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18 U.S.C. § 1924 — Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material
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**(a)** Whoever, being an officer, employee, contractor, or consultant of the United States, and, by virtue of his office, employment, position, or contract, becomes possessed of documents or materials containing classified information of the United States, knowingly removes such documents or materials without authority and with the intent to retain such documents or materials at an unauthorized location shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.
**(b)** For purposes of this section, the provision of documents and materials to the Congress shall not constitute an offense under subsection (a).
**(c)** In this section, the term “classified information of the United States” means information originated, owned, or possessed by the United States Government concerning the national defense or foreign relations of the United States that has been determined pursuant to law or Executive order to require protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interests of national security.
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**(a)** Whoever, being an officer, employee, contractor, or consultant of the United States, and, by virtue of his office, employment, position, or contract, becomes possessed of documents or materials containing classified information of the United States, knowingly removes such documents or materials without authority and with the intent to retain such documents or materials at an unauthorized location shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.
**(b)** For purposes of this section, the provision of documents and materials to the Congress shall not constitute an offense under subsection (a).
**(c)** In this section, the term “classified information of the United States” means information originated, owned, or possessed by the United States Government concerning the national defense or foreign relations of the United States that has been determined pursuant to law or Executive order to require protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interests of national security.
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As used in this subchapter:
**(a)** “Foreign power” means—
(1) a foreign government or any component thereof, whether or not recognized by the United States;
(2) a faction of a foreign nation or nations, not substantially composed of United States persons;
(3) an entity that is openly acknowledged by a foreign government or governments to be directed and controlled by such foreign government or governments;
(4) a group engaged in international terrorism or activities in preparation therefor;
(5) a foreign-based political organization, not substantially composed of United States persons;
(6) an entity that is directed and controlled by a foreign government or governments; or
(7) an entity not substantially composed of United States persons that is engaged in the international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
**(b)** “Agent of a foreign power” means—
(1) any person other than a United States person, who—
(A) acts in the United States as an officer or employee of a foreign power, or as a member of a foreign power as defined in subsection (a)(4), irrespective of whether the person is inside the United States;
(B) acts for or on behalf of a foreign power which engages in clandestine intelligence activities in the United States contrary to the interests of the United States, when the circumstances indicate that such person may engage in such activities, or when such person knowingly aids or abets any person in the conduct of such activities or knowingly conspires with any person to engage in such activities;
(C) Omitted
(D) engages in the international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, or activities in preparation therefor; or
(E) engages in the international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, or activities in prepa
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 1924
ever makes, in an affidavit or report required by sec-
tion 8106 of title 5 or in a claim for compensation under
subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, a statement, know-
ing it to be false, is guilty of perjury and shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than one year,
or both.’’
Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this title’’ for
‘‘fined not more than $2,000’’.
[§ 1921. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title X,
§ 1002(9), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2155]
Section, added Pub. L. 89–554, § 3(d), Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 610; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII,
§ 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147, penalized re-
ceiving certain Federal employees’ compensation after
marriage.
§ 1922. False or withheld report concerning Fed-
eral employees’ compensation
Whoever, being an officer or employee of the
United States charged with the responsibility
for making the reports of the immediate supe-
rior specified by section 8120 of title 5, willfully
fails, neglects, or refuses to make any of the re-
ports, or knowingly files a false report, or in-
duces, compels, or directs an injured employee
to forego filing of any claim for compensation or
other benefits provided under subchapter I of
chapter 81 of title 5 or any extension or applica-
tion thereof, or willfully retains any notice, re-
port, claim, or paper which is required to be
filed under that subchapter or any extension or
application thereof, or regulations prescribed
thereunder, shall be fined under this title or im-
prisoned not more than one year, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 3(d), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat.
610; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII,
§ 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
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