Sec. 402. Prohibition on engaging in sexual acts while acting under color of law
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Section 2243 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in the section heading, by adding at the end the following: , ; or of an individual by any person acting under color of law by redesignating subsections
(d)and
(e)as subsections
(e)and (f), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: Whoever, acting under color of law, knowingly engages in a sexual act with an individual, including an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual custody of any Federal law enforcement officer, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. In a prosecution under paragraph (1), it is not a defense that the other individual consented to the sexual act. In this subsection, the term sexual act has the meaning given the term in section 2246. . The table of sections for chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2243 and inserting the following: 2243. Sexual abuse of a minor, a ward, or an individual in Federal custody, or of an individual by any person acting under color of law. .