Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§924b Art. 124b. Graft
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Summary
Criminalizes anyone under the military code who holds an official job or has official duties from wrongly asking for, accepting, or taking money, gifts, or anything valuable as pay or thanks for work on a U.S. official matter. It also criminalizes giving, offering, or promising those things to such an official; offenders face court-martial.
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Title 10, §924b
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(a)Any person subject to this chapter—
(1)who occupies an official position or who has official duties; and
(2)who wrongfully asks, accepts, or receives a thing of value as compensation for or in recognition of services rendered or to be rendered by the person with respect to an official matter in which the United States is interested;
(b)Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully promises, offers, or gives a thing of value to another person, who occupies an official position or who has official duties, as compensation for or in recognition of services rendered or to be rendered by the other person with respect to an official matter in which the United States is interested, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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Effective Date
Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing
Regulations
and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 924b
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73