Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 878 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 878 : US Code - Notes

(Added Pub. L. 94-467, Sec. 8, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 2000; amended
Pub. L. 95-163, Sec. 17(b)(1), Nov. 9, 1977, 91 Stat. 1286; Pub. L.
95-504, Sec. 2(b), Oct. 24, 1978, 92 Stat. 1705; Pub. L. 103-272,
Sec. 5(e)(2), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1373; Pub. L. 103-322, title
XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(K), (N), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147,
2148; Pub. L. 104-132, title VII, Secs. 705(a)(4), 721(e), Apr. 24,
1996, 110 Stat. 1295, 1299.)
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-132, Sec. 705(a)(4), struck out
"by killing, kidnapping, or assaulting a foreign official, official
guest, or internationally protected person" before "shall be
fined".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-132, Sec. 721(e)(1), inserted "
'national of the United States'," before "and 'official guest' ".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-132, Sec. 721(e)(2), inserted first
sentence and struck out former first sentence which read as
follows: "If the victim of an offense under subsection (a) is an
internationally 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."
1994 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(K),
substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than
$5,000".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330016(1)(N), substituted
"fined under this title" for "fined not more than $20,000".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-272 substituted "section 46501(2) of
title 49" for "section 101(38) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958,
as amended (49 U.S.C. 1301(38))".
1978 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-504 substituted reference to
section 101(38) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 for reference
to section 101(35) of such Act.
1977 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-163 substituted reference to
section 101(35) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 for reference
to section 101(34) of such Act.
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