                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                CHAPTER 93--PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
 
Sec. 1913. Lobbying with appropriated moneys

    No part of the money appropriated by any enactment of Congress 
shall, in the absence of express authorization by Congress, be used 
directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, advertisement, 
telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written matter, or other device, 
intended or designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress, to 
favor or oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation or appropriation 
by Congress, whether before or after the introduction of any bill or 
resolution proposing such legislation or appropriation; but this shall 
not prevent officers or employees of the United States or of its 
departments or agencies from communicating to Members of Congress on the 
request of any Member or to Congress, through the proper official 
channels, requests for legislation or appropriations which they deem 
necessary for the efficient conduct of the public business.
    Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United States or of any 
department or agency thereof, violates or attempts to violate this 
section, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one 
year, or both; and after notice and hearing by the superior officer 
vested with the power of removing him, shall be removed from office or 
employment.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 792; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 201 (July 11, 1919, ch. 6, 
Sec. 6, 41 Stat. 68).
    Reference to ``department'' and ``agency'' was added in three 
instances after the words ``United States'' to remove doubt as to the 
scope of the section. (See definitions of ``department'' and ``agency'' 
in section 6 of this title.)
    Reference to the offense as a misdemeanor was omitted as unnecessary 
in view of the definitive section 1 of this title.
    Words ``on conviction thereof'' were omitted as surplusage since 
punishment can be imposed only after conviction.
    Minor changes were made in phraseology.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $500'' in last par.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 5 section 3374.
