18 U.S.C. § 226 — Bribery affecting port security

Page 86 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 224 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective 90 days after Oct. 23, 1962, see section 4 of Pub. L. 87–849, set out as an Effective Date note under section 201 of this title. § 224. Bribery in sporting contests (a) Whoever carries into effect, attempts to carry into effect, or conspires with any other person to carry into effect any scheme in com- merce to influence, in any way, by bribery any sporting contest, with knowledge that the pur- pose of such scheme is to influence by bribery that contest, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (b) This section shall not be construed as indi- cating an intent on the part of Congress to oc- cupy the field in which this section operates to the exclusion of a law of any State, territory, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States, and no law of any State, territory, Com- monwealth, or possession of the United States, which would be valid in the absence of the sec- tion shall be declared invalid, and no local au- thorities shall be deprived of any jurisdiction over any offense over which they would have ju- risdiction in the absence of this section. (c) As used in this section— (1) The term ‘‘scheme in commerce’’ means any scheme effectuated in whole or in part through the use in interstate or foreign com- merce of any facility for transportation or communication; (2) The term ‘‘sporting contest’’ means any contest in any sport, between individual con- testants or teams of contestants (without re- gard to the amateur or professional status of the contestants therein), the occurrence of which is publicly announced before its occur- rence; (3) The term ‘‘person’’ means any individual and any partnership, corporation, association, or other entity. (Added Pub. L. 88–316, § 1(a), June 6, 1964, 78 Stat. 203; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $10,000’’. § 225. Continuing financial crimes enterprise (a) Whoever— (1) organizes, manages, or supervises a con- tinuing financial crimes enterprise; and (2) receives $5,000,000 or more in gross re- ceipts from such enterprise during any 24- month period, shall be fined not more than $10,000,000 if an in- dividual, or $20,000,000 if an organization, and imprisoned for a term of not less than 10 years and which may be life. (b) For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘continuing financial crimes enterprise’’ means a series of violations under section 215, 656, 657, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1014, 1032, or 1344 of this title, or section 1341 or 1343 affecting a financial institu- tion, committed by at least 4 persons acting in concert. (Added Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2510(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4863.) § 226. Bribery affecting port security (a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever knowingly— (1) directly or indirectly, corruptly gives, of- fers, or promises anything of value to any pub- lic or private person, with intent to commit international terrorism or domestic terrorism (as those terms are defined under section 2331), to— (A) influence any action or any person to commit or aid in committing, or collude in, or allow, any fraud, or make opportunity for the commission of any fraud affecting any secure or restricted area or seaport; or (B) induce any official or person to do or omit to do any act in violation of the lawful duty of such official or person that affects any secure or restricted area or seaport; or (2) directly or indirectly, corruptly demands, seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees to receive or accept anything of value personally or for any other person or entity in return for— (A) being influenced in the performance of any official act affecting any secure or re- stricted area or seaport; and (B) knowing that such influence will be used to commit, or plan to commit, inter- national or domestic terrorism, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘se- cure or restricted area’’ means an area of a ves- sel or facility designated as secure in an ap- proved security plan, as required under section 70103 of title 46, United States Code, and the rules and regulations promulgated under that section. (Added Pub. L. 109–177, title III, § 309(a), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 241.) § 227. Wrongfully influencing a private entity’s employment decisions by a Member of Con- gress or an officer or employee of the legisla- tive or executive branch (a) Whoever, being a covered government per- son, with the intent to influence, solely on the basis of partisan political affiliation, an employ- ment decision or employment practice of any private entity— (1) takes or withholds, or offers or threatens to take or withhold, an official act, or (2) influences, or offers or threatens to influ- ence, the official act of another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both, and may be dis- qualified from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States. (b) In this section, the term ‘‘covered govern- ment person’’ means— (1) a Senator or Representative in, or a Dele- gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Con- gress; (2) an employee of either House of Congress; or