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    18 USC CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS
           AFFECTING GOVERNMENT                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
     CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT 

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    [281 to 284. Repealed.]                                           
    285.        Taking or using papers relating to claims.            
    286.        Conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to
                 claims.                                              
    287.        False, fictitious or fraudulent claims.               
    288.        False claims for postal losses.                       
    289.        False claims for pensions.                            
    290.        Discharge papers withheld by claim agent.             
    291.        Purchase of claims for fees by court officials.       
    292.        Solicitation of employment and receipt of unapproved
                 fees concerning Federal employees' compensation.     
    [293.       Repealed.]                                            

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec. 4002(c)(1), Nov.
    2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1808, repealed amendment by Pub. L. 104-294,
    Sec. 602(d). See 1996 Amendment note below.
      1996 - Pub. L. 104-106, div. D, title XLIII, Sec. 4304(c)(2),
    Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 664, struck out item 281 "Restrictions on
    retired military officers regarding certain matters affecting the
    Government". Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, Sec. 602(d), Oct. 11, 1996,
    110 Stat. 3503, which amended analysis identically, was repealed by
    Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec. 4002(c)(1), Nov. 2, 2002,
    116 Stat. 1808, effective Oct. 11, 1996.
      1989 - Pub. L. 101-123, Sec. 3(a), Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 760,
    struck out item 293 "Limitation on Government contract costs".
      1988 - Pub. L. 100-700, Sec. 3(b), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4633,
    added item 293.
      1987 - Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 822(b)(2), Dec.
    4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1133, added item 281, struck out former item 281
    "Compensation to Members of Congress, officers, and others in
    matters affecting Government", item 282 "Practice in Court of
    Claims by Members of Congress", item 283 "Officers or employees
    interested in claims against the Government", and item 284
    "Disqualification of former officers and employees in matters
    connected with former duties".
      1966 - Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 3(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 608,
    added item 292.

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    18 USC Sec. 281                                             01/03/2007

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    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 281. Repealed.

-MISC1-
    [Sec. 281. Repealed. Pub. L. 104-106, div. D, title XLIII, Sec.
      4304(b)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 104-294, title
      VI, Sec. 602(d), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3503].
      Section, added Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VIII, Sec.
    822(b)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1132, related to restrictions on
    retired military officers regarding certain matters affecting the
    Government.
      Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, Sec. 602(d), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat.
    3503, which repealed this section, was repealed by Pub. L. 107-273,
    div. B, title IV, Sec. 4002(c)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1808,
    effective Oct. 11, 1996.
      A prior section 281, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 697;
    May 24, 1949, ch. 139, Sec. 6, 63 Stat. 90, which related to
    compensation to Members of Congress, officers and others in matters
    affecting the Government, was repealed by Pub. L. 87-849, Secs. 2,
    4, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126, eff. 90 days after Oct. 23, 1962,
    which repeal continued limited applicability to retired officers of
    the Armed Forces of the United States. Pub. L. 100-180, div. A,
    title VIII, Sec. 822(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1132, repealed
    such prior section 281 to the extent that it had not been repealed
    by section 2 of Pub. L. 87-849. See section 203 of this title.

                         EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL                     
      For effective date and applicability of repeal by Pub. L. 104-
    106, see section 4401 of Pub. L. 104-106, set out as an Effective
    Date of 1996 Amendment note under section 251 of Title 41, Public
    Contracts.

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    18 USC Sec. 282                                             01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
    Sec. 282. Repealed.

-MISC1-
    [Sec. 282. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, Sec. 2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76
      Stat. 1126].
      Section, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 697, related to
    practice in Court of Claims by Members of Congress. Section was
    supplanted by section 204 of this title.

                         EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL                     
      Repeal effective 90 days after Oct. 23, 1962, see section 4 of
    Pub. L. 87-849, set out as an Effective Date note under section 201
    of this title.

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    18 USC Sec. 283                                             01/03/2007

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    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 283. Repealed.

