18 U.S.C. § 1516 — Obstruction of Federal audit
submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-690 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 197 words · no verdicts yet
A person who intends to deceive or defraud the United States and tries to interfere with a covered federal audit may be fined, imprisoned for up to five years, or both. The section defines “Federal auditor” and gives “in any 1 year period” the meaning from section 666.
(a) A person who intends to deceive or defraud the United States and tries to influence, obstruct, or impede a federal auditor performing official duties may be fined under this title, imprisoned for up to five years, or both. The duties must concern a person, entity, or program receiving more than $100,000 directly or indirectly from the United States during any one-year period under a contract, subcontract, grant, or cooperative agreement; property securing a mortgage note insured, guaranteed, acquired, or held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under an Act administered by the Secretary; or property securing a loan made or guaranteed under title V of the Housing Act of 1949. (b)(1) “Federal auditor” means a person employed full-time, part-time, or by contract to perform an audit or quality-assurance inspection for or on behalf of the United States. (2) “in any 1 year period” has the meaning given to “in any one-year period” in section 666; this section does not define that term.
Whoever, with intent to deceive or defraud the United States, endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede a Federal auditor in the performance of official duties relating to a person, entity, or program receiving in excess of $100,000, directly or indirectly, from the United States in any 1 year period under a contract or subcontract, grant, or cooperative agreement, or relating to any property that is security for a mortgage note that is insured, guaranteed, acquired, or held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to any Act administered by the Secretary, or relating to any property that is security for a loan that is made or guaranteed under title V of the Housing Act of 1949, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
For purposes of this section—
the term “Federal auditor” means any person employed on a full- or part-time or contractual basis to perform an audit or a quality assurance inspection for or on behalf of the United States; and
the term “in any 1 year period” has the meaning given to the term “in any one-year period” in section 666.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7078(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4406; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320609, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2120; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 604(b)(43), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3509; Pub. L. 105–65, title V, § 564, Oct. 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 1420; Pub. L. 106–569, title VII, § 709(b), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 3018; Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title II, § 205(c), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1778.)
- 1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-690 · 102 Stat. 4406
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2120
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-294 · 110 Stat. 3509
- 1997Amended · Pub. L. 105-65 · 111 Stat. 1420
- 2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-569 · 114 Stat. 3018
- 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-273 · 116 Stat. 1778
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 100-690 on 1988-11-18.
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