Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice
§ 924. Art. 124. Frauds against the United States
Statutory text
Any person subject to this chapter—
who, knowing it to be false or fraudulent—
makes any claim against the United States or any officer thereof; or
presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment, any claim against the United States or any officer thereof;
who, for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States or any officer thereof—
makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or fraudulent statements;
makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath to be false; or
forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;
who, having charge, possession, custody or control of any money, or other property of the United States, furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof, knowingly delivers to any person having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which he receives a certificate or receipt; or
who, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property of the United States furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof, makes or delivers to any person such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States;
shall, upon conviction, be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75, § 932 · 70A Stat. 75
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 924
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75, § 932
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75, § 932Military Justice Act of 2016
Pub. L. 114–328 div. E title LX § 5401(14) · 130 Stat. 2000
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 924
Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 932 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 932 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(14) Frauds against the united states.— Section 932 of (article 132) is transferred so as to appear after section 923a (article 123a) and is redesignated as section 924 (article 124).Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 932 | 50:726. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 132), 64 Stat. 142. |
The word “it” is substituted for the words “the same” throughout the revised section.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 924 was renumbered section 928a of this title.
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 932 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on , as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
Credits
1956–2016 · 2 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75, § 932
- 2016renumbered § 924, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(14), , 130 Stat. 2939.
Show as published
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75, § 932; renumbered § 924, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(14), , 130 Stat. 2939.)