-MISC1-
    [Sec. 283. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, Sec. 2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76
      Stat. 1126; Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 822(a),
      Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1132].
      Section, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 697; June 28,
    1949, ch. 268, Sec. 2(b), 63 Stat. 280, related to officers or
    employees interested in claims against the government. Pub. L. 87-
    849 continued limited applicability to retired officers of the
    Armed Forces of the United States. Pub. L. 100-180 repealed section
    to the extent that it had not been repealed by section 2 of Pub. L.
    87-849. Section was supplanted by section 205 of this title.

                         EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL                     
      Repeal effective 90 days after Oct. 23, 1962, see section 4 of
    Pub. L. 87-849, set out as an Effective Date note under section 201
    of this title.

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    18 USC Sec. 284                                             01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
    Sec. 284. Repealed.

-MISC1-
    [Sec. 284. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-849, Sec. 2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76
      Stat. 1126].
      Section, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 698; May 24, 1949,
    ch. 139, Sec. 7, 63 Stat. 90, related to disqualifications of
    former officers and employees in matters connected with former
    duties. Section was supplanted by section 207 of this title.

                         EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL                     
      Repeal effective 90 days after Oct. 23, 1962, see section 4 of
    Pub. L. 87-849, set out as an Effective Date note under section 201
    of this title.

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    18 USC Sec. 285                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 285. Taking or using papers relating to claims

-STATUTE-
      Whoever, without authority, takes and carries away from the place
    where it was filed, deposited, or kept by authority of the United
    States, any certificate, affidavit, deposition, statement of facts,
    power of attorney, receipt, voucher, assignment, or other document,
    record, file, or paper prepared, fitted, or intended to be used or
    presented to procure the payment of money from or by the United
    States or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, or the allowance
    or payment of the whole or any part of any claim, account, or
    demand against the United States, whether the same has or has not
    already been so used or presented, and whether such claim, account,
    or demand, or any part thereof has or has not already been allowed
    or paid; or
      Whoever presents, uses, or attempts to use any such document,
    record, file, or paper so taken and carried away, to procure the
    payment of any money from or by the United States, or any officer,
    employee, or agent thereof, or the allowance or payment of the
    whole or any part of any claim, account, or demand against the
    United States - 
      Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five
    years, or both.

-SOURCE-
    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 698; Pub. L. 103-322, title
    XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


-MISC1-
                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
      Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 92 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
    321, Sec. 40, 35 Stat. 1096).
      Word "employee" was inserted after "officer" in two places to
    clarify scope of section.
      The words "five years" were substituted for "ten years" in the
    punishment provision to conform to like provisions in similar
    offenses. (See section 1001 of this title.)
      Changes were made in phraseology.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $5,000".

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    18 USC Sec. 286                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 286. Conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to
      claims

-STATUTE-
      Whoever enters into any agreement, combination, or conspiracy to
    defraud the United States, or any department or agency thereof, by
    obtaining or aiding to obtain the payment or allowance of any
    false, fictitious or fraudulent claim, shall be fined under this
    title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

-SOURCE-
    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 698; Pub. L. 103-322, title
    XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


-MISC1-
                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
      Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 83 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
    321, Sec. 35, 35 Stat. 1095; Oct. 23, 1918, ch. 194, 40 Stat. 1015;
    June 18, 1934, ch. 587, 48 Stat. 996; Apr. 4, 1938, ch. 69, 52
    Stat. 197).
      To clarify meaning of "department" the word "agency" was inserted
    after it. (See definitions of "department" and "agency" in section
    6 of this title.)
      Words "or any corporation in which the United States of America
    is a stockholder" were omitted as unnecessary in view of definition
    of "agency" in section 6 of this title.
      Minor changes in phraseology were made.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $10,000".

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    18 USC Sec. 287                                             01/03/2007

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    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 287. False, fictitious or fraudulent claims

-STATUTE-
      Whoever makes or presents to any person or officer in the civil,
    military, or naval service of the United States, or to any
    department or agency thereof, any claim upon or against the United
    States, or any department or agency thereof, knowing such claim to
    be false, fictitious, or fraudulent, shall be imprisoned not more
    than five years and shall be subject to a fine in the amount
    provided in this title.

