
      (a) Definitions. - In this section, the following definitions
    shall apply:

        (1) Crime of violence. - The term "crime of violence" has the
      meaning set forth in section 16.

        (2) Minor. - The term "minor" means a person who has not
      reached 18 years of age.

        (3) Uses. - The term "uses" means employs, hires, persuades,
      induces, entices, or coerces.
      (b) Penalties. - Any person who is 18 years of age or older, who
    intentionally uses a minor to commit a crime of violence for which
    such person may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, or
    to assist in avoiding detection or apprehension for such an
    offense, shall - 

        (1) for the first conviction, be subject to twice the maximum
      term of imprisonment and twice the maximum fine that would
      otherwise be authorized for the offense; and

        (2) for each subsequent conviction, be subject to 3 times the
      maximum term of imprisonment and 3 times the maximum fine that
      would otherwise be authorized for the offense.

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