18 USC § 1515 - Definitions for certain provisions; general provision
(a)
As used in sections
1512 and
1513 of this title and in this section—
(1)
the term “official proceeding” means—
(A)
a proceeding before a judge or court of the United States, a United States magistrate judge, a bankruptcy judge, a judge of the United States Tax Court, a special trial judge of the Tax Court, a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, or a Federal grand jury;
(D)
a proceeding involving the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce before any insurance regulatory official or agency or any agent or examiner appointed by such official or agency to examine the affairs of any person engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce;
(3)
the term “misleading conduct” means—
(B)
intentionally omitting information from a statement and thereby causing a portion of such statement to be misleading, or intentionally concealing a material fact, and thereby creating a false impression by such statement;
(C)
with intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting reliance on a writing or recording that is false, forged, altered, or otherwise lacking in authenticity;
(4)
the term “law enforcement officer” means an officer or employee of the Federal Government, or a person authorized to act for or on behalf of the Federal Government or serving the Federal Government as an adviser or consultant—
(b)
As used in section
1505, the term “corruptly” means acting with an improper purpose, personally or by influencing another, including making a false or misleading statement, or withholding, concealing, altering, or destroying a document or other information.
(a)
As used in sections
1512 and
1513 of this title and in this section—
(1)
the term “official proceeding” means—
(A)
a proceeding before a judge or court of the United States, a United States magistrate judge, a bankruptcy judge, a judge of the United States Tax Court, a special trial judge of the Tax Court, a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, or a Federal grand jury;
(D)
a proceeding involving the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce before any insurance regulatory official or agency or any agent or examiner appointed by such official or agency to examine the affairs of any person engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce;
(3)
the term “misleading conduct” means—
(B)
intentionally omitting information from a statement and thereby causing a portion of such statement to be misleading, or intentionally concealing a material fact, and thereby creating a false impression by such statement;
(C)
with intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting reliance on a writing or recording that is false, forged, altered, or otherwise lacking in authenticity;
(4)
the term “law enforcement officer” means an officer or employee of the Federal Government, or a person authorized to act for or on behalf of the Federal Government or serving the Federal Government as an adviser or consultant—
(b)
As used in section
1505, the term “corruptly” means acting with an improper purpose, personally or by influencing another, including making a false or misleading statement, or withholding, concealing, altering, or destroying a document or other information.
Source
(Added Pub. L. 97–291, § 4(a),Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1252; amended Pub. L. 99–646, § 50(b),Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3605; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7029(b), (d),Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4398; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321,Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1),Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320604(a),Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2118; Pub. L. 104–292, § 3,Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3460; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 604(b)(39),Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3509.)
Amendments
1996—Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Pub. L. 104–294struck out “or” after semicolon at end.
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 104–292added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c).
1994—Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Pub. L. 103–322added subpar. (D).
1992—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102–572substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.
1988—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 100–690, § 7029(b), inserted “a judge of the United States Tax Court, a special trial judge of the Tax Court, a judge of the United States Claims Court,” after “bankruptcy judge,”.
Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 100–690, § 7029(d), added par. (6).
1986—Pub. L. 99–646inserted “; general provision” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsec. (b).
Change of Name
“United States magistrate judge” substituted for “United States magistrate” in subsec. (a)(1)(A) pursuant to section 321 ofPub. L. 101–650, set out as a note under section
631 of Title
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–294effective Sept. 13, 1994, see section 604(d) ofPub. L. 104–294, set out as a note under section
13 of this title.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–572effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 911 ofPub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section
171 of Title
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 12, 1982, see section 9(a) ofPub. L. 97–291, set out as a note under section
1512 of this title.
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