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1Public Law 101–410, 104 Stat. 890 (codified at 

28 U.S.C. 2461 note), amended by Debt Collection 

Improvement Act of 1996, Public Law 104–134, sec. 

31001(s)(1), 110 Stat. 1321, 1321–373; Federal 

Reports Elimination Act of 1998, Public Law 105– 

362, sec. 1301, 112 Stat. 3280. 

2Public Law 114–74, sec. 701, 129 Stat. 584, 599. 

3 Inflation Adjustment Act sec. 3(2). 

4 Inflation Adjustment Act sec. 4(a). 

5See Inflation Adjustment Act sec. 7(a) (requiring 

OMB to ‘‘issue guidance to agencies on 

implementing the inflation adjustments required 

under this Act’’); see also Memorandum from 

Shalanda D. Young, Director, Office of Management 

and Budget, to Heads of Executive Departments and 

Agencies, M–24–07, Dec. 19, 2023, M-24-07- 

Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustmentsfor-2024.pdf (whitehouse.gov) (‘‘OMB 

Memorandum’’). 

6 Inflation Adjustment Act sec. 5. 

7 Inflation Adjustment Act sec. 4(b)(2). 

8See, e.g., Asiana Airlines v. FAA, 134 F.3d 393, 

396–99 (D.C. Cir. 1998) (finding APA ‘‘notice and 

comment’’ requirement not applicable where 

Congress clearly expressed intent to depart from 

normal APA procedures). 

9 Inflation Adjustment Act sec. 6. 

10The COLA ratio must be applied to the most 

recent civil monetary penalties. Inflation 

Adjustment Act, sec. 4(a); see also OMB 

Memorandum at 2. 

11The Inflation Adjustment Act, sec. 3, uses the 

CPI ‘‘for all-urban consumers published by the 

Department of Labor.’’ 

12 Inflation Adjustment Act, sec. 5(b)(1). 

13 Inflation Adjustment Act, sec. 5(a), (b)(1). 

14OMB Memorandum at 1. 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

11 CFR Part 111 

[NOTICE 2023–21] 

Civil Monetary Penalties Annual 

Inflation Adjustments 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Final rules. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

of 1990, the Federal Election 

Commission is adjusting for inflation 

the civil monetary penalties established 

under the Federal Election Campaign 

Act, the Presidential Election Campaign 

Fund Act, and the Presidential Primary 

Matching Payment Account Act. The 

civil monetary penalties being adjusted 

are those negotiated by the Commission 

or imposed by a court for certain 

statutory violations, and those imposed 

by the Commission for late filing of or 

failure to file certain reports required by 

the Federal Election Campaign Act. The 

adjusted civil monetary penalties are 

calculated according to a statutory 

formula and the adjusted amounts will 

apply to penalties assessed after the 

effective date of these rules. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

January 5, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert M. Knop, Assistant General 

Counsel, Mr. Joseph P. Wenzinger, 

Attorney, or Ms. Terrell D. Stansbury, 

Paralegal, Office of General Counsel, 

(202) 694–1650 or (800) 424–9530. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990 (the ‘‘Inflation 

Adjustment Act’’),1 as amended by the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015 (the ‘‘2015 Act’’),2 requires federal 

agencies, including the Commission, to 

adjust for inflation the civil monetary 

penalties within their jurisdiction 

according to prescribed formulas. A 

civil monetary penalty is ‘‘any penalty, 

fine, or other sanction’’ that (1) ‘‘is for 

a specific monetary amount’’ or ‘‘has a 

maximum amount’’ under federal law; 

and (2) that a Federal agency assesses or 

enforces ‘‘pursuant to an administrative 

proceeding or a civil action’’ in Federal 

court.3 Under the Federal Election 

Campaign Act, 52 U.S.C. 30101–45 

(‘‘FECA’’), the Commission may seek 

and assess civil monetary penalties for 

violations of FECA, the Presidential 

Election Campaign Fund Act, 26 U.S.C. 

