An Act to correct deficiencies in the law relating to the crimes of counterfeiting and forgery
PL 92-430 (H.R.9222), enacted 09/23/1972

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PUBLIC LAW 92-429-SEPT. 23, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
Public Law 92-429 
September 23, 1972 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[H. J. Res.1193] -^^ pruxide fur rhe ilt'^i!,'iiation of the week Avhicli begins on Sepiemltej- 24, 1.972, 
as "National Microfilm Week". 
National Micro-
film Week. 
Designation 
authorization. 
62 Stat. 712 
84 Stat. 777. 
RfAoli'rd by the Senate ayid House of Repi^esentatives of the United 
State-'< of Amenca hi Congress assembled. That tlie President is author-
ized and requested to issue a proclamation (1) designating the week 
which begins on .September 24, 1972, as "National Microfiun Week" ; 
and (2) inviting the Governors and mayors of States and local govern-
ments of the United States to issue similar proclamations. 
Approved September 23, 1972. 
Public Law 92-430 
September23, 1972 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 9222] 
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Q correct deficiencies in the law relating to the crimes of counterfeiting and 
forgery. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
orde°rs*^^ """"^^ 
^M^Ye(/ States of Amenca 
in Congress asseinbled. That section 500 of 
°Vo'ifnterfeiting 
fitle 18, L'uited States Code, as amendeil by section 6(j)(j')) of the 
and forgery. 
Postal Keorgaiiizatioii Act, Public Law 91-375, is further amended 
to read as follows: 
"§ 500. Money orders 
"Whoever, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, forges, counter-
feits, engraves, or prints any order in imitation of or purporting to 
be a blank money order or a money order issued by or under the direc-
tion of the Post Office Department or Postal Service; or 
"Whoever forges or counterfeits the signature or initials of any 
person authorized to issue money orders upon or to any money order, 
postal note, or blank therefor provided or issued by or under the direc-
tion of the Post Office Department or Postal Service, or post office 
department or corporation of any foreign country, and payable in the 
United States, or any material signature or indorsement thereon, or 
any material signature to any receipt or certificate of identification 
thereof; or 
"Whoever falsely alters, in any material respect, any such money 
order or postal note; or 
"Whoever, with intent to defraud, passes, utters or publishes or 
attempts to pass, utter or publish any such forced or altered money 
order or postal note, knowing any material initials, signature, stamp 
impression or indorsement thereon to be false, forged, or counterfeited, 
or any material alteration therein to have been falsely made; or 
"Whoever issues any money order or postal note without having 
previously received or paid the full amount of money payable therefor, 
with the purpose of fraudulently obtaining or receiving, or fraud-
ulently enabling any other person, either directly or indirectly, to 
obtain or receive from the United States or Postal Service, or any 
officer, employee, or agent thereof, any sum of money whatever; or 
"Whoever embezzles, steals, or knowingly converts to his own use 
or to the use of another, or without authority converts or disposes of 
any blank money order form provided by or under the authority of 
the Post Office Department or Postal Service; or 
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PUBLIC LAW 92-432-SEPT. 26, 1972 
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"Whoever receives or possesses any such money order form with 
the intent to convert it to his own use or gain or use or gain of another 
knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen or converted; or 
"Whoever, with intent to defraud the United States, the Postal 
Service, or any person, transmits, presents, or causes to be transmitted 
or presented, any money order or postal note knowing the same— 
"(1) to contain any forged or counterfeited signature, initials, 
or any stamped impression, or 
"(2) to contain any material alteration therein unlawfully 
made, or 
"(3) to have been unlawfully issued without pre\ioiis pay-
ment of the amount required to be paid upon such issue, or 
"(4) to have been stamped without lawful authority; or 
"Whoever steals, or with intent to defraud or without being lawfully 
authorized by the Post Office Department or Postal Service, receives, 
possesses, disposes of or attempts to dispose of any postal money order 
machine or any stamp, tool, or instrument specifically designed to be 
used in preparing or filling out the blanks on postal money order 
forms— 
''Shall be fined not more than $5,(K)() or imprisoned not more than 
Penalty. 
i\ye, years, or both." 
Approved September 23, 1972. • 
Public Law 92-431 
A N A C T 
September 26, 1972 
To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize longer tenn leases of Indiau 
[H. R. 7701] 
lands VfK'ated outside the boundaries of Indian reservations in New Mexico. 
Restricted 
Indian lands. 
^e it enacted by the, Senate wnd House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assem^bleds That the second 
sentence of the tirst section of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize N^Mex! 
the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational. 
Longer term 
recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the 
grant of long-term leases", approved August 9, 1955 (25 T^.S.C. 415), 
^^ta'^'597^^' 
is amended by inserting immediately after the word '•'exce]>t" the 
first time it appears the words "leases of land located outside the 
boundaries of Indian i-e^servations in the State of Xew Mexico, and". 
Approved September 26, 1972. 
Public Law 92-432 
A N A C T 
September 26, 1972 
To amend the Act of May 19, 1948. with respect to the use of real proi)erty for 
[H. R. 13025] 
wildlife conservation purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That clause (2) of ^JJ^on^'^^ conser-
the first sentence of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act author- "VeTi property 
izing the transfer of certain real property for wildlife, or other transfer. 
purposes'', approved May 19, 1948 (16 V.S.C. 667b), is amended by ^2 stat. 240. 
striking out "chiefly". 
Approved September 26, 1972.