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18 U.S. Code § 4247. General provisions for chapter
(a)Definitions.—As used in this chapter—
(1) “rehabilitation program” includes—
(A)
basic educational training that will assist the individual in understanding the society to which he will return and that will assist him in understanding the magnitude of his offense and its impact on society;
(B)
vocational training that will assist the individual in contributing to, and in participating in, the society to which he will return;
(C)
drug, alcohol, and sex offender treatment programs, and other treatment programs that will assist the individual in overcoming a psychological or physical dependence or any condition that makes the individual dangerous to others; and
(D)
organized physical sports and recreation programs;
(2)
“suitable facility” means a facility that is suitable to provide care or treatment given the nature of the offense and the characteristics of the defendant;
(3)
“State” includes the District of Columbia;
(4)
“bodily injury” includes sexual abuse;
(5)
“sexually dangerous person” means a person who has engaged or attempted to engage in sexually violent conduct or child molestation and who is sexually dangerous to others; and
(6)
“sexually dangerous to others” with respect [1] a person, means that the person suffers from a serious mental illness, abnormality, or disorder as a result of which he would have serious difficulty in refraining from sexually violent conduct or child molestation if released.