Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 150 and
151 (Dec. 11, 1926, ch. 3, §§ 2,
3,
44 Stat. 918).
Same changes of style and substance were made in this section as in section
214 of this title.
A prior section
211, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645,
62 Stat. 693, related to an offer of a gratuity to a revenue officer, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by
Pub. L. 87–849 and is substantially covered in revised section
201.
1994—
Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000” in two places.
1951—Act Sept. 13, 1951, inserted second paragraph.