§ 643. — Accounting generally for public money.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC643]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 31--EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT
Sec. 643. Accounting generally for public money
Whoever, being an officer, employee or agent of the United States or
of any department or agency thereof, having received public money which
he is not authorized to retain as salary, pay, or emolument, fails to
render his accounts for the same as provided by law is guilty of
embezzlement, and shall be fined under this title or in a sum equal to
the amount of the money embezzled, whichever is greater, or imprisoned
not more than ten years, or both; but if the amount embezzled does not
exceed $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 726; 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.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 176 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 90, 35 Stat. 1105).
Word ``employee'' was inserted to avoid ambiguity as to scope of
section.
Words ``or of any department or agency thereof'' were added after
the words ``United States''. (See definitions of the terms
``department'' and ``agency'' in section 6 of this title.)
Mandatory punishment provisions phrased in alternative.
The smaller punishment for an offense involving $100 or less was
added. (See reviser's notes under sections 641 and 645 of this title.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-294 substituted ``$1,000'' for ``$100''.
1994--Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(2)(G), substituted ``and shall be
fined under this title or in a sum equal to the amount of the money
embezzled, whichever is greater, or imprisoned'' for ``and shall be
fined in a sum equal to the amount of the money embezzled 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''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 649 of this title; title 5
sections 3374, 3704.
