Title V, SEC. 5434. BRIBERY AND GRAFT. (a) In General. Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``. Bribery and graft in connection with health care ``(a) Whoever ``(1) directly or indirectly, corruptly gives, offers, or promises anything of value to a health care official, or offers or promises a health care official to give anything of value to any other person, with intent ``(A) to influence, or for or because of, any of the health care official's actions, decisions, or duties relating to a health alliance or health plan; ``(B) to influence such an official to commit or aid in the committing, or collude in or allow, any fraud, or make opportunity for the commission of any fraud, on a health alliance or health plan, or for or because of any such conduct on the part of such an official; or ``(C) to induce such an official to engage in any conduct in violation of the lawful duty of such official, or for or because of such conduct; or ``(2) being a health care official, directly or indirectly, corruptly demands, seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees to accept anything of value personally or for any other person or entity, the giving of which violates paragraph (1) of this subsection. ``(b) As used in this section ``(1) the term `health care official' means ``(A) an administrator, officer, trustee, fiduciary, custodian, counsel, agent, or employee of any health care alliance or health plan; ``(B) an officer, counsel, agent, or employee, of an organization that provides services under contract to any health alliance or health plan; ``(C) an official or employee of a State agency having regulatory authority over any health alliance or health plan; ``(D) an officer, counsel, agent, or employee of a health care sponsor; and ``(2) the term `health care sponsor' means any individual or entity serving as the sponsor of a health alliance or health plan for purposes of the Health Security Act, and includes the joint board of trustees or other similar body used by two or more employers to administer a health alliance or health plan for purposes of such Act.''. (b) Clerical Amendment. The table of chapters at the beginning of chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: `` Bribery and graft in connection with health care.''.