-SOURCE-
    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 698; Pub. L. 99-562, Sec. 7, Oct.
    27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3169.)


-MISC1-
                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
      Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 80 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
    321, Sec. 35, 35 Stat. 1095; Oct. 23, 1918, ch. 194, 40 Stat. 1015;
    June 18, 1934, ch. 587, 48 Stat. 996; Apr. 4, 1938, ch. 69, 52
    Stat. 197).
      Section 80 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., was divided into two
    parts. That portion making it a crime to present false claims was
    retained as this section. The part relating to false statements is
    now section 1001 of this title.
      To clarify meaning of "department" words "agency" and "or agency"
    were inserted after it. (See definitions of "department" and
    "agency" in section 6 of this title.)
      Words "or any corporation in which the United States of America
    is a stockholder" which appeared in two places were omitted as
    unnecessary in view of definition of "agency" in section 6 of this
    title.
      The words "five years" were substituted for "ten years" to
    harmonize the punishment provisions of comparable sections
    involving offenses of the gravity of felonies, but not of such
    heinous character as to warrant a 10-year punishment. (See sections
    914, 1001, 1002, 1005, 1006 of this title.)
      Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as
    unnecessary in view of definition of "principal" in section 2 of
    this title.
      Minor changes in phraseology were made.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1986 - Pub. L. 99-562 substituted "imprisoned not more than five
    years and shall be subject to a fine in the amount provided in this
    title" for "fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than
    five years, or both".

        INCREASED PENALTIES FOR FALSE CLAIMS IN DEFENSE PROCUREMENT    
      Pub. L. 99-145, title IX, Sec. 931(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat.
    699, provided that: "Notwithstanding sections 287 and 3623 of title
    18, United States Code, the maximum fine that may be imposed under
    such section for making or presenting any claim upon or against the
    United States related to a contract with the Department of Defense,
    knowing such claim to be false, fictitious, or fraudulent, is
    $1,000,000."
      [Section 931(c) of Pub. L. 99-145 provided that section 931(a) is
    applicable to claims made or presented on or after Nov. 8, 1985.]

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    18 USC Sec. 288                                             01/03/2007

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    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 288. False claims for postal losses

-STATUTE-
      Whoever makes, alleges, or presents any claim or application for
    indemnity for the loss of any registered or insured letter, parcel,
    package, or other article or matter, or the contents thereof,
    knowing such claim or application to be false, fictitious, or
    fraudulent; or
      Whoever for the purpose of obtaining or aiding to obtain the
    payment or approval of any such claim or application, makes or uses
    any false statement, certificate, affidavit, or deposition; or
      Whoever knowingly and willfully misrepresents, or misstates, or,
    for the purpose aforesaid, knowingly and willfully conceals any
    material fact or circumstance in respect of any such claim or
    application for indemnity - 
      Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one
    year, or both.
      Where the amount of such claim or application for indemnity is
    less than $1,000 only a fine shall be imposed.

-SOURCE-
    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 698; Pub. L. 103-322, title
    XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L.
    104-294, title VI, Sec. 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3511.)


-MISC1-
                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
      Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 354 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
    321, Sec. 224, 35 Stat. 1133; Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 429, 53 Stat.
    1203).
      Reference to persons causing, assisting, aiding, or abetting, was
    omitted as such persons are made principals by section 2 of this
    title.
      Changes in phraseology were made.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1996 - Pub. L. 104-294 substituted "$1,000" for "$100" in fifth
    par.
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $500" in fourth par.

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    18 USC Sec. 289                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 289. False claims for pensions

-STATUTE-
      Whoever knowingly and willfully makes, or presents any false,
    fictitious or fraudulent affidavit, declaration, certificate,
    voucher, endorsement, or paper or writing purporting to be such,
    concerning any claim for pension or payment thereof, or pertaining
    to any other matter within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs, or knowingly or willfully makes or presents any
    paper required as a voucher in drawing a pension, which paper bears
    a date subsequent to that upon which it was actually signed or
    acknowledged by the pensioner; or
      Whoever knowingly and falsely certifies that the declarant,
    affiant, or witness named in such declaration, affidavit, voucher,
    endorsement, or other paper or writing personally appeared before
    him and was sworn thereto, or acknowledged the execution thereof - 
      Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five
    years, or both.

