{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-435","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 435","heading":"Contracts in excess of specific appropriation","body":"Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United States, knowingly contracts for the erection, repair, or furnishing of any public building, or for any public improvement, to pay a larger amount than the specific sum appropriated for such purpose, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23—CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"da300dfc3bcead3e4ff0cd2eb565d0faa761daee05521ae093e9000242d34b72","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-434","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-436"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}