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citation: "31 U.S.C. §§ 1349–1351"
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url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/31/1349..1351"
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# §1349. Adverse personnel actions

- (a) An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government violating section [1341(a)](/usc/31/1341.md?p=a) or [1342](/usc/31/1342.md) of this title shall be subject to appropriate administrative discipline including, when circumstances warrant, suspension from duty without pay or removal from office.
- (b) An officer or employee who willfully uses or authorizes the use of a passenger motor vehicle or aircraft owned or leased by the United States Government (except for an official purpose authorized by [section 1344 of this title](/usc/31/1344.md)) or otherwise violates [section 1344](/usc/31/1344.md) shall be suspended without pay by the head of the [agency](/usc/31/1352.md?p=g-2). The officer or employee shall be suspended for at least one month, and when circumstances warrant, for a longer period or summarily removed from office.

# §1350. Criminal penalty


An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government knowingly and willfully violating section [1341(a)](/usc/31/1341.md?p=a) or [1342](/usc/31/1342.md) of this title shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.


# §1351. Reports on violations


If an officer or employee of an executive [agency](/usc/31/1352.md?p=g-2) or an officer or employee of the District of Columbia government violates section [1341(a)](/usc/31/1341.md?p=a) or [1342](/usc/31/1342.md) of this title, the head of the [agency](/usc/31/1352.md?p=g-2) or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may be, shall report immediately to the President and Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken. A copy of each report shall also be transmitted to the Comptroller General on the same date the report is transmitted to the President and Congress.