Whoever, whether an individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other organization pays, makes any contribution to, or in any way supplements, the salary of any such officer or employee under circumstances which would make its receipt a violation of this subsection-
Shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 216 of this title.
18 U.S.C. § 209
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 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 PROVISIONSA 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.
AMENDMENTS2004-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).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
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 DATESection 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.
EXEMPTIONSExemptions 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.
EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS
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.