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PUBLIC LAW 87-849-OCT. 23, 1962

Public Law 87-849 AN ACT To strengthen the criminal laws relating to bribery, ^raft, and conflicts of interest, and for other purposes.

October 23, 1962 [H. R. 8140]

Be it enacted by the /Senate and House of Representatives of the United /States of America, in Congress assembled, That (a) so much Bribery, graft, of chapter 11 of title 18 of the United States Code as precedes section ^"'^ conflicts of interest. 214 is amended to read as follows: 18 USC 201 et seq.

"CHAPTER 11—BRIBERY, GRAFT, A N D CONFLICTS OF INTEREST "Sec. "201. Bribery of public oflBcials and witnesses. "202. Definitions. "203. Compensation of Members of Congress, officers and others, in m a t t e r s affecting the Government. "204. Practice in Court of Claims by Members of Congress. "205. Activities of officers and employees in claims against and other m a t t e r s affecting the Government. "206. Exemption of retired officers of the uniformed services. "207. Disqualification of former officers and employees in m a t t e r s connected with former duties or official responsibilities; disqualification of part n e r s. "208. Acts affecting a personal financial interest. "209. Salary of Government officials and employees payable only by United States. "210. Offer to procure appointive public office. "211. Acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public office. "212. Offer of loan or g r a t u i t y to bank examiner. "213. Acceptance of loan or g r a t u i t y by bank examiner. "214. Offer for procurement of Federal Reserve bank loan and discount of commercial paper. "215. Receipt of commissions or gifts for procuring loans. "216. Receipt or charge of commissions or gifts for farm loan, land bank, or small business transactions. "217. Acceptance of consideration for adjustment of farm indebtedness. "218. Voiding transactions in violation of chapter; recovery by the United States.

"§ 201. Bribery of public officials and witnesses '•(a) For the purpose of this section: • " 'public official' means Member of Congress, or Resident Commissioner, either before or after he has qualified, or an officer or employee or person acting for or on behalf of the United States, or any department, agency or branch of Government thereof, including the District of Columbia, in any official function, under or by authority of any such department, agency, or branch of Government, or a juror; and " 'person who has been selected to be a public official' means any person who has been nominated or appointed to be a public official, or has been officially informed that he will be so nominated or appointed; and " 'official act' means any decision or action on any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding or controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which may by law be brought before any public official, in his official capacity, or in his place of trust or profit. " (b) Whoever, directly or indirectly, corruptly gives, offers or promises anything of value to any public official or person who has been selected to be a public official, or offers or promises any public official or any person who has been selected to be a public official to give anything of value to any other person or entity, with intent— "(1) to influence any official act; or "(2) to influence such public official or person who has been selected to be a public official to commit or aid in committing, or collude in, or allow, any fraud, or make opportunity for the commission of any fraud, on the United States; or

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