18 U.S.C. § 2156 | Production of defective national-defense material, national-defense premises, or national-defense utilities

(a)

Whoever, with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense of the United States, willfully makes, constructs, or attempts to make or construct in a defective manner, any national-defense material, national-defense premises or national-defense utilities, or any tool, implement, machine, utensil, or receptacle used or employed in making, producing, manufacturing, or repairing any such national-defense material, national-defense premises or national-defense utilities, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

(b)

If two or more persons conspire to violate this section, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as provided in subsection (a) of this section.

June 25, 1948, ch. 645 62 Stat. 800 Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1261 68 Stat. 1218 Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L)Sept. 13, 1994108 Stat. 2147 Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(f)(12)Oct. 11, 1996110 Stat. 3500 (, ; , title I, § 105, ; , , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

section 106 of title 50Apr. 20, 1918, ch. 59, § 6 Nov. 30, 1940, ch. 926 54 Stat. 1221 Based on , U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and National Defense (, as added , ).

section 2 of this titleReference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of “principal” in .

Words “upon conviction thereof” were omitted as unnecessary, since punishment cannot be imposed until a conviction is secured.

Minor changes were made in phraseology.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 104–2941996— substituted “, or” for “or” in section catchline.

Pub. L. 103–3221994—Subsec. (a). substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.

Sept. 3, 19541954—Act , inserted conspiracy provisions.