18 U.S.C. § 1016 : US Code - Section 1016: Acknowledgment of appearance or oath

Search 18 U.S.C. § 1016 : US Code - Section 1016: Acknowledgment of appearance or oath

Whoever, being an officer authorized to administer oaths or to
take and certify acknowledgments, knowingly makes any false
acknowledgment, certificate, or statement concerning the appearance
before him or the taking of an oath or affirmation by any person
with respect to any proposal, contract, bond, undertaking, or other
matter submitted to, made with, or taken on behalf of the United
States or any department or agency thereof, concerning which an
oath or affirmation is required by law or lawful regulation, or
with respect to the financial standing of any principal, surety, or
other party to any such proposal, contract, bond, undertaking, or
other instrument, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than two years, or both.