Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 2.djvu/518

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108 STAT. 1234 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 (ii) a regulation prescribed or order issued under any provision to which clause (i) of this subparagraph applies. (B) The Postal Service may compromise the amount of a civil penalty imposed under subsection (a)(1)(D) of this section. (2) The Government may deduct the amount of a civil penalty imposed or compromised under this subsection from amounts it owes the person liable for the penalty. (g) JUDICIAL REVIEW. —An order of the Secretary imposing a civil penalty may be reviewed judicially only under section 46110 of this title. (h) NONAPPLICATION.—(1) This section does not apply to the following when performing official duties: (A) a member of the armed forces of the United States. (B) a civilian employee of the Department of Defense subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (2) The appropriate military authority is responsible for taking necessary disciplinary action and submitting to the Secretary (or the Administrator with respect to aviation safety duties and powers designated to be carried out by the Administrator) a timely report on action taken. §46302. False information (a) CIVIL PENALTY.—^A person that, knowing the information to be false, gives, or causes to be given, under circumstances in which the information reasonably may be believed, false information about an alleged attempt being made or to be made to do an act that would violate section 46502(a), 46504, 46505, or 46506 of this title, is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation. (b) COMPROMISE AND SETOFF. —(1) The Secretary of Transportation may compromise the amount of a civil penalty imposed under subsection (a) of this section. (2) The Government may deduct the amount of a civil penalty imposed or compromised under this section from amounts it owes the person liable for the penalty. § 46303. Carrying a weapon (a) CIVIL PENALTY.— An individual who, when on, or attempting to board, an aircraft in, or intended for operation in, air transportation or intrastate air transportation, has on or about the individual or the property of the individual a concealed dangerous weapon that is or would be accessible to the individual in flight is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation. (b) COMPROMISE AND SETOFF.— (1) The Secretary of Transportation may compromise the amount of a civil penalty imposed under subsection (a) of this section. (2) The Government may deduct the amount of a civil penalty imposed or compromised under this section from amounts it owes the individual liable for the penalty. (c) NONAPPLICATION. — Th is section does not apply to— (1) a law enforcement officer of a State or political subdivision of a State, or an officer or employee of the Government, authorized to carry arms in an official capacity; or (2) another individual the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration by regulation authorizes to carry arms in an official capacity.