9001–13, and the Presidential Primary 

Matching Payment Account Act, 26 

U.S.C. 9031–42. 

The Inflation Adjustment Act requires 

federal agencies to adjust their civil 

penalties annually, and the adjustments 

must take effect no later than January 15 

of every year.4 Pursuant to guidance 

issued by the Office of Management and 

Budget,5 the Commission is now 

adjusting its civil monetary penalties for 

2024.6

The Commission must adjust for 

inflation its civil monetary penalties 

‘‘notwithstanding Section 553’’ of the 

Administrative Procedures Act 

(‘‘APA’’).7 Thus, the APA’s notice-andcomment and delayed effective date 

requirements in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)–(d) do 

not apply because Congress has 

specifically exempted agencies from 

these requirements.8

Furthermore, because the inflation 

adjustments made through these final 

rules are required by Congress and 

involve no Commission discretion or 

policy judgments, these rules do not 

need to be submitted to the Speaker of 

the United States House of 

Representatives or the President of the 

United States Senate under the 

Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 

et seq. Moreover, because the APA’s 

notice-and-comment procedures do not 

apply to these final rules, the 

Commission is not required to conduct 

a regulatory flexibility analysis under 5 

U.S.C. 603 or 604. See 5 U.S.C. 601(2), 

604(a). Nor is the Commission required 

to submit these revisions for 

congressional review under FECA. See 5 

U.S.C. 30111(d)(1), (4) (providing for 

congressional review when Commission 

‘‘prescribe[s]’’ a ‘‘rule of law’’). 

The new penalty amounts will apply 

to civil monetary penalties that are 

assessed after the date the increase takes 

effect, even if the associated violation 

predated the increase.9

Explanation and Justification 

The Inflation Adjustment Act requires 

the Commission to annually adjust its 

civil monetary penalties for inflation by 

applying a cost-of-living-adjustment 

(‘‘COLA’’) ratio.10 The COLA ratio is the 

percentage that the Consumer Price 

Index (‘‘CPI’’) 11 ‘‘for the month of 

October preceding the date of the 

adjustment’’ exceeds the CPI for October 

of the previous year.12 To calculate the 

adjusted penalty, the Commission must 

increase the most recent civil monetary 

penalty amount by the COLA ratio.13

According to the Office of Management 

and Budget, the COLA ratio for 2024 is 

0.03241, or 3.241%; thus, to calculate 

the new penalties, the Commission must 

multiply the most recent civil monetary 

penalties in force by 1.03241.14

The Commission assesses two types of 

civil monetary penalties that must be 

adjusted for inflation. First are penalties 

that are either negotiated by the 

Commission or imposed by a court for 

violations of FECA, the Presidential 

Election Campaign Fund Act, or the 

Presidential Primary Matching Payment 

Account Act. These civil monetary 


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15Election sensitive reports are certain reports 

due shortly before an election. See 11 CFR 

111.43(d)(1). 

16A report is considered to be ‘‘not filed’’ if it is 

never filed or is filed more than a certain number 

of days after its due date. See 11 CFR 111.43(e). 

penalties are set forth at 11 CFR 111.24. 

Second are the civil monetary penalties 

assessed through the Commission’s 

Administrative Fines Program for late 

filing or non-filing of certain reports 

required by FECA. See 52 U.S.C. 

30109(a)(4)(C) (authorizing 

Administrative Fines Program), 30104(a) 

(requiring political committee treasurers 

to report receipts and disbursements 

within certain time periods). The 

penalty schedules for these civil 

monetary penalties are set out at 11 CFR 

111.43 and 111.44. 

1. 11 CFR 111.24—Civil Penalties 

FECA establishes the civil monetary 

penalties for violations of FECA and the 

other statutes within the Commission’s 

jurisdiction. See 52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(5), 

(6), (12). Commission regulations in 11 

CFR 111.24 provide the current 

inflation-adjusted amount for each such 

civil monetary penalty. To calculate the 

adjusted civil monetary penalty, the 

Commission multiplies the most recent 

penalty amount by the COLA ratio and 

rounds that figure to the nearest dollar. 

