Anti-Bribery Improvement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5510 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5510

To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the offense of bribery 
                   of public officials and witnesses.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2026

  Mr. Kim (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the offense of bribery 
                   of public officials and witnesses.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Bribery Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. BRIBERY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND WITNESSES.

    Section 201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) the term `access' means use of a public official's 
        ability to influence any decision or action on any question or 
        matter, which may at any time be pending, or which may by law 
        be brought before such public official, in such official's 
        official capacity, or in such official's place of trust or 
        profit.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``or'' at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``or'' 
                        at the end; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) to induce such public official or person who 
                has been selected to be a public official to, through 
                an explicit promise or undertaking, provide access;''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``or'' 
                        at the end; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) making an explicit promise or undertaking to 
                provide access;''.
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