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18 U.S.C. § 246

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Deprivation of relief benefits
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Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTI/CH13
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Whoever directly or indirectly deprives, attempts to deprive, or threatens to deprive any person of any employment, position, work, compensation, or other benefit provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress appropriating funds for work relief or relief purposes, on account of political affiliation, race, color, sex, religion, or national origin, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (Added Pub. L. 94–453, § 4(a), Oct. 2, 1976, 90 Stat. 1517; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.) Editorial Notes Amendments1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.

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