18 USC § 281 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4304(b)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 602(d), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3503]
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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s281"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "18 USC § 281 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4304(b)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 602(d), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3503]"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "281"
section_name: "Repealed. Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4304(b)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 602(d), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3503]"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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status: "repealed"
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# [§ 281. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4304(b)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 602(d), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3503]
Section, added , , , related to restrictions on retired military officers regarding certain matters affecting the Government.
, , , which repealed this section, was repealed by , , , effective .
A prior section 281, acts , ; , , which related to compensation to Members of Congress, officers and others in matters affecting the Government, was repealed by , §§ 2, 4, , , eff. 90 days after , which repeal continued limited applicability to retired officers of the Armed Forces of the United States. , , , repealed such prior section 281 to the extent that it had not been repealed by . See .
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of Repeal
For effective date and applicability of repeal by , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under , Armed Forces.