The actual adjustment to each civil 

monetary penalty is shown in the chart 

below. 

Section Most recent 

civil penalty COLA New civil penalty 

11 CFR 111.24(a)(1) ................................................................................................................... $23,494 1.03241 24,255 

11 CFR 111.24(a)(2)(i) ................................................................................................................ 50,120 1.03241 51,744 

11 CFR 111.24(a)(2)(ii) ............................................................................................................... 82,188 1.03241 84,852 

11 CFR 111.24(b) ........................................................................................................................ 7,028 1.03241 7,256 

11 CFR 111.24(b) ........................................................................................................................ 17,570 1.03241 18,139 

2. 11 CFR 111.43, 111.44— 

Administrative Fines 

FECA authorizes the Commission to 

assess civil monetary penalties for 

violations of the reporting requirements 

of 52 U.S.C. 30104(a) according to the 

penalty schedules ‘‘established and 

published by the Commission.’’ 52 

U.S.C. 30109(a)(4)(C)(i). The 

Commission has established two 

penalty schedules: The penalty 

schedule in 11 CFR 111.43(a) applies to 

reports that are not election sensitive, 

and the penalty schedule in 11 CFR 

111.43(b) applies to reports that are 

election sensitive.15 Each penalty 

schedule contains two columns of 

penalties, one for late-filed reports and 

one for non-filed reports, with penalties 

based on the level of financial activity 

in the report and, if late-filed, its 

lateness.16 In addition, 11 CFR 111.43(c) 

establishes a civil monetary penalty for 

situations in which a committee fails to 

file a report and the Commission cannot 

calculate the relevant level of activity. 

Finally, 11 CFR 111.44 establishes a 

civil monetary penalty for failure to file 

timely reports of contributions received 

less than 20 days, but more than 48 

hours, before an election. See 52 U.S.C. 

30104(a)(6). 

To determine the adjusted civil 

monetary penalty amount for each level 

of activity, the Commission multiplies 

the most recent penalty amount by the 

COLA ratio and rounds that figure to the 

nearest dollar. The new civil monetary 

penalties are shown in the schedules in 

the rule text, below. 

List of Subjects in 11 CFR Part 111 

Administrative practice and 

procedures, Elections, Law enforcement, 

Penalties. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, the Federal Election 

Commission amends 11 CFR part 111 as 

follows: 

PART 111—COMPLIANCE 

PROCEDURE (52 U.S.C. 30109, 

30107(a)) 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 111 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 52 U.S.C. 30102(i), 30109, 

30107(a), 30111(a)(8); 28 U.S.C. 2461 nt. 

§ 111.24 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 111.24 is amended as 

shown the following table. For each 

paragraph indicated in the left column, 

remove the number indicated in the 

middle column, and add in its place the 

number indicated in the right column. 

Paragraph Remove Add 

(a)(1) ............................. $23,494 $24,255 

(a)(2)(i) .......................... 50,120 51,744 

(a)(2)(ii) ......................... 82,188 84,852 

(b) ................................. 7,028 7,256 

(b) ................................. 17,570 18,139 

■ 3. Section 111.43 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) to 

read as follows: 

§ 111.43 What are the schedules of 

penalties? 

(a) The civil money penalty for all 

reports that are filed late or not filed, 

except election sensitive reports and 

pre-election reports under 11 CFR 104.5, 

shall be calculated in accordance with 

the following schedule of penalties: 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a) 

If the level of activity in 

the report was: And the report was filed late, the civil money penalty is: Or the report was not filed, the civil money penalty is: 

$1–4,999.99 a ................ [$42 + ($6 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous 

violations)].

$415 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$5,000–9,999.99 ........... [$83 + ($6 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous 

violations)].

$499 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$10,000–24,999.99 ....... [$178 + ($6 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous 

violations)].

