Its seems to you left out part of the law:
"Whoever, directly or indirectly, promises any employment, position, compensation, contract, appointment, or other benefit, provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress",
Why?
Because I don't believe it is important in this context. The entire code section reads as follows. Totally ambiguous as you would expect, I have no idea what it means other than just reading what it says (which admittedly, may or not be what it means).
"Whoever, directly or indirectly, promises any employment,
position, compensation, contract, appointment, or other benefit, provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress, or any special consideration in obtaining any such benefit, to any person as consideration, favor, or reward for any political activity or for the support of or opposition to any candidate or any political party in connection with any general or special election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election or political convention or caucus held to select candidates for any political office, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both." |
