§ 1913. — Lobbying with appropriated moneys.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1913]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 93--PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Sec. 1913. Lobbying with appropriated moneys
No part of the money appropriated by any enactment of Congress
shall, in the absence of express authorization by Congress, be used
directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, advertisement,
telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written matter, or other device,
intended or designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress, a
jurisdiction, or an official of any government, to favor, adopt, or
oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation, law, ratification,
policy, or appropriation, whether before or after the introduction of
any bill, measure, or resolution proposing such legislation, law,
ratification, policy, or appropriation; but this shall not prevent
officers or employees of the United States or of its departments or
agencies from communicating to any such Member or official, at his
request, or to Congress or such official, through the proper official
channels, requests for any legislation, law, ratification, policy, or
appropriations which they deem necessary for the efficient conduct of
the public business, or from making any communication whose prohibition
by this section might, in the opinion of the Attorney General, violate
the Constitution or interfere with the conduct of foreign policy,
counter-intelligence, intelligence, or national security activities.
Violations of this section shall constitute violations of section
1352(a) of title 31.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 792; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 107-273, div.
A, title II, Sec. 205(b), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1778.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 201 (July 11, 1919, ch. 6,
Sec. 6, 41 Stat. 68).
Reference to ``department'' and ``agency'' was added in three
instances after the words ``United States'' to remove doubt as to the
scope of the section. (See definitions of ``department'' and ``agency''
in section 6 of this title.)
Reference to the offense as a misdemeanor was omitted as unnecessary
in view of the definitive section 1 of this title.
Words ``on conviction thereof'' were omitted as surplusage since
punishment can be imposed only after conviction.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-273 substituted ``a jurisdiction, or an official
of any government, to favor, adopt,'' for ``to favor'', inserted ``,
law, ratification, policy,'' after ``legislation'' wherever appearing,
struck out ``by Congress'' before ``, whether before or after'',
inserted ``, measure,'' before ``or resolution'', substituted ``any such
Member or official, at his request,'' for ``Members of Congress on the
request of any Member'', inserted ``or such official'' before ``,
through the proper'', substituted ``for any legislation'' for ``for
legislation'', substituted ``, or from making any communication whose
prohibition by this section might, in the opinion of the Attorney
General, violate the Constitution or interfere with the conduct of
foreign policy, counter-intelligence, intelligence, or national security
activities. Violations of this section shall constitute violations of
section 1352(a) of title 31.'' for period at end of first par., and
struck out last par. which read as follows: ``Whoever, being an officer
or employee of the United States or of any department or agency thereof,
violates or attempts to violate this section, shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and after notice
and hearing by the superior officer vested with the power of removing
him, shall be removed from office or employment.''
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $500'' in last par.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 5 sections 3374, 3704.
