Whoever corruptly or by force or threats of force (including any threatening letter or communication) attempts to intimidate or impede any officer, employee, or contractor of the Social Security Administration (including any State employee of a disability determination service or any other individual designated by the Commissioner of Social Security) acting in an official capacity to carry out a duty under this chapter, or in any other way corruptly or by force or threats of force (including any threatening letter or communication) obstructs or impedes, or attempts to obstruct or impede, the due administration of this chapter, shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both, except that if the offense is committed only by threats of force, the person shall be fined not more than $3,000, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. In this subsection, the term “threats of force” means threats of harm to the officer or employee of the United States or to a contractor of the Social Security Administration, or to a member of the family of such an officer or employee or contractor.
Structure US Code
Title 42— THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
SUBCHAPTER XI— GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION
§ 1304. Reservation of right to amend or repeal
§ 1305. Short title of chapter
§ 1306a. Public access to State disbursement records
§ 1306c. Restriction on access to the Death Master File
§ 1310. Cooperative research or demonstration projects
§ 1311. Public assistance payments to legal representatives
§ 1312. Medical care guides and reports for public assistance and medical assistance
§ 1313. Assistance for United States citizens returned from foreign countries
§ 1314. Public advisory groups
§ 1314a. Measurement and reporting of welfare receipt
§ 1315. Demonstration projects
§ 1315a. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
§ 1315b. Providing Federal coverage and payment coordination for dual eligible beneficiaries
§ 1316. Administrative and judicial review of public assistance determinations
§ 1318. Alternative Federal payment with respect to public assistance expenditures
§ 1320. Approval of certain projects
§ 1320a. Uniform reporting systems for health services facilities and organizations
§ 1320a–1. Limitation on use of Federal funds for capital expenditures
§ 1320a–2. Effect of failure to carry out State plan
§ 1320a–3a. Disclosure requirements for other providers under part B of Medicare
§ 1320a–4. Issuance of subpenas by Comptroller General
§ 1320a–6. Adjustments in SSI benefits on account of retroactive benefits under subchapter II
§ 1320a–6a. Interagency coordination to improve program administration
§ 1320a–7a. Civil monetary penalties
§ 1320a–7b. Criminal penalties for acts involving Federal health care programs
§ 1320a–7c. Fraud and abuse control program
§ 1320a–7d. Guidance regarding application of health care fraud and abuse sanctions
§ 1320a–7e. Health care fraud and abuse data collection program
§ 1320a–7f. Coordination of medicare and medicaid surety bond provisions
§ 1320a–7g. Funds to reduce medicaid fraud and abuse
§ 1320a–7h. Transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests
§ 1320a–7i. Reporting of information relating to drug samples
§ 1320a–7j. Accountability requirements for facilities
§ 1320a–7k. Medicare and Medicaid program integrity provisions
§ 1320a–8. Civil monetary penalties and assessments for subchapters II, VIII and XVI
§ 1320a–8a. Administrative procedure for imposing penalties for false or misleading statements
§ 1320a–8b. Attempts to interfere with administration of this chapter
§ 1320a–9. Demonstration projects
§ 1320a–10. Effect of failure to carry out State plan
§ 1320b–1. Notification of Social Security claimant with respect to deferred vested benefits
§ 1320b–2. Period within which certain claims must be filed
§ 1320b–4. Nonprofit hospital or critical access hospital philanthropy
§ 1320b–5. Authority to waive requirements during national emergencies
§ 1320b–7. Income and eligibility verification system
§ 1320b–8. Hospital protocols for organ procurement and standards for organ procurement agencies
§ 1320b–9a. Child health quality measures
§ 1320b–9b. Adult health quality measures
§ 1320b–10. Prohibitions relating to references to Social Security or Medicare
§ 1320b–11. Blood donor locator service
§ 1320b–12. Research on outcomes of health care services and procedures
§ 1320b–13. Social security account statements
§ 1320b–15. Protection of social security and medicare trust funds
§ 1320b–17. Cross-program recovery of overpayments from benefits
§ 1320b–19. The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program
§ 1320b–20. Work incentives outreach program
§ 1320b–21. State grants for work incentives assistance to disabled beneficiaries
§ 1320b–23. Pharmacy benefit managers transparency requirements
§ 1320b–24. Consultation with Tribal Technical Advisory Group