Foreign obligations or securities
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever, within the United States, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any bond, certificate, obligation, or other security of any foreign government, purporting to be or in imitation of any such security issued under the authority of such foreign government, or any treasury note, bill, or promise to pay, lawfully issued by such foreign government and intended to circulate as money, shall be or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 707 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB); Pub. L. 107–56, title III, §375(a), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 341.)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime, within the United States, to make, alter, or forge bonds, securities, or paper money of a foreign government with intent to defraud.