-SOURCE-
    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 699; Pub. L. 102-54, Sec.
    13(f)(1), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 275; Pub. L. 103-322, title
    XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


-MISC1-
                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
      Based on section 81 of title 18, section 126 of title 38,
    Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief, and section 787 of title
    43, Public Lands, all of U.S.C., 1940 ed. (R.S. Sec. 4746; July 7,
    1898, ch. 578, 30 Stat. 718; Aug. 17, 1912, ch. 301, Sec. 1, 37
    Stat. 312; July 3, 1930, ch. 863, Sec. 2, 46 Stat. 1016).
      Reference to persons aiding or assisting or causing or procuring
    was omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of "principal" in
    section 2 of this title.
      Words "or bounty land", before "prosecution of any claim for
    pension", were omitted as obsolete. (See reviser's note under
    section 290 of this title.)
      Upon authority of 1930 enactment words "Administrator of
    Veterans' Affairs" were substituted for "Commissioner of Pensions
    or of the Secretary of the Interior", which appeared in 1898
    enactment.
      The fine was changed from "$500" for "$10,000" to conform with
    punishment provision of section 287 of this title.
      Minor changes in phraseology were also made.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $10,000".
      1991 - Pub. L. 102-54 substituted "Secretary of Veterans Affairs"
    for "Administrator of Veterans' Affairs".

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    18 USC Sec. 290                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 290. Discharge papers withheld by claim agent

-STATUTE-
      Whoever, being a claim agent, attorney, or other person engaged
    in the collection of claims for pay, pension, or other allowances
    for any soldier, sailor, or marine, or for any commissioned officer
    of the military or naval forces, or for any person who may have
    been a soldier, sailor, marine, or officer of the regular or
    volunteer forces of the United States, or for his dependents or
    beneficiaries, retains, without the consent of the owner or owners
    thereof, or refuses to deliver or account for the same upon demand
    duly made by the owner or owners thereof, or by their agent or
    attorney, the discharge papers of any such soldier, sailor, or
    marine, or commissioned officer, which may have been placed in his
    hands for the purpose of collecting said claims, shall be fined
    under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both;
    and shall be debarred from prosecuting any such claim in any
    department or agency of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 699; Pub. L. 103-322, title
    XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


-MISC1-
                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
      Based on section 100 of title 31, Money and Finance, section 130
    of title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief, and section
    841 of title 43, Public Lands, all U.S.C., 1940 ed. (May 21, 1872,
    ch. 178, 17 Stat. 137).
      Words "deemed guilty of a misdemeanor" were deleted as
    unnecessary. (See definition of "misdemeanor" in section 1 of this
    title.)
      Words "and shall upon conviction, be" were omitted as surplusage
    since punishment can follow only after conviction.
      To clarify meaning of "executive department" word "executive"
    before "department" was deleted and words "or agency" were inserted
    after it. (See definitions of "department" and "agency" in section
    6 of this title.)
      Words "bounty", before "pension", and "or land warrant", before
    "of any such soldier", were deleted as obsolete. According to
    regulations, Circular 1151, January 8, 1929, issued by the
    Secretary of the Interior and the General Land Office (see 43 CFR
    131.1-131.2) "warrants for bounty lands were and are issued by the
    Commissioner of Pensions (Administrator of Veterans' Affairs) for
    services in wars or battles prior to March 3, 1855 only." Further,
    it is stated that "Warrants can not now be 'located' upon the
    public lands. The locating privilege was denied except in the state
    of Missouri after the passage of the act of March 2, 1889 (25 Stat.
    854; 43 U.S.C. Sec. 700), and there are no lands known to the
    General Land Office to be subject to warrant location in Missouri."
      Words "and honorably discharged" were omitted as unnecessary and
    words "or for his dependents or beneficiaries" were inserted after
    "United States" so as to embrace an important class of persons who
    employ attorneys or agents in the collection of claims permitted by
    statute.
      Minor changes of phraseology were also made.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $500".

