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 1268 18 USC 614.

Violation,

penalty.

18 USC 615

eniu^'°"' 18 USC 616.

Penalty. 18 USC 617.

Penalty.

2 USC 440.

PUBLIC LAW 93-443-OCT. 15, 1974

[88 STAT.

"§ 614. Prohibition of contributions in name of another "(a) No person shall make a contribution in the name of another person or knowingly permit his name to be used to effect such a contribution, and no person shall knowingly accept a contribution made by one person in the name of another person. ^^(h) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. "§ 615. Limitation on contributions of currency " (a) No person shall make contributions of currency of the United States or currency of any foreign country to or for the benefit of any candidate which, in the aggregate, exceed $100, with respect to any campaign of such candidate for nomination for election, or for election, to Federal office. 'C^) ^^y person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. «g QiQ Acceptance of excessive honorariums "Whoever, while an elected or appointed officer or employee of any branch of the Federal Government— "(1) accepts any honorarium of more than $1,000 (excluding amounts accepted for actual travel and subsistence expenses) for any appearance, speech, or article; or "(2) accepts honorariums (not prohibited by paragraph (1) of this section) aggregating more than $15,000 in any calendar year; ^hall be fiucd not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000. "§617. Fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority "Whoever, being a candidate for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a candidate— "(1) fraudulently misrepresents himself or any committee or organization under his control as speaking or writing or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof; or "(2) willfully and knowingly participates in or conspires to participate in any plan, scheme, or design to violate paragraph shall, for cach such offense, be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.". (2) Section 591 of title 18, United States Code, relating to definitions, is amended by striking out the matter preceding paragraph (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Except as otherwise specifically provided, when used in this section and in sections 597, 599, 600, 602, 608, 610, 611, 614, 615, and 617 of this title—". (3) The table of sections for chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new items: "614. Prohibition of contributions in name of another. "615. Limitation on contributions of currency. "616. Acceptance of excessive honorariums. "617. Fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority.". (4) Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is amended by striking out section 310, relating to prohibition of contributions in the name of another.

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