Bill would penalize certain payments tied to official acts

The bill text would set criminal penalties for knowingly and purposefully giving or receiving certain payments tied to official acts. The rule covers people who pay, offer, or promise something of value to agents of organizations or state, local, or Tribal governments and their agencies. It also covers those agents when they seek or accept the payment personally. The payment must be worth at least $1,000, and the related business or transactions must involve at least $5,000. The circumstance described in section 666(c) must exist; that circumstance is not included in these passages.

The bill text would set a maximum prison term of 15 years for the offense described in section 666(a). This applies to the offense in section 666(a); its full terms are not included in these passages.

The bill text would list section 666(a)(1) and the proposed subsection (b) offense in two federal rules covering property forfeiture. The two listed provisions are section 981(a)(1)(D) and section 982(a)(3) of title 18.