Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 600 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 600 : US Code - Notes

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 92-225, title II,
Sec. 202, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 9; Pub. L. 94-453, Sec. 3, Oct. 2,
1976, 90 Stat. 1517; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec.
330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 61b, 61g (Aug. 2,
1939, 11:50 a.m., E.S.T., ch. 410, Secs. 3, 8, 53 Stat. 1147,
1148).
This section consolidates sections 61b and 61g of title 18,
U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
"fined not more than $10,000".
1976 - Pub. L. 94-453 substituted $10,000 for $1,000 maximum
allowable fine.
1972 - Pub. L. 92-225 struck out "work," after "position,",
inserted "contract, appointment," after "compensation," and "or any
special consideration in obtaining any such benefit," after "Act of
Congress,", and substituted "in connection with any general or
special election to any political office, or in connection with any
primary election or political convention or caucus held to select
candidates for any political office" for "in any election".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1972 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 92-225 effective Dec. 31, 1971, or sixty
days after date of enactment [Feb. 7, 1972], whichever is later,
see section 408 of Pub. L. 92-225, set out as an Effective Date
note under section 431 of Title 2, The Congress.