Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 2385
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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2385 - Notes
SOURCE
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 808; July 24, 1956, ch. 678, Sec.
2, 70 Stat. 623; Pub. L. 87-486, June 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 103; Pub.
L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(N), Sept. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 2148.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 10, 11, 13 (June 28,
1940, ch. 439, title I, Secs. 2, 3, 5, 54 Stat. 670, 671).
Section consolidates sections 10, 11, and 13 of title 18, U.S.C.,
1940 ed. Section 13 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which contained
the punishment provisions applicable to sections 10 and 11 of title
18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., was combined with section 11 of title 18,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., and added to this section.
In first paragraph, words "the Government of the United States or
the government of any State, Territory, District or possession
thereof, or the government of any political subdivision therein"
were substituted for "any government in the United States".
In second and third paragraphs, word "such" was inserted after
"any" and before "government", and words "in the United States"
which followed "government" were omitted.
In view of these changes, the provisions of subsection (b) of
section 10 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which defined the term
"government in the United States" were omitted as unnecessary.
Reference to conspiracy to commit any of the prohibited acts was
omitted as covered by the general conspiracy provision,
incorporated in section 371 of this title. (See reviser's note
under that section.)
Words "upon conviction thereof" which preceded "be fined" were
omitted as surplusage, as punishment cannot be imposed until a
conviction is secured.
The phraseology was considerably changed to effect consolidation
but without any change of substance.
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 5 section 8312; title 8
section 1481; title 38 section 6105; title 50 App. section 34.
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