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18 U.S.C. § 431 — Contracts by Member of Congress
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Whoever, being a Member of or Delegate to Congress, or a Resident Commissioner, either before or after he has qualified, directly or indirectly, himself, or by any other person in trust for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his account, undertakes, executes, holds, or enjoys, in whole or in part, any contract or agreement, made or entered into in behalf of the United States or any agency thereof, by any officer or person authorized to make contracts on its behalf, shall be fined under this title.
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Whoever, being a Member of or Delegate to Congress, or a Resident Commissioner, either before or after he has qualified, directly or indirectly, himself, or by any other person in trust for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his account, undertakes, executes, holds, or enjoys, in whole or in part, any contract or agreement, made or entered into in behalf of the United States or any agency thereof, by any officer or person authorized to make contracts on its behalf, shall be fined under this title.
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The Secretary of State is authorized to enter into contracts in foreign countries involving expenditures from funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of State, without regard to the provisions of [section 6306 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section6306&num=0&edition=prelim): Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to waive the provisions of [section 431 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section431&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 431
eral employees contracting or trading with Indians.’’
for ‘‘Indian contracts for goods and supplies’’ in item
437.
1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 18, 65 Stat. 717, struck
out ‘‘; exceptions’’ from item 431.
§ 431. Contracts by Member of Congress
Whoever, being a Member of or Delegate to
Congress, or a Resident Commissioner, either
before or after he has qualified, directly or indi-
rectly, himself, or by any other person in trust
for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his ac-
count, undertakes, executes, holds, or enjoys, in
whole or in part, any contract or agreement,
made or entered into in behalf of the United
States or any agency thereof, by any officer or
person authorized to make contracts on its be-
half, shall be fined under this title.
All contracts or agreements made in violation
of this section shall be void; and whenever any
sum of money is advanced by the United States
or any agency thereof, in consideration of any
such contract or agreement, it shall forthwith
be repaid; and in case of failure or refusal to
repay the same when demanded by the proper of-
ficer of the department or agency under whose
authority such contract or agreement shall have
been made or entered into, suit shall at once be
brought against the person so failing or refusing
and his sureties for the recovery of the money so
advanced.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 702; Oct. 31, 1951,
ch. 655, § 19, 65 Stat. 717; Pub. L. 103–322, title
XXXIII, § 330016(1)(J), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat.
2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 204 (Mar. 4, 1909,
ch. 321, § 114, 35 Stat. 1109).
Word ‘‘agency’’ was inserted in three places to elimi-
nate any ambiguity as to scope
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