18 U.S.C. § 24 — Definitions relating to Federal health care

Page 19 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 27 1 So in original. No section 22 has been enacted. 2 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. 1 So in original. The second comma probably should follow ‘‘1954 of this title’’. 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a period. § 23.1 Court of the United States defined As used in this title, except where otherwise expressly provided 2 the term ‘‘court of the United States’’ includes the District Court of Guam, the District Court for the Northern Mar- iana Islands, and the District Court of the Vir- gin Islands. (Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320914(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2128.) § 24. Definitions relating to Federal health care offense (a) As used in this title, the term ‘‘Federal health care offense’’ means a violation of, or a criminal conspiracy to violate— (1) section 669, 1035, 1347, or 1518 of this title or section 1128B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b); or (2) section 287, 371, 664, 666, 1001, 1027, 1341, 1343, 1349, or 1954 of this title section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331), or section 501 of the Employee Re- tirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1131), or section 411, 518, or 511 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,,1 if the violation or conspiracy relates to a health care benefit program. (b) As used in this title, the term ‘‘health care benefit program’’ means any public or private plan or contract, affecting commerce, under which any medical benefit, item, or service is provided to any individual, and includes any in- dividual or entity who is providing a medical benefit, item, or service for which payment may be made under the plan or contract. (Added Pub. L. 104–191, title II, § 241(a), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2016; amended Pub. L. 111–148, title VI, § 6602, title X, § 10606(c), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 780, 1008.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Sections 411, 518, and 511 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), are classified to sections 1111, 1148, and 1141, re- spectively, of Title 29, Labor. AMENDMENTS 2010—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–148, § 10606(c)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘or section 1128B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b); or’’ for semicolon. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–148, § 10606(c)(2)(B), which directed insertion of ‘‘section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331), or section 501 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1131),’’ after ‘‘title,’’ was executed by making the insertion after ‘‘title’’ to reflect the probable intent of Congress because ‘‘title,’’ did not appear subsequent to amendment by Pub. L. 111–148, § 6602. See below. Pub. L. 111–148, § 10606(c)(2)(A), inserted ‘‘1349,’’ after ‘‘1343,’’. Pub. L. 111–148, § 6602, inserted ‘‘or section 411, 518, or 511 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,’’ after ‘‘1954 of this title’’. § 25. Use of minors in crimes of violence (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) CRIME OF VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘crime of violence’’ has the meaning set forth in section 16. (2) MINOR.—The term ‘‘minor’’ means a per- son who has not reached 18 years of age. (3) USES.—The term ‘‘uses’’ means employs, hires, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces. (b) PENALTIES.—Any person who is 18 years of age or older, who intentionally uses a minor to commit a crime of violence for which such per- son may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, or to assist in avoiding detection or ap- prehension for such an offense, shall— (1) for the first conviction, be subject to twice the maximum term of imprisonment and twice the maximum fine that would otherwise be authorized for the offense; and (2) for each subsequent conviction, be sub- ject to 3 times the maximum term of impris- onment and 3 times the maximum fine that would otherwise be authorized for the offense. (Added Pub. L. 108–21, title VI, § 601[(a)], Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 686.) § 26. Definition of seaport As used in this title, the term ‘‘seaport’’ means all piers, wharves, docks, and similar structures, adjacent to any waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to which a ves- sel may be secured, including areas of land, water, or land and water under and in imme- diate proximity to such structures, buildings on or contiguous to such structures, and the equip- ment and materials on such structures or in such buildings. (Added Pub. L. 109–177, title III, § 302(c), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 233.) § 27. Mortgage lending business defined In this title, the term ‘‘mortgage lending busi- ness’’ means an organization which finances or refinances any debt secured by an interest in real estate, including private mortgage compa- nies and any subsidiaries of such organizations, and whose activities affect interstate or foreign commerce. (Added Pub. L. 111–21, § 2(b)(1), May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1617.) CHAPTER 2—AIRCRAFT AND MOTOR VEHICLES Sec. 31. Definitions. 32. Destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities. 33. Destruction of motor vehicles or motor vehi- cle facilities. 34. Penalty when death results. 35. Imparting or conveying false information. 36. Drive-by shooting. 37. Violence at international airports. 38. Fraud involving aircraft or space vehicle parts in interstate or foreign commerce. 39. Traffic signal preemption transmitters. 39A. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft 1