Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 6 ([Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 6], [35 Stat. 1089]).
Amendments
1994—[Pub. L. 103–322] substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $20,000”.
1956—Act July 24, 1956, substituted “$20,000” for “$5,000”, and “twenty years” for “six years”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1956 Amendment
[Act July 24, 1956, ch. 678, § 3], [70 Stat. 624], provided that: “The foregoing amendments [amending this section and section 2385 of this title] shall apply only with respect to offenses committed on and after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 24, 1956].”