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    18 USC Sec. 291                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 291. Purchase of claims for fees by court officials

-STATUTE-
      Whoever, being a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of
    the United States or a Territory or Possession thereof, or a United
    States district attorney, assistant attorney, marshal, deputy
    marshal, magistrate judge, or other person holding any office or
    employment, or position of trust or profit under the United States,
    directly or indirectly purchases at less than the full face value
    thereof, any claim against the United States for the fee, mileage,
    or expenses of any witness, juror, deputy marshal, or any other
    officer of such court, shall be fined under this title.

-SOURCE-
    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 699; Pub. L. 90-578, title IV,
    Sec. 402(b)(2), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 101-650,
    title III, Sec. 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117; Pub. L. 103-322,
    title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


-MISC1-
                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
      Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 193 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
    321, Sec. 104, 35 Stat. 1107).
      Word "Possession" was inserted to clarify scope of section.
      Minor changes were made in phraseology.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $1,000".

-CHANGE-
                              CHANGE OF NAME                          
      Words "magistrate judge" substituted for "magistrate" in text
    pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101-650, set out as a note under
    section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
    Previously, "magistrate" substituted for "commissioner" pursuant to
    Pub. L. 90-578. See chapter 43 (Sec. 631 et seq.) of Title 28.

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    18 USC Sec. 292                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 292. Solicitation of employment and receipt of unapproved fees
      concerning Federal employees' compensation

-STATUTE-
      Whoever solicits employment for himself or another in respect to
    a case, claim, or award for compensation under, or to be brought
    under, subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5; or
      Whoever receives a fee, other consideration, or gratuity on
    account of legal or other services furnished in respect to a case,
    claim, or award for compensation under subchapter I of chapter 81
    of title 5, unless the fee, consideration, or gratuity is approved
    by the Secretary of Labor - 
      Shall, for each offense, be fined under this title or imprisoned
    not more than one year, or both.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 3(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 608;
    amended Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13,
    1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

-MISC1-



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      The words "under subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5" are
    substituted for "under this Act" (Federal Employees' Compensation
    Act) to reflect the codification of the Act in title 5, United
    States Code.
      The words "is approved by the Secretary of Labor" are substituted
    for "is so approved". The words "Secretary of Labor" are
    substituted for "Administrator" (Federal Security Administrator) on
    authority of 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 64
    Stat. 1271.
      The words "shall be guilty of a misdemeanor" are omitted as
    unnecessary in view of the definitive section 1 of this title. (See
    reviser's note under 18 U.S.C. 212, 1964 ed.)
      The words "and upon conviction thereof" are omitted as
    unnecessary because punishment can be imposed only after
    conviction.
      The words "or both" are substituted for "or by both such fine and
    imprisonment".
      Minor changes in phraseology are made to conform to the style of
    title 18.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $1,000".

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    18 USC Sec. 293                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

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    Sec. 293. Repealed.

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    [Sec. 293. Repealed. Pub. L. 101-123, Sec. 3(a), Oct. 23, 1989, 103
      Stat. 760].
      Section, added Pub. L. 100-700, Sec. 3(a), Nov. 19, 1988, 102
    Stat. 4632, related to limitation on Government contract costs.

                         EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL                     
      Section 3(b) of Pub. L. 101-123 provided that: "The repeal made
    by this section [repealing this section and provisions formerly set
    out as a note below] shall be deemed to be effective on the date of
    enactment of Public Law 100-700 [Nov. 19, 1988]."

                              EFFECTIVE DATE                          
      Pub. L. 100-700, Sec. 3(c), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4633, which
    provided that this section was to apply to contracts entered into
    after Nov. 19, 1988, was repealed by Pub. L. 101-123, Sec. 3(a),
    Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 760.

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