(a) The inflation adjustment under Sec. 269.3 shall be determined by increasing the maximum civil monetary penalty for each civil monetary penalty by the cost-of-living adjustment. Any increase determined under this paragraph shall be rounded to the nearest:
(1) Multiple of $10 in the case of penalties less than or equal to $100;
(2) Multiple of $100 in the case of penalties greater than $100 but less than or equal to $1,000;
(3) Multiple of $1,000 in the case of penalties greater than $1,000 but less than or equal to $10,000;
(4) Multiple of $5,000 in the case of penalties greater than $10,000 but less than or equal to $100,000;
(5) Multiple of $10,000 in the case of penalties greater than $100,000 but less than or equal to $200,000; and
(6) Multiple of $25,000 in the case of penalties greater than $200,000.
(b) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, the term ``cost-of-living adjustment'' means the percentage (if any) for each civil monetary penalty by which the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year preceding the adjustment, exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year in which the amount of such civil monetary penalty was last set or adjusted pursuant to law.
(c) Limitation on initial adjustment. The first adjustment of civil monetary penalty pursuant to Sec. 269.3 may not exceed 10 percent of such penalty.
(d) Inflation adjustment. Maximum civil monetary penalties within the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense are adjusted for inflation as follows: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New
Maximum adjusted
United States Code citation Civil monetary penalty description penalty maximum
amount as penalty
of 10/23/96 amount----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 U.S.C. 1094(c)(1)......................... Unlawful Provision of Health Care...... $5,000 $5,50010 U.S.C. 1102(k)............................ Wrongful Disclosure--Medical Records:
First Offense.......................... 3,000 3,300
Subsequent Offense..................... 20,000 22,00031 U.S.C. 1352............................... Use of Appropriated Funds to Influence
Contract:
Minimum................................ 10,000 11,000
Maximum................................ 100,000 110,00031 U.S.C. 3721(i)............................ Personal Property Loss Claims from 1,000 1,100
Government Personnel.31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)......................... Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act/ 5,000 5,500
Violation Involving False Claim.31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2)......................... Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act/ 5,000 5,500
Violation Involving False Statement.33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A)...................... Sec. 404 Permit Condition Violation, 10,000 11,000
Class I (per violation amount).33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A)...................... Sec. 404 Permit Condition Violation, 25,000 27,500
Class I (maximum amount).33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B)...................... Sec. 404 Permit Condition Violation, 10,000 11,000
Class II (per day amount).
33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B)...................... Sec. 404 Permit Condition Violation, 125,000 137,500
Class II (maximum amount).----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------