18-U.S.C.-1516
§1516 – Obstruction of Federal Audit
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Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 73 > Section 1516
Details
- Reference: Section 1516
- Legend: §1516 – Obstruction of Federal Audit
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Whoever, with intent to deceive or defraud the United States, endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede a Federal auditor in the performance of official duties relating to a person, entity, or program receiving in excess of $100,000, directly or indirectly, from the United States in any 1 year period under a contract or subcontract, grant, or cooperative agreement, or relating to any property that is security for a mortgage note that is insured, guaranteed, acquired, or held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to any Act administered by the Secretary, or relating to any property that is security for a loan that is made or guaranteed under title V of the Housing Act of 1949, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
(b) For purposes of this section—
(1) the term Federal auditor means any person employed on a full- or part-time or contractual basis to perform an audit or a quality assurance inspection for or on behalf of the United States; and
(2) the term in any 1 year period has the meaning given to the term in any one-year period in section 666.
(Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §7078(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4406; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, §320609, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2120; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §604(b)(43), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3509; Pub. L. 105–65, title V, §564, Oct. 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 1420; Pub. L. 106–569, title VII, §709(b), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 3018; Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title II, §205(c), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1778.)
References in Text
The Housing Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (a), is act July 15, 1949, ch. 338, 63 Stat. 413, as amended. Title V of the Act is classified generally to subchapter III (§1471 et seq.) of chapter 8A of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1441 of Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments
2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–273 inserted , entity, or program after person and grant, or cooperative agreement, after subcontract,.
2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–569 inserted or relating to any property that is security for a loan that is made or guaranteed under title V of the Housing Act of 1949, before shall be fined under this title.
1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–65 inserted or relating to any property that is security for a mortgage note that is insured, guaranteed, acquired, or held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to any Act administered by the Secretary, after under a contract or subcontract,.
1996—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–294 inserted and after semicolon at end.
1994—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted section— for section, inserted (1) before the term, substituted semicolon for the period at end, and added par. (2).
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–294 effective Sept. 13, 1994, see section 604(d) of Pub. L. 104–294, set out as a note under section 13 of this title.
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