Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§924b Art. 124b. Graft
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 47— UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE › Subchapter X— PUNITIVE ARTICLES › § 924b
Summary
Makes it illegal for people covered by this law who hold official jobs or duties to wrongfully ask for, take, or receive anything of value as pay or thanks for services tied to an official U.S. matter. It also punishes anyone who wrongfully offers or gives such payments, with penalty decided by a military court.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §924b
Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 924b
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60