---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
key: "ptI/ch11"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 11"
heading: "Bribery, Graft, and Conflicts of Interest"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/ptI-ch11"
sections_count: 26
---

# Chapter 11 — Bribery, Graft, and Conflicts of Interest

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Part I — Crimes

## Sections

- [§201. Bribery of public officials and witnesses](/usc/18/201.md)
- [§202. Definitions](/usc/18/202.md)
- [§203. Compensation to Members of Congress, officers, and others in matters affecting the Government](/usc/18/203.md)
- [§204. Practice in United States Court of Federal Claims or the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by Members of Congress](/usc/18/204.md)
- [§205. Activities of officers and employees in claims against and other matters affecting the Government](/usc/18/205.md)
- [§206. Exemption of retired officers of the uniformed services](/usc/18/206.md)
- [§207. Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches](/usc/18/207.md)
- [§208. Acts affecting a personal financial interest](/usc/18/208.md)
- [§209. Salary of Government officials and employees payable only by United States](/usc/18/209.md)
- [§210. Offer to procure appointive public office](/usc/18/210.md)
- [§211. Acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public office](/usc/18/211.md)
- [§212. Offer of loan or gratuity to financial institution examiner](/usc/18/212.md)
- [§213. Acceptance of loan or gratuity by financial institution examiner](/usc/18/213.md)
- [§214. Offer for procurement of Federal Reserve bank loan and discount of commercial paper](/usc/18/214.md)
- [§215. Receipt of commissions or gifts for procuring loans](/usc/18/215.md)
- [§216. Penalties and injunctions](/usc/18/216.md)
- [§217. Acceptance of consideration for adjustment of farm indebtedness](/usc/18/217.md)
- [§218. Voiding transactions in violation of chapter; recovery by the United States](/usc/18/218.md)
- [§219. Officers and employees acting as agents of foreign principals](/usc/18/219.md)
- [§220. Illegal remunerations for referrals to recovery homes, clinical treatment facilities, and laboratories](/usc/18/220.md)
- [§222. Renumbered §§ 216, 217](/usc/18/222.md)
- [§223. Repealed.](/usc/18/223.md)
- [§224. Bribery in sporting contests](/usc/18/224.md)
- [§225. Continuing financial crimes enterprise](/usc/18/225.md)
- [§226. Bribery affecting port security](/usc/18/226.md)
- [§227. Wrongfully influencing a private entity’s employment decisions by a Member of Congress or an officer or employee of the legislative or executive branch](/usc/18/227.md)