Motor vehicle collision fraud

(a) Offense (1) In general Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1353. Motor vehicle collision fraud Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice— (1) to cause, stage, fabricate, or simulate a motor vehicle accident; and (2) to submit any false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss under an insurance policy, including a loss related to medical treatment, repair costs, lost wages, or lost benefits, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. If the violation results in serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of this title), such person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and if the violation results in death, such person shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both.. (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1353. Motor vehicle collision fraud.. (b) Criminal fines deposited in highway trust fund Any fines collected under section 1353 of title 18, United States Code, shall be deposited into the Highway Trust Fund established by section 9503(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.