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[CITE: 18USC2426]

 
                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
  CHAPTER 117--TRANSPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND RELATED 
                                 CRIMES
 
Sec. 2426. Repeat offenders

    (a) Maximum Term of Imprisonment.--The maximum term of imprisonment 
for a violation of this chapter after a prior sex offense conviction 
shall be twice the term of imprisonment otherwise provided by this 
chapter.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section--
        (1) the term ``prior sex offense conviction'' means a conviction 
    for an offense--
            (A) under this chapter, chapter 109A, or chapter 110; or
            (B) under State law for an offense consisting of conduct 
        that would have been an offense under a chapter referred to in 
        paragraph (1) if the conduct had occurred within the special 
        maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States; and

        (2) the term ``State'' means a State of the United States, the 
    District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession 
    of the United States.

(Added Pub. L. 105-314, title I, Sec. 104(a), Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 
2976.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2247 of this title.