18 U.S.C. § 226
Bribery affecting port security
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 226, Bribery affecting port security, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448736
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Whoever knowingly—
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—
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—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005