§ 54. — Criminal penalties.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 41USC54]
TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 54. Criminal penalties
Any person who knowingly and willfully engages in conduct prohibited
by section 53 of this title shall be imprisoned for not more than 10
years or shall be subject to a fine in accordance with title 18, or
both.
(Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 80, Sec. 4, 60 Stat. 38; Pub. L. 86-695, Sept. 2,
1960, 74 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 99-634, Sec. 2(a), Nov. 7, 1986, 100 Stat.
3524.)
Amendments
1986--Pub. L. 99-634 amended section generally. Prior to amendment,
section read as follows: ``Any person who shall knowingly, directly or
indirectly, make or receive any such prohibited payment shall be fined
not more than $10,000 or be imprisoned for not more than two years, or
both.''
1960--Pub. L. 86-695 reenacted section without change.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99-634 effective with respect to conduct
described in section 53 of this title which occurs on or after Nov. 7,
1986, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 99-634, set out as a note under
section 51 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 51, 52 of this title.