$832 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$25,000–49,999.99 ....... [$353 + ($33 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$1,497 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$50,000–74,999.99 ....... [$532 + ($133 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$4,774 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 


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TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)—Continued 

If the level of activity in 

the report was: And the report was filed late, the civil money penalty is: Or the report was not filed, the civil money penalty is: 

$75,000–99,999.99 ....... [$706 + ($178 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$6,188 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$100,000–149,999.99 ... [$1,059 + ($221 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$7,958 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$150,000–199,999.99 ... [$1,417 + ($264 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$9,725 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$200,000–249,999.99 ... [$1,767 + ($308 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$11,493 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$250,000–349,999.99 ... [$2,653 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$14,146 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$350,000–449,999.99 ... [$3,537 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$15,914 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$450,000–549,999.99 ... [$4,421+ ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$16,798 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$550,000–649,999.99 ... [$5,303 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$17,683 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$650,000–749,999.99 ... [$6,188 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$18,567 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$750,000–849,999.99 ... [$7,072 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$19,450 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$850,000–949,999.99 ... [$7,958 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$20,334 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$950,000 or over ........... [$8,842 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$21,218 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

aThe civil money penalty for a respondent who does not have any previous violations will not exceed the level of activity in the report. 

(b) The civil money penalty for 

election sensitive reports that are filed 

late or not filed shall be calculated in 

accordance with the following schedule 

of penalties: 

TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (b) 

If the level of activity in 

the report was: And the report was filed late, the civil money penalty is: Or the report was not filed, the civil money penalty is: 

$1–$4,999.99 a .............. [$83 + ($15 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous 

violations)].

$832 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$5,000–$9,999.99 ......... [$167 + ($15 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$997 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$10,000–24,999.99 ....... [$249 + ($15 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$1,497 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$25,000–49,999.99 ....... [$532 + ($42 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$2,328 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$50,000–74,999.99 ....... [$796 + ($133 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$5,303 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$75,000–99,999.99 ....... [$1,059 + ($178 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$7,072 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$100,000–149,999.99 ... [$1,592 + ($221 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$8,842 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$150,000–199,999.99 ... [$2,123 + ($264 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$10,609 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$200,000–249,999.99 ... [$2,653 + ($308 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$13,261 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$250,000–349,999.99 ... [$3,978 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$15,914 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$350,000–449,999.99 ... [$5,303 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$17,683 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$450,000–549,999.99 ... [$6,631 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$19,450 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$550,000–649,999.99 ... [$7,958 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$21,218 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$650,000–749,999.99 ... [$9,283 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$22,988 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$750,000–849,999.99 ... [$10,609 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of 

previous violations)].

$24,756 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$850,000–949,999.99 ... [$11,935 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of 

previous violations)].

$26,523 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 


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1 81 FR 36771 (Jun. 8, 2016). 2 88 FR 1505 (Jan. 11, 2023). 

TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (b)—Continued 

If the level of activity in 

the report was: And the report was filed late, the civil money penalty is: Or the report was not filed, the civil money penalty is: 

$950,000 or over ........... [$13,261 + ($353 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of 

previous violations)].

$28,292 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

aThe civil money penalty for a respondent who does not have any previous violations will not exceed the level of activity in the report. 

(c) If the respondent fails to file a 

required report and the Commission 

cannot calculate the level of activity 

under paragraph (d) of this section, then 

the civil money penalty shall be $9,725. 

* * * * * 

§ 111.44 [Amended] 

■ 4. Amend § 111.44 in paragraph (a)(1) 

by removing ‘‘$172’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$178’’. 

Dated: December 29, 2023. 

On behalf of the Commission. 

