18 U.S.C. § 1091 : US Code - Section 1091: Genocide

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(a) Basic Offense. - Whoever, whether in time of peace or in time
of war, in a circumstance described in subsection (d) and with the
specific intent to destroy, in whole or in substantial part, a
national, ethnic, racial, or religious group as such -
(1) kills members of that group;
(2) causes serious bodily injury to members of that group;
(3) causes the permanent impairment of the mental faculties of
members of the group through drugs, torture, or similar
techniques;
(4) subjects the group to conditions of life that are intended
to cause the physical destruction of the group in whole or in
part;
(5) imposes measures intended to prevent births within the
group; or
(6) transfers by force children of the group to another group;
or attempts to do so, shall be punished as provided in subsection
(b).
(b) Punishment for Basic Offense. - The punishment for an offense
under subsection (a) is -
(1) in the case of an offense under subsection (a)(1), where
death results, by death or imprisonment for life and a fine of
not more than $1,000,000, or both; and
(2) a fine of not more than $1,000,000 or imprisonment for not
more than twenty years, or both, in any other case.
(c) Incitement Offense. - Whoever in a circumstance described in
subsection (d) directly and publicly incites another to violate
subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $500,000 or imprisoned
not more than five years, or both.
(d) Required Circumstance for Offenses. - The circumstance
referred to in subsections (a) and (c) is that -
(1) the offense is committed within the United States; or
(2) the alleged offender is a national of the United States (as
defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101)).
(e) Nonapplicability of Certain Limitations. - Notwithstanding
section 3282 of this title, in the case of an offense under
subsection (a)(1), an indictment may be found, or information
instituted, at any time without limitation.