Any person who willfully makes any false or misleading statement or representation for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or payment under this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
(Pub. L. 91–173, title IV, § 431, as added Pub. L. 92–303, § 6, May 19, 1972, 86 Stat. 156; amended Pub. L. 95–239, § 12(a), Mar. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 101.)