Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1922 False or Withheld Report Concerning Federal Employees’ Compensation
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 93 — PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › § 1922
Summary
It is a crime for a U.S. officer or employee who must file reports under 5 U.S.C. 8120 to willfully fail to file them, file a false report, stop an injured worker from filing claims under chapter 81, or hide papers. Penalty: a fine, up to one year in jail, or both.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §1922
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United States charged with the responsibility for making the reports of the immediate superior specified by section 8120 of title 5, willfully fails, neglects, or refuses to make any of the reports, or knowingly files a false report, or induces, compels, or directs an injured employee to forego filing of any claim for compensation or other benefits provided under subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 or any extension or application thereof, or willfully retains any notice, report, claim, or paper which is required to be filed under that subchapter or any extension or application thereof, or regulations prescribed thereunder, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 774(b).Sept. 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86–767, § 206, 74 Stat. 908. The words “the reports of the immediate superior specified in section 8120 of title 5” are substituted for “the reports specified in subsection (a) of this section” to reflect the codification of that subsection in title 5, United States Code. The words “subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5” and “that subchapter” are substituted for “section 751–756, 757–781, 783–791, and 793 of this title” and “said sections”, respectively, to reflect the codification of the sections in title 5, United States Code. The words “shall be guilty of a misdemeanor” are omitted as unnecessary in view of the definitive section 1 of this title. (See reviser’s note under 18 U.S.C. 212, 1964 ed.) The words “and upon conviction thereof” are omitted as unnecessary because punishment can be imposed only after conviction.
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Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $500”.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 1922
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102