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18 U.S.C. § 606 — Intimidation to secure political contributions
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Whoever, being one of the officers or employees of the United States mentioned in [section 602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section602&num=0&edition=prelim), discharges, or promotes, or degrades, or in any manner changes the official rank or compensation of any other officer or employee, or promises or threatens so to do, for giving or withholding or neglecting to make any contribution of money or other valuable thing for any political purpose, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
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Whoever, being one of the officers or employees of the United States mentioned in [section 602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section602&num=0&edition=prelim), discharges, or promotes, or degrades, or in any manner changes the official rank or compensation of any other officer or employee, or promises or threatens so to do, for giving or withholding or neglecting to make any contribution of money or other valuable thing for any political purpose, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
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**(a)** It shall be unlawful for—
(1) a candidate for the Congress;
(2) an individual elected to or serving in the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress;
(3) an officer or employee of the United States or any department or agency thereof; or
(4) a person receiving any salary or compensation for services from money derived from the Treasury of the United States; to knowingly solicit any contribution within the meaning of section 301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 from any other such officer, employee, or person. Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.
**(b)** The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any activity of an employee (as defined in [section 7322(1) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section7322/1&num=0&edition=prelim)) or any individual employed in or under the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission, unless that activity is prohibited by section 7323 or 7324 of such title.
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**(a)** The total service of an employee or Member is the full years and twelfth parts thereof, excluding from the aggregate the fractional part of a month, if any.
**(b)** The service of an employee shall be credited from the date of original employment to the date of separation on which title to annuity is based in the civilian service of the Government. Except as provided in paragraph (13) 11 So in original. Probably should be paragraph “(14)”. of this subsection, credit may not be allowed for a period of separation from the service in excess of 3 calendar days. The service includes—
(1) employment as a substitute in the postal field service;
(2) service in the Pan American Sanitary Bureau;
(3) subject to sections 8334(c) and 8339(i) of this title, service performed before July 10, 1960, as an employee of a county committee established under [section 590h(b) of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590h/b&num=0&edition=prelim) or of a committee or an association of producers described by [section 610(b) of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section610/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) service as a student-employee as defined by [section 5351 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5351&num=0&edition=prelim) only if he later becomes subject to this subchapter;
(5) a period of satisfactory service of a volunteer or volunteer leader under chapter 34 of title 22 only if he later becomes subject to this subchapter;
(6) employment under [section 709 of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section709&num=0&edition=prelim) or any prior corresponding provision of law;
(7) a period of service of
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 608
This section consolidates sections 61e and 61g of title
18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Reference to persons aiding or assisting, contained in
words ‘‘or to aid or assist in furnishing or disclosing’’
was omitted as unnecessary as such persons are made
principals by section 2 of this title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $1,000’’.
§ 606. Intimidation to secure political contribu-
tions
Whoever, being one of the officers or employ-
ees of the United States mentioned in section
602 of this title, discharges, or promotes, or de-
grades, or in any manner changes the official
rank or compensation of any other officer or
employee, or promises or threatens so to do, for
giving or withholding or neglecting to make any
contribution of money or other valuable thing
for any political purpose, shall be fined under
this title or imprisoned not more than three
years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 722; Pub. L.
103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 210, 212 (Mar. 4,
1909, ch. 321, §§ 120, 122, 35 Stat. 1110).
This section consolidates sections 210 and 212 of title
18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $5,000’’.
§ 607. Place of solicitation
(a) PROHIBITION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any
person to solicit or receive a donation of
money or other thing of value in connection
with a Federal, State, or local election from a
person who is loc
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