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(a) Under the provisions of the Act, it is a Federal crime for any person to knowingly and willfully request or obtain information from a Federal agency, including this Section, by false pretenses.
(b) It is also a crime for any officer or employee of the Section to knowingly and willfully:
(1) Make an unauthorized disclosure; or
(2) Fail to publish public notice of a system of records as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 22. Foreign Relations § 22.1101.16 Criminal penalties - last updated October 02, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-22-foreign-relations/cfr-sect-22-1101-16/
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