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# 10 U.S.C. § 924 - Art. 124. Frauds against the United States
## Text
Any person subject to this chapter—
(1) who, knowing it to be false or fraudulent—
(A) makes any claim against the United States or any officer thereof; or
(B) presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment, any claim against the United States or any officer thereof;
(2) who, for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States or any officer thereof—
(A) makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or fraudulent statements;
(B) makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath to be false; or
(C) forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;
(3) who, having charge, possession, custody or control of any money, or other property of the United States, furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof, knowingly delivers to any person having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which he receives a certificate or receipt; or
(4) who, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property of the United States furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof, makes or delivers to any person such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States;
shall, upon conviction, be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75, § 932; renumbered § 924, Pub. L. 114328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(14), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2939.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 93250:726.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 132), 64 Stat. 142. The word “it” is substituted for the words “the same” throughout the revised section.
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 924 was renumbered section 928a of this title.
Amendments2016—Pub. L. 114328 renumbered section 932 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2016 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.