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18 U.S.C. § 1915 — Compromise of customs liabilities
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Whoever, being an officer of the United States, without lawful authority compromises or abates or attempts to compromise or abate any claim of the United States arising under the customs laws for any fine, penalty or forfeiture, or in any manner relieves or attempts to relieve any person, vessel, vehicle, merchandise or baggage therefrom, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
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Whoever, being an officer of the United States, without lawful authority compromises or abates or attempts to compromise or abate any claim of the United States arising under the customs laws for any fine, penalty or forfeiture, or in any manner relieves or attempts to relieve any person, vessel, vehicle, merchandise or baggage therefrom, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 684; Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–596, § 8, 98 Stat. 3138, classified offenses as a felony, misdemeanor, or petty offense.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal of section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such repeal, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 3551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3551&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Short Title of 2026 Amendment
Pub. L. 119–73, § 1, Jan. 23, 2026, 139 Stat. 2003, provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 28 and 3771A of this title, amending [section 7102 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim), Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and enacting provisions set out as notes under [section 28 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section28&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 10110 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10110&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement] may be cited as the ‘Trafficking Survivors Relief Act’.”
#### Short Title of 2024 Amendment
Pub. L. 118–78, § 1, July 30, 2024, 138 Stat. 1512, provided that: “This Act [enacting [section 1352 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1352&num=0&edition=prelim) and amending [section 201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section201&num=0&edition=prelim)] may be cited as the ‘Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections Act’.”
Pub. L. 118–77, § 1, July
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Whoever knowingly and willfully files any false or fraudulent entry or claim for the payment of drawback, allowance, or refund of duties upon the exportation of merchandise, or knowingly or willfully makes or files any false affidavit, abstract, record, certificate, or other document, with a view to securing the payment to himself or others of any drawback, allowance, or refund of duties, on the exportation of merchandise, greater than that legally due thereon, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both, and such merchandise or the value thereof shall be forfeited.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 616, as added Oct. 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 318, 98 Stat. 2055, related to disposition of forfeited property.
Another section 616 of act June 17, 1930, as added by Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(4), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2987, is classified to [section 1616a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1616a&num=0&edition=prelim).
A prior section 616 of act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 46 Stat. 757, related to prohibition against compromising Government claims and was classified to this section, prior to repeal by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 24, 62 Stat. 682, eff. Sept. 1, 1948. See [section 1915 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1915&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 616, 42 Stat. 987, related to compromise of claims. See [section 1915 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1915&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 1912
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $3,000’’.
§ 1912. Unauthorized fees for inspection of ves-
sels
Whoever, being an officer, employee, or agent
of the United States or any agency thereof, en-
gaged in inspection of vessels, upon any pre-
tense, receives any fee or reward for his services,
except what is allowed to him by law, shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than six months, or both; and shall forfeit his of-
fice.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 792; Pub. L.
103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 196 (Mar. 4, 1909,
ch. 321, § 107, 35 Stat. 1107).
The phrase ‘‘officer or employee of the United States
or any agency thereof’’ was substituted for the phrase
‘‘inspector of steamboats’’ in view of 1946 Reorganiza-
tion Plan No. 3, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7875, 60 Stat.
1097, abolishing inspectors and transferring their func-
tions to the Coast Guard.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $500’’.
§ 1913. Lobbying with appropriated moneys
No part of the money appropriated by any en-
actment of Congress shall, in the absence of ex-
press authorization by Congress, be used di-
rectly or indirectly to pay for any personal serv-
ice, advertisement, telegram, telephone, letter,
printed or written matter, or other device, in-
tended or designed to influence in any manner a
Member of Congress, a jurisdiction, or an offi-
cial of any government, to favor, adopt, or op-
pose, by vote or
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