sentence shall not apply with respect to amounts paid or incurred to qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed workers. . (f) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after December 31, 2017. 262. Enforcement (a) Violations It shall be a violation of this subtitle to for any person to— (1) make a false statement of a material fact knowing it to be false, or knowingly fail to disclose a material fact, for the purpose of obtaining or increasing for that person or for any other person any payment authorized to be furnished under this subtitle