18 U.S.C. § 1022 — Delivery of certificate, voucher, receipt

Page 308 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 1021 terials furnished or to be furnished, in connection with the construction’’ for ‘‘for work or materials for the construction’’; and in third par. substituted ‘‘as to a material fact in any statement, certificate, or report submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Federal- Aid Road Act approved July 11, 1916 (39 Stat. 355), as amended and supplemented’’ for ‘‘in any report re- quired under Title 23, with intent to defraud the United States’’. 1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, substituted ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ for ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’ in first and second pars. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1966 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 89–670 effective Apr. 1, 1967, as prescribed by President and published in Federal Reg- ister, see section 16(a), formerly § 15(a), of Pub. L. 89–670 and Ex. Ord. No. 11340, Mar. 30, 1967, 32 F.R. 5453. Statutory Notes and Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS The Bureau of Public Roads, which is the principal road building agency of the Federal Government, and which was formerly under the Department of Agri- culture, was redesignated the Public Roads Administra- tion and, with its functions, transferred to the Federal Works Agency, and the functions of the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect thereto, were transferred to the Federal Works Administrator, by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1939, §§ 301, 302, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2727, 53 Stat. 1426, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees. Act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380, (see Historical and Revision Notes under section 303(b) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works), abolished the Federal Works Agency, transferred its functions, the functions of all agencies thereof, the functions of the Federal Works Administrator, and the functions of the Commissioner of Public Roads, to the Administrator of General Serv- ices, and transferred the Public Roads Administration, which it redesignated the Bureau of Public Roads, to the General Services Administration. Reorg. Plan No. 7 of 1949, eff. Aug. 19, 1949, 14 F.R. 5228, 63 Stat. 1070, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organiza- tion and Employees, transferred such bureau and its functions and personnel to the Department of Com- merce, and transferred the functions of the Adminis- trator of General Services, with respect thereto, to the Secretary of Commerce, to be performed by him or, subject to his direction and control, by such officers, employees and agencies of the Department of Com- merce as he should designate. Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred, with certain exceptions not ap- plicable to this section, all functions of all other offi- cers of the Department of Commerce, and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, to the Secretary of Commerce, with power vested in him to authorize their performance, or the performance of any of his functions, by any of such other officers, or by any agency or employee of the Department of Com- merce. Section 303(b) of Title 40 was amended generally by Pub. L. 109–313, § 2(a)(1), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1734, and, as so amended, no longer relates to the Federal Works Agency and Commissioner of Public Buildings. See 2006 Amendment note under section 303 of Title 40. § 1021. Title records Whoever, being an officer or other person au- thorized by any law of the United States to record a conveyance of real property or any other instrument which by such law may be re- corded, knowingly certifies falsely that such conveyance or instrument has or has not been recorded, shall be fined under this title or im- prisoned not more than five years, or both. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 194 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 105, 35 Stat. 1107). Words ‘‘five years’’ were substituted for ‘‘seven years’’ as more in conformity with comparable sections of this chapter. Minor change was made in phraseology. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $1,000’’. § 1022. Delivery of certificate, voucher, receipt for military or naval property Whoever, being authorized to make or deliver any certificate, voucher, receipt, or other paper certifying the receipt of arms, ammunition, pro- visions, clothing, or other property used or to be used in the military or naval service, makes or delivers the same to any other person without a full knowledge of the truth of the facts stated therein and with intent to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 84 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 35, 35 Stat. 1095; Oct. 23, 1918, ch. 194, 40 Stat. 1015; June 18, 1934, ch. 587, 48 Stat. 996; Apr. 4, 1938, ch. 69, 52 Stat. 197). Word ‘‘agency’’ was substituted for ‘‘department’’ so as to eliminate any possible ambiguity as to scope of section. (See definitions of ‘‘department’’ and ‘‘agency’’ in section 6 of this title.) Words ‘‘or any corporation in which the United States of America is a stockholder’’ were omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of ‘‘agency’’ in sec- tion 6 of this title. Minor changes were made in phraseology. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $10,000’’. § 1023. Insufficient delivery of money or property for military or naval service Whoever, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money or other public property used or to be used in the military or naval serv- ice, with intent to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof, or any corporation in which the United States has a proprietary interest, or intending to conceal such money or other prop- erty, delivers to any person having authority to receive the same any amount of such money or other property less than that for which he re- ceived a certificate or took a receipt, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.