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[CITE: 18USC911]

 
                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                      CHAPTER 43--FALSE PERSONATION
 
Sec. 911. Citizen of the United States

    Whoever falsely and willfully represents himself to be a citizen of 
the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more 
than three years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 742; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on subsection (a), paragraph (18) and subsection (d), of 
section 746, title 8, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality (Oct. 14, 
1940, ch. 876, Sec. 346(a), par. (18), and (d), 54 Stat. 1165, 1167).
    Section consolidates said provisions of section 746, title 8, 
U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality. The word ``willfully'' was 
substituted for ``knowingly'', ``$1,000'' for ``$5,000'', and ``three 
years'' for ``five years'', to harmonize with congressional intent 
evidenced by the other sections of this chapter.
    Minor changes were made in phraseology and unnecessary words were 
omitted.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $1,000''.