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18 U.S.C. § 2421 — Transportation generally
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**(a) In General.—** Whoever knowingly transports any individual in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, with intent that such individual engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
**(b) Requests To Prosecute Violations by State Attorneys General.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Attorney General shall grant a request by a State attorney general that a State or local attorney be cross designated to prosecute a violation of this section unless the Attorney General determines that granting the request would undermine the administration of justice.
(2) **Reason for denial.—** — If the Attorney General denies a request under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall submit to the State attorney general a detailed reason for the denial not later than 60 days after the date on which a request is received.
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**(a) In General.—** Whoever knowingly transports any individual in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, with intent that such individual engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
**(b) Requests To Prosecute Violations by State Attorneys General.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Attorney General shall grant a request by a State attorney general that a State or local attorney be cross designated to prosecute a violation of this section unless the Attorney General determines that granting the request would undermine the administration of justice.
(2) **Reason for denial.—** — If the Attorney General denies a request under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall submit to the State attorney general a detailed reason for the denial not later than 60 days after the date on which a request is received.
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**(a)** Whoever knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, to engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
**(b)** Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual who has not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution or any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years or for life.
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**(a) Transportation With Intent To Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity.—** A person who knowingly transports an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, with intent that the individual engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years or for life.
**(b) Travel With Intent To Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct.—** A person who travels in interstate commerce or travels into the United States, or a United States citizen or an alien admitted for permanent residence in the United States who travels in foreign commerce, with intent to engage in any illicit sexual conduct with another person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.
**(c) Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in Foreign Places.—** Any United States citizen or alien admitted for permanent residence who travels in foreign commerce or resides, either temporarily or permanently, in a foreign country, and engages in any illicit sexual conduct with another person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.
**(d) Illicit Sexual Conduct in Connection With Certain Organizations.—** Any citizen of the United States or alien admitted for permanent residence who—
(1) is an officer, director, employee, or agent of an organization that affects interstate or foreign commerce;
(2) makes use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce through the connection or affiliation of the person with such organization; and
(3) commits an act in furtherance of illicit sexual conduct throug
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In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) Each of the terms “American homeland” and “homeland” means the United States.
(2) The term “appropriate congressional committee” means any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate having legislative or oversight jurisdiction under the Rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate, respectively, over the matter concerned.
(3) The term “assets” includes contracts, facilities, property, records, unobligated or unexpended balances of appropriations, and other funds or resources (other than personnel).
(4) The term “critical infrastructure” has the meaning given that term in [section 5195c(e) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5195c/e&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security.
(6) The term “emergency response providers” includes Federal, State, and local governmental and nongovernmental emergency public safety, fire, law enforcement, emergency response, emergency medical (including hospital emergency facilities), and related personnel, agencies, and authorities.
(7) The term “EMP” means an electromagnetic pulse caused by a nuclear device or nonnuclear device, including such a pulse caused by an act of terrorism.
(8) The term “executive agency” means an executive agency and a military department, as defined, respectively, in sections 105 and 102 of title 5.
(9) The term “functions” includes authorities, powers, rights, privileges, immunities, programs, projects, activities, duties, and responsibilities.
(10) The term “GMD” means a geomagnetic disturbance caused by a solar storm or another naturally occurring phenomenon.
(11) The term “intelligence component of the Department” means any elem
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2421
1 So in original.
2 So in original. Probably should be followed by ‘‘section’’.
3 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘section’’.
Sec.
2422.
Coercion and enticement.
2423.
Transportation of minors.
2424.
Filing factual statement about alien indi-
vidual.
2425.
Use of interstate facilities to transmit infor-
mation about a minor.
2426.
Repeat offenders.
2427.
Inclusion of offenses relating to child pornog-
raphy in definition of sexual activity for
which any person can be charged with a
criminal offense.
2428.
Forfeitures.
2429.
Mandatory restitution.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–392, § 3(b), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat.
5251, added item 2429.
Pub. L. 115–164, § 3(b), Apr. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 1254,
added item 2421A.
2006—Pub. L. 109–164, title I, § 103(d)(2), Jan. 10, 2006,
119 Stat. 3563, added item 2428.
1998—Pub. L. 105–314, title I, §§ 101(b), 104(b), 105(b),
Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2975–2977, added items 2425, 2426,
and 2427.
1988—Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7071, Nov. 18, 1988, 102
Stat. 4405, substituted ‘‘individual’’ for ‘‘female’’ in
item 2424.
1986—Pub. L. 99–628, § 5(a)(1), (b)(2), Nov. 7, 1986, 100
Stat. 3511, substituted ‘‘TRANSPORTATION FOR IL-
LEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND RELATED CRIMES’’
for ‘‘WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC’’ as chapter heading and
substituted ‘‘and enticement’’ for ‘‘or enticement of fe-
male’’ in item 2422.
1978—Pub. L. 95–225, § 3(b), Feb. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 9, sub-
stituted ‘‘Transportation of minors’’ for ‘‘Coercion or
enticement of minor female’’ in item 2423.
§ 2421. Transportation generally
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever knowingly trans-
ports any individual in interstate or foreign
commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of
the United S
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