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18 U.S.C. § 2154 — Production of defective war material, war premises, or war utilities

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18 U.S.C. § 2154 — Production of defective war material, war premises, or war utilities

**(a)** Whoever, when the United States is at war, or in times of national emergency as declared by the President or by the Congress, with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the United States or any associate nation in preparing for or carrying on the war or defense activities, or, with reason to believe that his act may injure, interfere with, or obstruct the United States or any associate nation in preparing for or carrying on the war or defense activities, willfully makes, constructs, or causes to be made or constructed in a defective manner, or attempts to make, construct, or cause to be made or constructed in a defective manner any war material, war premises or war utilities, or any tool, implement, machine, utensil, or receptacle used or employed in making, producing, manufacturing, or repairing any such war material, war premises or war utilities, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than thirty years, or both. **(b)** If two or more persons conspire to violate this section, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as provided in subsection (a) of this section.

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18 U.S.C. § 371 — Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States

If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

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50 U.S.C. § 101 to 106 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862

### Statutory Notes Section 101, acts Apr. 20, 1918, ch. 59, § 1, 40 Stat. 533; Nov. 30, 1940, ch. 926, 54 Stat. 1220; Dec. 24, 1942, ch. 824, 56 Stat. 1087; 1946 Proc. No. 2695, eff. July 4, 1946, 11 F.R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352, related to definition of war terms. See [section 2151 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2151&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure. Section 102, act Apr. 20, 1918, ch. 59, § 2, 40 Stat. 534, related to destruction or injury of war material in time of war. See [section 2153 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2153&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 103, act Apr. 20, 1918, ch. 59, § 3, 40 Stat. 534, related to making or causing to be made defective war material. See [section 2154 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2154&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 104, act Apr. 20, 1918, ch. 59, § 4, as added Nov. 30, 1940, ch. 926, 54 Stat. 1220; amended Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 388, 55 Stat. 655, related to definition of national-defense terms. See [section 2151 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2151&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 105, act Apr. 20, 1918, ch. 59, § 5, as added Nov. 30, 1940, ch. 926, 54 Stat. 1220, related to destruction or injury of national-defense materials. See [section 2155 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2155&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 106, act Apr. 20, 1918, ch. 59, § 6, as added Nov. 30, 1940, ch. 926, 54 Stat. 1220, related to making or causing to be made defective national-defense material. See [section 2156 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xh

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18 U.S.C. § 2154 — Production of defective war material, war

Page 505 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 2154 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1954—Act Sept. 3, 1954, redefined and enlarged defini- tions. 1953—Act June 30, 1953, inserted ‘‘or defense activi- ties’’ after ‘‘conduct of war’’ in definition of ‘‘war ma- terial’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1261, § 1, 68 Stat. 1216, provided that: ‘‘This Act [amending this section and sections 794 and 2153 to 2156 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Espio- nage and Sabotage Act of 1954’.’’ REPEALS Act June 30, 1953, ch. 175, § 7, 67 Stat. 134, repealed Joint Res. July 3, 1952, ch. 570, § 1(a)(29), 66 Stat. 333; Joint Res. Mar. 31, 1953, ch. 13, § 1, 67 Stat. 18, formerly cited as credits to this section and also formerly set out as a note under this section. § 2152. Fortifications, harbor defenses, or defen- sive sea areas Whoever willfully trespasses upon, injures, or destroys any of the works or property or mate- rial of any submarine mine or torpedo or for- tification or harbor-defense system owned or constructed or in process of construction by the United States; or Whoever willfully interferes with the oper- ation or use of any such submarine mine, tor- pedo, fortification, or harbor-defense system; or Whoever knowingly, willfully, or wantonly violates any duly authorized and promulgated order or regulation of the President governing persons or vessels within the limits of defensive sea areas, which the President, for purposes of national defense, may from time to time estab- lish by executive order— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 799; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.) HISTOR

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