; or (2) being a consular officer authorized to grant, issue, or verify passports, knowingly grants, issues, or verifies any such passport to or for any person not owing allegiance, to the United States, whether a citizen or not; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. (b) Definition In this section, the term State means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. 1542. False statement in application and use of passport Whoever knowingly— (1) makes any false statement in an application for passport with intent to induce or secure the issuance of a passport under the authority of the United States, either for his own use or the use of another, contrary to the laws regulating the issuance of passports or the rules prescribed pursuant to such laws; or (2) uses or attempts to use, or furnishes to another for use any passport the issue of which was secured in any way by reason of any false statement; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. 1543. Forgery or false use of passport Whoever— (1) falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, mutilates, or alters any passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, with intent that the same may be used; or (2) knowingly uses, or attempts to use, or furnishes to another for use any such false, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, or any passport validly issued which has become void by the occurrence of any condition therein prescribed invalidating the same; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. 1544. Misuse of a passport Whoever knowingly— (1) uses any passport issued or designed for the use of another; (2) uses any passport in violation of the conditions or restrictions therein contained, or in violation of the laws, regulations, or rules governing the issuance and use of the passport