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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1593. Mandatory restitution
(a) Notwithstanding section 3663 or 3663A, and in addition to any
other civil or criminal penalties authorized by law, the court
shall order restitution for any offense under this chapter.
(b)(1) The order of restitution under this section shall direct
the defendant to pay the victim (through the appropriate court
mechanism) the full amount of the victim's losses, as determined by
the court under paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(2) An order of restitution under this section shall be issued
and enforced in accordance with section 3664 in the same manner as
an order under section 3663A.
(3) As used in this subsection, the term "full amount of the
victim's losses" has the same meaning as provided in section
2259(b)(3) and shall in addition include the greater of the gross
income or value to the defendant of the victim's services or labor
or the value of the victim's labor as guaranteed under the minimum
wage and overtime guarantees of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29
U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
(c) As used in this section, the term "victim" means the
individual harmed as a result of a crime under this chapter,
including, in the case of a victim who is under 18 years of age,
incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, the legal guardian of the
victim or a representative of the victim's estate, or another
family member, or any other person appointed as suitable by the
court, but in no event shall the defendant be named such
representative or guardian.
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