 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                 CHAPTER 25--COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
 
Sec. 471. Obligations or securities of United States

    Whoever, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, forges, 
counterfeits, or alters any obligation or other security of the United 
States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
fifteen years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 705; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 262 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 148, 35 Stat. 1115).
    Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.
    Changes in phraseology were made.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $5,000''.


                      Short Title of 1992 Amendment

    Pub. L. 102-550, title XV, Sec. 1551, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4070, 
provided that: ``This subtitle [subtitle E (Secs. 1551-1554) of title XV 
of Pub. L. 102-550, enacting section 474A of this title and amending 
sections 474 and 504 of this title] may be cited as the `Counterfeit 
Deterrence Act of 1992'.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 14, 470, 981, 982, 1961, 
2516 of this title.
