                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                 CHAPTER 69--NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP
 
Sec. 1425. Procurement of citizenship or naturalization 
        unlawfully
        
    (a) Whoever knowingly procures or attempts to procure, contrary to 
law, the naturalization of any person, or documentary or other evidence 
of naturalization or of citizenship; or
    (b) Whoever, whether for himself or another person not entitled 
thereto, knowingly issues, procures or obtains or applies for or 
otherwise attempts to procure or obtain naturalization, or citizenship, 
or a declaration of intention to become a citizen, or a certificate of 
arrival or any certificate or evidence of nationalization or 
citizenship, documentary or otherwise, or duplicates or copies of any of 
the foregoing--
    Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years 
(if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of international 
terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this title)), 20 years (if the 
offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined 
in section 929(a) of this title)), 10 years (in the case of the first or 
second such offense, if the offense was not committed to facility \1\ 
such an act of international terrorism or a drug trafficking crime), or 
15 years (in the case of any other offense), or both.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be ``facilitate''.
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(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 766; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104-208, div. 
C, title II, Sec. 211(a)(2), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-569.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on subsections (a) pars. (2)-(5), (7), (b), and (d) of section 
746 of Title 8, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality (Oct. 14, 1940, 
ch. 876, Sec. 346(a), pars. (2)-(5), (7), (b), (d), 54 Stat. 1163, 1164, 
1167).
    Section consolidates five similar paragraphs, and the punishment 
provisions of subsection (d) of said section 746 of title 8, U.S.C., 
1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality, with minor necessary changes in 
translations and phraseology. Numerous references to aiding and 
assisting were omitted as unnecessary as such persons are principals 
under definitive section 2 of this title.
    Words ``a certificate of arrival or'' were inserted before ``any 
certificate'' in subsection (b), so as to remove any doubt as to scope 
of section.


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-208 substituted ``imprisoned not more than 25 
years (if the offense was committed to facilitate an act of 
international terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this title)), 20 
years (if the offense was committed to facilitate a drug trafficking 
crime (as defined in section 929(a) of this title)), 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 five years'' in last par.
    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $5,000'' in last par.


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 104-208 applicable with respect to offenses 
occurring on or after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 211(c) of Pub. L. 104-
208, set out as a note under section 1028 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 982, 1961, 2516, 3291 of 
this title; title 8 section 1451.
