{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-36.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 36.2","heading":"Penalty adjustment.","body":"The citations for the adjusted penalty provisions, a brief description of the penalty, and the adjusted maximum (and minimum, if applicable) penalty amounts are listed in Table 1 of this section.\nTable 1 to § 36.2—Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments\nStatute Description New maximum (and minimum, if applicable) penalty amount\n20 U.S.C. 1015(c)(5) (section 131(c)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA)) Provides for a fine, as set by Congress in 1998, of up to $25,000 for failure by an institution of higher education (IHE) to provide information on the cost of higher education to the Commissioner of Education Statistics $48,119.\n20 U.S.C. 1022d(a)(3) (section 205(a)(3) of the HEA) Provides for a fine, as set by Congress in 2008, of up to $27,500 for failure by an IHE to provide information to the State and the public regarding its teacher-preparation programs $40,080.\n20 U.S.C. 1082(g) (section 432(g) of the HEA) Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1986, of up to $25,000 for violations by lenders and guaranty agencies of title IV of the HEA, which authorizes the Federal Family Education Loan Program $71,545.\n20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(3)(B) (section 487(c)(3)(B) of the HEA) Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1986, of up to $25,000 for an IHE's violation of title IV of the HEA, which authorizes various programs of student financial assistance $71,545.\n20 U.S.C. 1228c(c)(2)(E) (section 429 of the General Education Provisions Act) Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1994, of up to $1,000 for an educational organization's failure to disclose certain information to minor students and their parents $2,111.\n31 U.S.C. 1352(c)(1) and (c)(2)(A) Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1989, of $10,000 to $100,000 for recipients of Government grants, contracts, etc. that improperly lobby Congress or the executive branch with respect to the award of Government grants and contracts $25,132 to $251,322.\n31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) and (a)(2) Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1986, of up to $5,000 for false claims and statements made to the Government $14,308.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education","PART 36—ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"c63852d697f5b75e37e6a669941c0dbd72623746cec5d5f7b692a331fbf22802","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-36.1","next":"us/34-cfr-60.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}