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18 U.S.C. § 2261B

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  1. (a)Except as provided in subsection (b), if the victim of an offense under section 2261A is under the age of 18 years, the maximum imprisonment for the offense is 5 years greater than the maximum term of imprisonment otherwise provided for that offense in section 2261.
  2. (b)Subsection (a) shall not apply to a person who violates section 2261A if—
    1. (1)the person is subject to a sentence under section 2261(b)(5); and
    2. (2)
      1. (A)the person is under the age of 18 at the time the offense occurred; or
      2. (B)the victim of the offense is not less than 15 nor more than 17 years of age and not more than 3 years younger than the person who committed the offense at the time the offense occurred.