PENNSYLVANIA, March 14 - (i) collect the fee under this subsection;

(ii) transfer 50% of the fee quarterly to the

department for disposition under paragraph (3)(i);

(iii) retain 50% of the fee for administrative

costs; and

(iv) annually submit an audit to the Auditor General

of the fees collected, transferred and retained under

this paragraph.

(5) The department shall adjust the fee amounts under

this subsection every three years to reflect any upward

changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers

for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area in

the preceding 12 months and shall transmit the adjusted fee

amount to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication as

a notice in the next available Pennsylvania Bulletin. The fee

shall be adjusted by multiplying the annual fee amount by any

percentage increase to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban

Consumers for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

area, rounded to the nearest $10. The resultant product shall

be added to the fee amount, and the sum shall become the new

annual fee amount under this subsection.

(h) Penalty.--

(1) An individual commits a misdemeanor of the third

degree if the individual fraudulently holds the individual

out to be a veteran for the purpose of obtaining a license or

using a logotype under this subchapter.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the full

amount of each fine collected for a violation of paragraph

(1) shall be deposited into the Veterans' Trust Fund.

(i) Report.--By March 31 of each year, the department shall

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