18 U.S.C. Sec. 152(6) Bribery — Elements is a federal statute that outlines the elements necessary to prove a bribery offense. This section states that a bribery offense requires proof that a person “corruptly” offered, gave, promised, or accepted something of value in order to influence an official act. The two types of bribery elements that must be proved are the intent element and the quid pro quo element. The intent element requires that the person making the offer must have had the intent to influence the other person’s official act, and the quid pro quo element requires that the person making the offer must have expected something in exchange for the offer.