42 U.S.C. § 17302 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare § 17302. Prohibition on false information

(1) the person knew, or reasonably should have known, the information to be false or misleading;

(2) the information was required by law to be reported; and

(3) the person intended the false or misleading data to affect data compiled by the department or agency for statistical or analytical purposes with respect to the market for crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates.