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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1976

90 STAT. 1998

18 USC 5, 7. Assistance for Attorney General.

PUBLIC LAW 94-467—OCT. 8, 1976 international organization who at the time and place concerned is entitled pursuant to international law to special protection against attack upon his person, freedom, or dignity, and any member of his family then forming part of his household. "(5) 'International organization' means a public international organization designated as such pursuant to section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288). "(6) 'Official guest' means a citizen or national of a foreign country present in the United States as an official guest of the Government of the United States pursuant to designation as such by the Secretary of State. "(c) If the victim of an offense under subsection (a) is an internationaly protected person, the United States may exercise jurisdiction over the offense if the alleged offender is present within the United States, irrespective of the place where the offense was committed or the nationality of the victim or the alleged offender. As used in this subsection, the United States includes all areas under the jurisdiction of the United States including any of the places within the provisions of sections 5 and 7 of this title and section 101(34) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1301 (34)). "(d) In the course of enforcement of this section and any other sections prohibiting a conspiracy or attempt to violate this section, the Attorney General may request assistance from any Federal, State, or local agency, including the Army, Navy, and Air Force, any statute, rule, or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding.". SEC. 3. The analysis at the beginning of chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, relating to section 1116 is amended to read as follows: "1116. Murder or manslaughter of foreign oflScials, oflacial guests, or internationaly protected persons.".

Ante, p. 1997.

Punishment. Jurisdiction.

18 USC 5, 7. Assistance for Attorney General.

SEC. 4. Section 1201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended as follows: (a) by deleting subsection (a)(4) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(4) the person is a foreign official, an internationaly protected person, or an official guest as those terms are defined in section 11-16 (b) of this title,"; and (b) by adding at the end thereof new subsections (d), (e), and (f) as follows: "(d) Whoever attempts to violate subsection (a)(4) shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than twenty years. "(e) If the victim of an offense under subsection (a) is an internationaly protected person, the United States may exercise jurisdiction over the offense if the alleged offender is present within the United States, irrespective of the place where the offense was committed or the nationality of the victim or the alleged offender. As used in this subsection, the United States includes all areas under the jurisdiction of the United States including any of the places within the provisions of sections 5 and 7 of this title and section 101(34) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1301(34)). "(f) In the course of enforcement of subsection (a)(4) and any other sections prohibiting a conspiracy or attempt to violate subsection (a)(4), the Attorney General may request assistance from any Federal, State, or local agency, including the Army, Navy, and Air Force, any statute, rule, or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding.".