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U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 1916. Unauthorized Employment and Disposition of Lapsed Appropriations
Whoever—
(1) violates the provision of section 3103 of title 5 that an individual may be employed in the civil service in an Executive department at the seat of Government only for services actually rendered in connection with and for the purposes of the appropriation from which he is paid; or
(2) violates the provision of section 5501 of title 5 that money accruing from lapsed salaries or from unused appropriations for salaries shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year.
(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 3(d), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 608; amended Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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U.S. Code
Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large
5 U.S.C. 47 (less so much as relates to removal). Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 5 (less so much as relates to removal), 37 Stat. 414.
5 U.S.C. 50 (2d sentence, less so much as relates to removal).
The statement of the acts prohibited is supplied from section 4 of the Act of Aug. 5, 1882, ch. 389, 22 Stat. 255, as amended June 22, 1906, ch. 3514, §§ 6, 8, 34 Stat. 449, and Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1010, § 7, 64 Stat. 986, which is codified in sections 3103 and 5501 of title 5, United States Code.
The words "upon conviction thereof" are omitted as unnecessary because punishment can be imposed only after conviction.
1996—Pub. L. 104–294 substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $1,000" in concluding provisions.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 1916. Unauthorized Employment and Disposition of Lapsed Appropriations," U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed February 11, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H3RTJSYMWPT9QDU.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 1916. Unauthorized Employment and Disposition of Lapsed Appropriations." U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 11 Feb. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H3RTJSYMWPT9QDU.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 1916. Unauthorized Employment and Disposition of Lapsed Appropriations' in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 11 February 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H3RTJSYMWPT9QDU.
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