Unsworn written statements subject to penalties of presenting false claims

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Title 43—PUBLIC LANDS > CHAPTER 31—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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Unsworn written statements made in public land matters within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior shall remain subject to section 1001 of title 18 .

( June 3, 1948, ch. 392, § 2 , 62 Stat. 301 .)

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