114 STAT. 2488 PUBLIC LAW 106-523—NOV. 22, 2000 Nov. 22, 2000 [S. 768] Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of2000. 18 USC 3261 note. Public Law 106-523 106th Congress An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish Federal jvirisdiction over offenses committed outside the United States by persons employed by or accompanying the Armed Forces, or by members of the Armed Forces who are released or separated from active duty prior to being identified and prosecuted for the commission of such offenses, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "MiHtary Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000". SEC. 2, FEDERAL JURISDICTION. (a) CERTAIN CRIMINAL OFFENSES COMMITTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.— Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 211 the following new chapter: "CHAPTER 212—MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION "Sec. "3261. Criminal offenses committed by certain members of the Armed Forces and by persons employed by or accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States. "3262. Arrest and commitment. "3263. Delivery to authorities of foreign countries. "3264. Limitation on removal. "3265. Initial proceedings. "3266. Regulations. "3267. Definitions. "§3261. Criminal offenses committed by certain members of the Armed Forces and by persons employed by or accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States "(a) Whoever engages in conduct outside the United States that would constitute an offense punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year if the conduct had been engaged in within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States— "(1) while employed by or accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States; or "(2) while a member of the Armed Forces subject to chapter 47 of title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), shall be punished as provided for that offense. "(b) No prosecution may be commenced against a person under this section if a foreign government, in accordance with jurisdiction recognized by the United States, has prosecuted or is prosecuting
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