§ 1541. Issuance without authority

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.

1. 1948

   Pub. L. 80–645 · 62 Stat. 683

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 1541

   June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 771

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 771

2. 1994

   Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–322 § 330016(1)(G) · 108 Stat. 1796

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 1541

   Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(G), which directed the amendment of this section by substituting “under this title” for “not more than $500”, could not be executed because the words “not more than $500” did not appear in text subsequent to amendment by Pub. L. 103–322, § 130009(a)(1). See below

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(G), which directed the amendment of this section by substituting “under this title” for “not more than $500”, could not be executed because the words “not more than $500” did not appear in text subsequent to amendment by Pub. L. 103–322, § 130009(a)(1). See below.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (G) in sections 4, 41, 42, 46, 47, 112, 154, 244, 288, 290, 336, 475, 501, 502, 755, 872, 875, 876, 877, 917, 1013, 1018, 1024, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1382, 1541, 1700, 1703, 1704, 1707, 1712, 1713, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1729, 1731, 1734, 1752, 1793, 1856, 1857, 1863, 1912, 1913, 1922, 2074, 2195, and 2511 by striking “not more than $500” each place it appears and inserting “under this title”;

3. 1994

   Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–322 § 130009(a)(1) · 108 Stat. 1796

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 1541

   Pub. L. 103–322, § 130009(a)(1), substituted “under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years” for “not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year” in last par

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 103–322, § 130009(a)(1), substituted “under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years” for “not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year” in last par.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in section 1541 by striking “not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year” and inserting “under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years”;

4. 1996

   Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997

   Pub. L. 104–208 div. C title II § 211(a)(2) · 110 Stat. 3009

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 1541

   Pub. L. 104–208 substituted “imprisoned not more than 25 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of international terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this title)), 20 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 929(a) of this title)), 10 years (in the case of the first or second such offense, if the offense was not committed to facility such an act of international terrorism or a drug trafficking crime), or 15 years (in the case of any other offense)” for “imprisoned not more than 10 years” in third par

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–208 substituted “imprisoned not more than 25 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of international terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this title)), 20 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 929(a) of this title)), 10 years (in the case of the first or second such offense, if the offense was not committed to facility such an act of international terrorism or a drug trafficking crime), or 15 years (in the case of any other offense)” for “imprisoned not more than 10 years” in third par.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Effective 15 days after the enactment of the Sustainable Fisheries Act, section 1 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801) shall be amended to read as follows: “That this Act may be cited as the ‘Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act’.”

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 104–208 applicable with respect to offenses occurring on or after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 211(c) of Pub. L. 104–208, set out as a note under section 1028 of this title.

5. 1996

   Economic Espionage Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–294 § 607(n)(1) · 110 Stat. 3488

   Struck · 18 U.S.C. § 1541

   Pub. L. 104–294, § 607(n)(1), struck out “or possession” after “or a State” in first par

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–294, § 607(n)(1), struck out “or possession” after “or a State” in first par.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking “or possession”; and

6. 1996

   Economic Espionage Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–294 § 607(n)(2) · 110 Stat. 3488

   Added · 18 U.S.C. § 1541

   Pub. L. 104–294, § 607(n)(2), added last par. defining “State” for purposes of this section

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–294, § 607(n)(2), added last par. defining “State” for purposes of this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.”.

7. 2002

   Criminal Law Technical Amendments Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–273 div. B title IV § 4002(a)(3) · 116 Stat. 1758

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 1541

   Pub. L. 107–273 substituted “to facilitate” for “to facility” in third par

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 107–273 substituted “to facilitate” for “to facility” in third par.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Missing and Incorrect Words.— (1) Correction of garbled sentence.— Section 510(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “fine of under this title” and inserting “fine under this title”. (2) Insertion of missing words.— Section 981(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “proceeds from the sale of this section” and inserting “proceeds from the sale of such property under this section”. (4) Correction of incorrect word.— Sections 1425 through 1427,1541 through 1544 and 1546(a) of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking “to facility” and inserting “to facilitate”. (5) Correcting erroneous amendatory language on executed amendment.— Effective on the date of the enactment of Public Law 103-322, section 60003(a)(13) of such public law is amended by striking “$1,000,000 or imprisonment” and inserting “$1,000,000 and imprisonment”. (5) Correction of reference to short title of law.— That section 2332d(a) of title 18, United States Code, which relates to financial transactions is amended by inserting “of 1979” after “Export Administration Act”. (6) Elimination of typographical error.— Section 1992(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “term or years” and inserting “term of years”. (7) Spelling correction.— Section 2339A(a) of title 18,United States Code, is amended by striking “or an escape” and inserting “of an escape”. (8) Section 3553.— Section 3553(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting “a” before “minimum”. (9) Misspelling in section 205.— Section 205(d)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “groups’s” and inserting “group’s”. (10) Conforming change and inserting missing word in section 709.— The paragraph in section 709 of title 18, United States Code, that begins with “A person who” is amended— (A) by striking “A person who” and inserting “Who-ever”; and (B) by inserting “or” after the semicolon at the end. (11) Error in language being stricken.— Effective on the date of its enactment, section 726(2) of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132) is amended— (A) in subparagraphs (C) and (E), by striking “section” the first place it appears; and (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking “relating to” the first place it appears.

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