Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act”.
Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for gratuities given to State and local public officials.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on gratuities given to state and local public officials
in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “(b)” and inserting “(c)”;
by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively;
by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
“(b) Gratuities—Whoever, if the circumstance described in subsection (c) of this section exists, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duty—
“(1) being an agent of an organization, or of a State, local, or Indian tribal government, or any agency thereof, solicits or demands for the benefit of any person, or accepts or agrees to accept, anything of value from any person, intending to be rewarded in connection with any business, transaction, or series of transactions of such organization, government, or agency involving anything of value of $5,000 or more; or
“(2) gives, offers, or agrees to give, anything of value to any person, with intent to reward an agent of an organization or of a State, local or Indian tribal government, or any agency thereof, in connection with any business, transaction, or series of transactions of such organization, government, or agency involving anything of value of $5,000 or more;”
in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking “subsection (a)” and inserting “subsections (a) and (b)”.
Conforming amendments—
in the section heading, by striking “Theft or bribery” and inserting “Theft, bribery, or gratuities”;
in subsection (a), by striking “Whoever” and inserting “Bribes.—Whoever”;
in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking “The” and inserting “Covered circumstance.—The”;
in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking “This” and inserting “Exception for salary, wages, and fees.—This”; and
in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking “As” and inserting “Definitions.—As”.
Table of sections— The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 666 and inserting the following: