                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
          CHAPTER 11--BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
 
Sec. 211. Acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public 
        office
        
    Whoever solicits or receives, either as a political contribution, or 
for personal emolument, any money or thing of value, in consideration of 
the promise of support or use of influence in obtaining for any person 
any appointive office or place under the United States, shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
    Whoever solicits or receives any thing of value in consideration of 
aiding a person to obtain employment under the United States either by 
referring his name to an executive department or agency of the United 
States or by requiring the payment of a fee because such person has 
secured such employment shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned 
not more than one year, or both. This section shall not apply to such 
services rendered by an employment agency pursuant to the written 
request of an executive department or agency of the United States.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 694, Sec. 211, formerly Sec. 215; 
Sept. 13, 1951, ch. 380, 65 Stat. 320; renumbered Sec. 211, Pub. L. 87-
849, Sec. 1(b), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1125; Pub. L. 103-322, title 
XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 150 and 151 (Dec. 11, 
1926, ch. 3, Secs. 2, 3, 44 Stat. 918).
    Same changes of style and substance were made in this section as in 
section 214 of this title.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 211, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 693, 
related to an offer of a gratuity to a revenue officer, prior to the 
general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 87-849 and is substantially 
covered in revised section 201.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $1,000'' in two places.
    1951--Act Sept. 13, 1951, inserted second paragraph.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 14 of this title.
