		Latest year of adjustment
(via statute or regulation) 		Current Penalty Level
($ Amount or Range) 		Sub- Agency/
Bureau/
Unit 		Location
for Penalty
Update
Details
40 U.S.C. Program
Fraud Civil
Remedies Act
(PFCRA) 		1986 11-Jan-18 $11,001 for
each false,
fictitious, or
fraudulent statement 		N/A

41 CFR Part
105-70,
effective
February 12, 2018 (rule
published
January 11,
2018)

Last Reviewed: 2018-12-18