Dara S. Lindenbaum, 

Chair, Federal Election Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00028 Filed 1–4–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

22 CFR Parts 35, 103, 127, and 138 

[Public Notice: 12298] 

RIN 1400–AF72 

Department of State 2024 Civil 

Monetary Penalties Inflationary 

Adjustment 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule is issued to 

adjust the civil monetary penalties 

(CMP) for regulatory provisions 

maintained and enforced by the 

Department of State. The revised CMP 

adjusts the amount of civil monetary 

penalties assessed by the Department of 

State based on the December 2023 

guidance from the Office of 

Management and Budget and by recent 

legislation. For penalties adjusted 

according to the December 2023 

guidance, the new amounts will apply 

only to those penalties assessed on or 

after the effective date of this rule, 

regardless of the date on which the 

underlying facts or violations occurred. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

January 5, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alice Kottmyer, Attorney-Adviser, 

Office of Management, kottmyeram@

state.gov. ATTN: Regulatory Change, 

CMP Adjustments, (202) 647–2318. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990, Public Law 

101–410, as amended by the Debt 

Collection Improvement Act of 1996, 

Public Law 104–134, required the head 

of each agency to adjust its CMPs for 

inflation no later than October 23, 1996 

and required agencies to make 

adjustments at least once every four 

years thereafter. The Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015, Section 701 

of Public Law 114–74 (the 2015 Act) 

further amended the 1990 Act by 

requiring agencies to adjust CMPs, if 

necessary, pursuant to a ‘‘catch-up’’ 

adjustment methodology prescribed by 

the 2015 Act, which mandated that the 

catch-up adjustment take effect no later 

than August 1, 2016. Additionally, the 

2015 Act required agencies to make 

annual adjustments to their respective 

CMPs in accordance with guidance 

issued by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

Based on these statutes, the 

Department of State (the Department) 

published a final rule in June 2016 1 to 

implement the ‘‘catch-up’’ provisions, 

followed by annual updates in January 

of each year. The most recent update 

was in January 2023.2

On December 19, 2023, OMB notified 

agencies that the annual cost-of-living 

adjustment multiplier for fiscal year 

(FY) 2024, based on the Consumer Price 

Index, is 1.03241. Additional 

information may be found in OMB 

Memorandum M–24–07. This final rule 

amends Department CMPs for fiscal year 

2024. 

Overview of the Areas Affected by This 

Rule 

See the table for specific changes. 

Within the Department of State (title 22, 

Code of Federal Regulations), this rule 

affects four areas: 

(1) Part 35, which implements the 

Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 

1986 (PFCRA), codified at 31 U.S.C. 

3801–3812. The PFCRA, enacted in 

1986, authorizes agencies, with 

approval from the Department of Justice, 

to pursue individuals or firms for false 

claims; 

(2) Part 103, which implements the 

Chemical Weapons Convention 

Implementation Act of 1998 (CWC Act) 

(22 U.S.C. 6761). The CWC Act 

provided domestic implementation of 

the Convention on the Prohibition of the 

Development, Production, Stockpiling, 

and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 

Their Destruction. The penalty 

provisions of the CWC Act are codified 

at 22 U.S.C. 6761(a); 

(3) Part 127, which implements the 

penalty provisions of sections 38(e), 

39A(c), and 40(k) of the Arms Export 

Control Act (AECA) (22 U.S.C. 2778(e), 

2779a(c), and 2780(k)). The Assistant 

Secretary of State for Political-Military 

Affairs is responsible for the imposition 

of CMPs under the International Traffic 

in Arms Regulations (ITAR), which is 

administered by the Directorate of 

Defense Trade Controls (DDTC); and 

(4) Part 138, which implements 

section 319 of Public Law 101–121, 

codified at 31 U.S.C. 1352, provides 

penalties for recipients of Federal 

contracts, grants, and loans who use 

appropriated funds to lobby the 

executive or legislative branches of the 

Federal Government in connection with 

a specific contract, grant, or loan. Any 

person who violates that prohibition is 

subject to a civil penalty. The statute 

also requires each person who requests 

or receives a Federal contract, grant, 

cooperative agreement, loan, or a 

Federal commitment to insure or 

guarantee a loan, to disclose any 

lobbying; there is a penalty for failure to 

disclose. 


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