91 STAT. 596 PUBLIC LAW 95-91— AUG. 4, 1977 



riMii.in i!i;s Arn.K AUi.K th liKrinns 



Reports, Skc. (KtT. (a)(1) F,.\<i'i)t as [jiovided in tlii> wrtioii. the Sc<n'taiy 



availability to sliall nmkc each ic]»iit lilod witli liim under section 6<W, 604, or (505 



public. available to the piihlic within tiiiitv days after the receipt of Mich 



42 use 7217. n.|,(,rt. and shall provide a copy of any siiih report to any person upon 



written re<|Uest. 

 Fee. {-2) The Secretary may recpiire any person receivin"; a copy of any 



re|)ort to [lay a reasonable fee in any amount which the Secretary finds 

 necessary to' recover the cost of leprodiK-tion or mailing' of such rei)ort, 

 excluilino any salary of any employee involved in siicli re|)roduction or 

 mailiu;:;. The .Secretary may furnish a copy of any such repoi-t with- 

 out char<;e. or at a reduced charjre. if he determines that waiver or 

 reduition of the fee is in the public intere.st because furnishinj,' the 

 information primarily benefits the public. 



( ;5 ) Anv report received by the Secretary shall be held in his custody 

 and made "available to the public for a period of six years after receipt 

 by the Secretary of such report. After sucli six-year peri(xl, the Secre- 

 tary sliall destroy any such report. 

 Audit. (b) The Civil Service Connnission shall, under such regulations as 



are prescribed by the Commission, conduct, on a random basis, a sufH- 

 cient number of audits of the reports filed pursuant to sections G03, 004, 

 and 605, as deemed necessary and appropriate in order to monitor tlie 

 accuracy and completeness of such rej)orts. 

 Findings and (c) The Secretary shall maintain a file containinjr all findinjis 



waivers file, r^,^^\ waivers nmde by him pursuant to section 602(c), 603(c), 605(a), 



availability to ^j, c,()G(c) and all such findings and waivers shall be available for 



P"**'"- pul)lic inspection and copying at all times during regidar working 



hours in accordance with the procedures of this section. 



S.^NCTIONS 



42 use 7218. Sec. 6().S. (a) Any individual who is subject to. and knowingly vio- 



lates, section 60?> shall be fined not more than $'2,500 or imprisoned not 

 more than one year, or both. 



(b) Any individual who violates section 60'2, 603, 604, 605, or 600 

 shall be siibject to a civil penalty, assessed by the Secretary in accord- 

 ance with applicable law or by any district court of the United States, 

 not to exceed $10,000 for each violation. 



(c) Notwithstanding any penalty imposed under subsection (a), 

 any violation of section 605 (a) shall be taken into consideration in 

 deciding the outcome of any Department pro(-eeding in connection 

 with which the prohibited appearance, attendance, communication, 

 or submission was made. 



(d) Xothing in this title shall be deemed to limit the operation of 

 section 207 or section 208 of title IS, United States Code. Nor shall 

 any waiver issued i)ursuant to section 602(c) constitute a \vaiver of 

 the requirements of such provision. 



Part B — Personnfx Provisiox.s 



OFFICERS AXn EMPrXllT.ES 



42 use 7231. Sec. 621. (a) In the performance of his functions the Secretary is 



authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and 

 employees, including attorneys, as may be necessary to carry out such 

 functions. Except as otherwise provided in this section, such officers 



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