Whoever willfully and knowingly makes any false statement in an application for passport with intent to induce or secure the issuance of a passport under the authority of the United States, either for his own use or the use of another, contrary to the laws regulating the issuance of passports or the rules prescribed pursuant to such laws; or
Whoever willfully and knowingly uses or attempts to use, or furnishes to another for use any passport the issue of which was secured in any way by reason of any false statement—
section 2331 of this titlesection 929(a) of this titleShall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 25 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of international terrorism (as defined in )), 20 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in )), 10 years (in the case of the first or second such offense, if the offense was not committed to facilitate such an act of international terrorism or a drug trafficking crime), or 15 years (in the case of any other offense), or both.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64562 Stat. 771Pub. L. 103–322, title XIII, § 130009(a)(2)108 Stat. 2030Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title II, § 211(a)(2)110 Stat. 3009–569Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(a)(3)116 Stat. 1806(, ; , title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(I), , , 2147; , , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
section 220 of title 22June 15, 1917, ch. 3040 Stat. 227Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 754 Stat. 80Based on , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Foreign Relations and Intercourse (, title IX, § 2, ; , ).
Mandatory-punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.
Punishment of five years’ imprisonment was substituted for “ten years” to conform with other sections embracing offenses of comparable gravity.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 107–2732002— substituted “to facilitate” for “to facility” in last par.
Pub. L. 104–208section 2331 of this titlesection 929(a) of this title1996— substituted “imprisoned not more than 25 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of international terrorism (as defined in )), 20 years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in )), 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 last par.
Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(I)Pub. L. 103–322, § 130009(a)(2)1994—, which directed the amendment of this section by substituting “under this title” for “not more than $2,000”, could not be executed because the words “not more than $2,000” did not appear in text subsequent to amendment by . See below.
Pub. L. 103–322, § 130009(a)(2), substituted “under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years” for “not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years” in last par.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–208section 211(c) of Pub. L. 104–208section 1028 of this titleAmendment by applicable with respect to offenses occurring on or after , see , set out as a note under .