Connecting parts of different notes
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever so places or connects together different parts of two or more notes, bills, or other genuine instruments issued under the authority of the United States, or by any foreign government, or corporation, as to produce one instrument, with intent to defraud, shall be guilty of forgery in the same manner as if the parts so put together were falsely made or forged, and shall be or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 708 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB); Pub. L. 107–56, title III, §374(h), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 341.)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to piece together parts of two or more real bills or notes (U.S. or foreign) to create one bill, with intent to defraud. This is treated as forgery.