<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="idd340112c-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s226"><num value="226">§ 226.</num><heading> Bribery affecting port security</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="idd340112d-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s226/a"><num value="a">(a)</num><heading> <inline class="small-caps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Whoever knowingly—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idd340112e-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s226/a/1"><num value="1">(1)</num><chapeau> directly or indirectly, corruptly gives, offers, or promises anything of value to any public or private person, with intent to commit international terrorism or domestic terrorism (as those terms are defined under section 2331), to—</chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="idd340112f-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s226/a/1/A"><num value="A">(A)</num><content> 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</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="idd3401130-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s226/a/1/B"><num value="B">(B)</num><content> 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</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idd3401131-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s226/a/2"><num value="2">(2)</num><chapeau> 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—</chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="idd3401132-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s226/a/2/A"><num value="A">(A)</num><content> being influenced in the performance of any official act affecting any secure or restricted area or seaport; and</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="idd3401133-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s226/a/2/B"><num value="B">(B)</num><content> knowing that such influence will be used to commit, or plan to commit, international or domestic terrorism,</content>
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<continuation style="-uslm-lc:I10" class="indent0 firstIndent0">shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.</continuation>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="idd3401134-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s226/b"><num value="b">(b)</num><heading> <inline class="small-caps">Definition</inline>.—</heading><content>In this section, the term “secure or restricted area” means an area of a vessel or facility designated as secure in an approved security plan, as required under <ref href="/us/usc/t46/s70103">section 70103 of title 46</ref>, United States Code, and the rules and regulations promulgated under that section.</content>
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<sourceCredit id="idd3403845-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd">(Added <ref href="/us/pl/109/177/tIII/s309/a">Pub. L. 109–177, title III, § 309(a)</ref>, <date date="2006-03-09">Mar. 9, 2006</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/120/241">120 Stat. 241</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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