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18 USC Sec. 651 01/05/2009
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TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 31 - EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT
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Sec. 651. Disbursing officer falsely certifying full payment
STATUTE
Whoever, being an officer charged with the disbursement of the
public moneys, accepts, receives, or transmits to the Government
Accountability Office to be allowed in his favor any receipt or
voucher from a creditor of the United States without having paid
the full amount specified therein to such creditor in such funds as
the officer received for disbursement, or in such funds as he may
be authorized by law to take in exchange, shall be fined under this
title or in double the amount so withheld, whichever is greater, or
imprisoned not more than two years, or both; but if the amount
withheld does not exceed $1,000, he shall be fined under this title
or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
SOURCE
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 103-322, title
XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), (2)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147,
2148; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, Sec. 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110
Stat. 3511; Pub. L. 108-271, Sec. 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat.
814.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 181 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 95, 35 Stat. 1106; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, Sec. 304, 42
Stat. 24).
The penalty provided by section 652 of this title, a similar
section, was incorporated in this section.
(For explanation of the smaller penalty for an offense involving
$100 or less, see reviser's notes under sections 641 and 645 of
this title.)
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
AMENDMENTS
2004 - Pub. L. 108-271 substituted "Government Accountability
Office" for "General Accounting Office".
1996 - Pub. L. 104-294 substituted "$1,000" for "$100".
1994 - Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(2)(G), substituted "shall be
fined under this title or in double the amount so withheld,
whichever is greater, or imprisoned" for "shall be fined in double
the amount so withheld or imprisoned".
Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(H), substituted "fined under this
title" for "fined not more than $1,000" after "he shall be".