Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 209 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 209 : US Code - Notes

(Added Pub. L. 87-849, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1125;
amended Pub. L. 96-174, Dec. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 1288; Pub. L. 97-
171, Apr. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 67; Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 2, Oct. 22,
1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 70, Nov. 10, 1986, 100
Stat. 3617; Pub. L. 101-194, title IV, Sec. 406, Nov. 30, 1989, 103
Stat. 1753; Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXV, Sec. 3510, Nov. 29, 1990,
104 Stat. 4922; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330008(7),
Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2143; Pub. L. 107-273, div. A, title III,
Sec. 302(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1781; Pub. L. 107-347, title
II, Sec. 209(g)(2), Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2932; Pub. L. 108-375,
div. A, title VI, Sec. 663, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1974.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in
subsec. (f), is classified to section 501 of Title 26, Internal
Revenue Code.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 209, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 693,
related to an offer of a bribe to a witness, prior to the general
amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 87-849 and is substantially
covered by section 201.
Provisions similar to those comprising this section were
contained in section 1914 of this title prior to the repeal of such
section and the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 87-
849.
AMENDMENTS
2004 - Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 108-375 added subsec. (h).
2002 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-273, in second par., substituted
"makes" for "or makes" and "supplements, the salary of any" for
"supplements the salary of, any".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 107-347 added subsec. (g).
1994 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-322 struck out "the" before
"chapter 41".
1990 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-647 substituted "chapter 41 of
title 5" for "Government Employees Training Act (Public Law 85-507,
72 Stat. 327; 5 U.S.C. 2301-2319, July 7, 1958)".
1989 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-194 substituted at end "Shall be
subject to the penalties set forth in section 216 of this title."
for "Shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more
than one year, or both."
1986 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99-646 inserted "or, in the case of
participants in overseas assignments, in excess of three hundred
and sixty-five days".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 99-514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of
1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954".
1982 - Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 97-171 added subsec. (f).
1979 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 96-174 added subsec. (e).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-347 effective 120 days after Dec. 17,
2002, see section 402(a) of Pub. L. 107-347, set out as an
Effective Date note under section 3601 of Title 44, Public Printing
and Documents.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective 90 days after Oct. 23, 1962, see section 4 of
Pub. L. 87-849, set out as a note under section 201 of this title.
EXEMPTIONS
Exemptions from former section 1914 of this title deemed to be
exemptions from this section, see section 2 of Pub. L. 87-849, set
out as a note under section 203 of this title.
PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS
Responsibility of Office of Government Ethics for promulgating
regulations and interpreting this section, see section 201(c) of
Ex. Ord. No. 12674, Apr. 12, 1989, 54 F.R. 15159, as amended, set
out as a note under section 7301 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.