5 U.S.C. § 8315
Falsifying employment applications
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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- 5 U.S.C. § 8315, Falsifying employment applications, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427429
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An individual, or his survivor or beneficiary, may not be paid annuity or retired pay on the basis of the service of the individual which is creditable toward the annuity or retired pay, subject to the exceptions in section 8311(2) and (3) of this title, if the individual knowingly and willfully made or makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, or knowingly and willfully concealed or conceals a material fact—
before, on, or after September 1, 1954, concerning his—
past or present membership in, affiliation or association with, or support of the Communist Party, or a chapter, branch, or subdivision thereof, in or outside the United States, or other organization, party, or group advocating—
The prohibition on the payment of annuity or retired pay applies—
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