§ 595. — Interference by administrative employees of Federal, State, or Territorial Governments.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC595]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 29--ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
Sec. 595. Interference by administrative employees of Federal,
State, or Territorial Governments
Whoever, being a person employed in any administrative position by
the United States, or by any department or agency thereof, or by the
District of Columbia or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or by any
State, Territory, or Possession of the United States, or any political
subdivision, municipality, or agency thereof, or agency of such
political subdivision or municipality (including any corporation owned
or controlled by any State, Territory, or Possession of the United
States or by any such political subdivision, municipality, or agency),
in connection with any activity which is financed in whole or in part by
loans or grants made by the United States, or any department or agency
thereof, uses his official authority for the purpose of interfering
with, or affecting, the nomination or the election of any candidate for
the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of
the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the
District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, shall be fined under
this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
This section shall not prohibit or make unlawful any act by any
officer or employee of any educational or research institution,
establishment, agency, or system which is supported in whole or in part
by any state or political subdivision thereof, or by the District of
Columbia or by any Territory or Possession of the United States; or by
any recognized religious, philanthropic or cultural organization.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 720; Pub. L. 91-405, title II,
Sec. 204(d)(6), Sept. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 853; Pub. L. 103-322, title
XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), (L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 61a, 61g, 61n, 61s, 61u
(Aug. 2, 1939, 11:50 a.m., E.S.T., ch. 410, Secs. 2, 8, 53 Stat. 1147,
1148; July 19, 1940, ch. 640, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 767; Aug. 2, 1939, ch.
410, Secs. 14, 19, as added July 19, 1940, ch. 640, Sec. 4, 54 Stat.
767; Aug. 2, 1939, ch. 410, Sec. 21, as added Oct. 24, 1942, ch. 620, 56
Stat. 986).
This section consolidates sections 61s, 61n, and 61g with 61a, all
of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., in first paragraph, and incorporates
section 61u as second paragraph.
Words ``or agency thereof'' and words ``or any department or agency
thereof'' were inserted to remove any possible ambiguity as to scope of
section. (See definitions of department and agency in section 6 of this
title.)
Words ``or by the District of Columbia or any agency or
instrumentality thereof'' were inserted upon authority of section 61n of
title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which provided that for the purposes of this
section, ``persons employed in the government of the District of
Columbia shall be deemed to be employed in the executive branch of the
Government of the United States.''
After ``State'' the words ``Territory, or Possession of the United
States'' were inserted in two places upon authority of section 61s of
title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which defined ``State,'' as used in this
section, as ``any State, Territory, or possession of the United
States.''
The punishment provision was derived from section 61g of title 18,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., which, by reference, made this punishment applicable
to this section.
The second paragraph was derived from section 61u of title 18,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., which made its provisions applicable to this section
by reference.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(L), which directed the
amendment of this section by substituting ``under this title'' for ``not
more than $10,000'', could not be executed because the phrase ``not more
than $10,000'' does not appear in text.
Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(H), substituted ``fined under this
title'' for ``fined not more than $1,000'' in first par.
1970--Pub. L. 91-405 substituted reference to Delegate from District
of Columbia or Resident Commissioner for Delegate or Resident
Commissioner from any Territory or Possession.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-405 effective Sept. 22, 1970, see section
206(b) of Pub. L. 91-405, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 25a of Title 2, The Congress.
