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    18 USC Sec. 1020                                            01/05/2009

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 47 - FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS

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    Sec. 1020. Highway projects

STATUTE

      Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United
    States, or of any State or Territory, or whoever, whether a person,
    association, firm, or corporation, knowingly makes any false
    statement, false representation, or false report as to the
    character, quality, quantity, or cost of the material used or to be
    used, or the quantity or quality of the work performed or to be
    performed, or the costs thereof in connection with the submission
    of plans, maps, specifications, contracts, or costs of construction
    of any highway or related project submitted for approval to the
    Secretary of Transportation; or
      Whoever knowingly makes any false statement, false
    representation, false report, or false claim with respect to the
    character, quality, quantity, or cost of any work performed or to
    be performed, or materials furnished or to be furnished, in
    connection with the construction of any highway or related project
    approved by the Secretary of Transportation; or
      Whoever knowingly makes any false statement or false
    representation as to a material fact in any statement, certificate,
    or report submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Federal-Aid
    Road Act approved July 11, 1916 (39 Stat. 355), as amended and
    supplemented,
      Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five
    years, or both.

SOURCE

    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 753; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, Sec.
    27, 65 Stat. 721; May 6, 1954, ch. 181, Sec. 18, 68 Stat. 76; Pub.
    L. 89-670, Sec. 10(f), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 103-
    322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat.
    2147.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

      Based on section 46 of title 23, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Highways (June
    19, 1922, ch. 227, Sec. 4, par. 6, 42 Stat. 661).
      Words "highway, or related," were inserted before "project" in
    two places for the purpose of description, in view of transfer from
    title 23.
      Words "upon conviction thereof" were omitted as surplusage,
    because punishment cannot be imposed until a conviction is secured.
      Changes in phraseology were made.

REFERENCES IN TEXT

      The Federal-Aid Road Act approved July 11, 1916 (39 Stat. 355),
    referred to in text, is act July 11, 1916, ch. 241, 39 Stat. 355,
    as amended, which was repealed by Pub. L. 85-767, Sec. 2(1), Aug.
    27, 1958, 72 Stat. 919. See section 101 et seq. of Title 23,
    Highways.

AMENDMENTS

      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $10,000" in last par.
      1966 - Pub. L. 89-670 substituted "Secretary of Transportation"
    for "Secretary of Commerce" wherever appearing.
      1954 - Act May 6, 1954, substituted in second par. "with respect
    to the character, quality, quantity, or cost of any work performed
    or to be performed, or materials furnished or to be furnished, in
    connection with the construction" for "for work or materials for
    the construction"; and in third par. substituted "as to a material
    fact in any statement, certificate, or report submitted pursuant to
    the provisions of the Federal-Aid Road Act approved July 11, 1916
    (39 Stat. 355), as amended and supplemented" for "in any report
    required under Title 23, with intent to defraud the United States".
      1951 - Act Oct. 31, 1951, substituted "Secretary of Commerce" for
    "Secretary of Agriculture" in first and second pars.
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1966 AMENDMENT
      Amendment by Pub. L. 89-670 effective Apr. 1, 1967, as prescribed
    by President and published in Federal Register, see section 16(a),
    formerly Sec. 15(a), of Pub. L. 89-670 and Ex. Ord. No. 11340, Mar.
    30, 1967, 32 F.R. 5453.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

      The Bureau of Public Roads, which is the principal road building
    agency of the Federal Government, and which was formerly under the
    Department of Agriculture, was redesignated the Public Roads
    Administration and, with its functions, transferred to the Federal
    Works Agency, and the functions of the Secretary of Agriculture,
    with respect thereto, were transferred to the Federal Works
    Administrator, by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1939, Secs. 301, 302, eff.
    July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2727, 53 Stat. 1426, set out in the Appendix
    to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Act June 30,
    1949, ch. 288, title I, Sec. 103, 63 Stat. 380, (see Historical and
    Revision Notes under section 303(b) of Title 40, Public Buildings,
    Property, and Works), abolished the Federal Works Agency,
    transferred its functions, the functions of all agencies thereof,
    the functions of the Federal Works Administrator, and the functions
    of the Commissioner of Public Roads, to the Administrator of
    General Services, and transferred the Public Roads Administration,
    which it redesignated the Bureau of Public Roads, to the General
    Services Administration. Reorg. Plan No. 7 of 1949, eff. Aug. 19,
    1949, 14 F.R. 5228, 63 Stat. 1070, set out in the Appendix to Title
    5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred such bureau
    and its functions and personnel to the Department of Commerce, and
    transferred the functions of the Administrator of General Services,
    with respect thereto, to the Secretary of Commerce, to be performed
    by him or, subject to his direction and control, by such officers,
    employees and agencies of the Department of Commerce as he should
    designate. Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R.
    3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
    Organization and Employees, transferred, with certain exceptions
    not applicable to this section, all functions of all other officers
    of the Department of Commerce, and all functions of all agencies
    and employees of such Department, to the Secretary of Commerce,
    with power vested in him to authorize their performance, or the
    performance of any of his functions, by any of such other officers,
    or by any agency or employee of the Department of Commerce. Section
    303(b) of Title 40 was amended generally by Pub. L. 109-313, Sec.
    2(a)(1), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1734, and, as so amended, no
    longer relates to the Federal Works Agency and Commissioner of
    Public Buildings. See 2006 Amendment note under section 303 of
    Title 40.
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