§ 954. — False statements influencing foreign government.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC954]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 45--FOREIGN RELATIONS
Sec. 954. False statements influencing foreign government
Whoever, in relation to any dispute or controversy between a foreign
government and the United States, willfully and knowingly makes any
untrue statement, either orally or in writing, under oath before any
person authorized and empowered to administer oaths, which the affiant
has knowledge or reason to believe will, or may be used to influence the
measures or conduct of any foreign government, or of any officer or
agent of any foreign government, to the injury of the United States, or
with a view or intent to influence any measure of or action by the
United States or any department or agency thereof, to the injury of the
United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than ten years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 744; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on section 231 of title 22, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Foreign
Relations and Intercourse (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title VIII, Sec. 1, 40
Stat. 226; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, Sec. 6, 54 Stat. 80).
Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.
Words ``department or agency'' were added to eliminate any possible
ambiguity as to scope of section. (See definitive section 6 of this
title.)
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1717 of this title.
