Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 3077 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 3077 : US Code - Notes

(Added Pub. L. 98-533, title I, Sec. 101(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98
Stat. 2707; amended Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, Sec. 7051, Nov. 18,
1988, 102 Stat. 4401; Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXV, Sec. 3572, Nov.
29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4929; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec.
330021(1), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2150; Pub. L. 103-359, title
VIII, Sec. 803(b), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3439; Pub. L. 104-294,
title VI, Sec. 605(g), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3510; Pub. L. 107-
56, title VIII, Sec. 802(b), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 376.)
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Section 4 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950,
referred to in par. (8)(B), is classified to section 783 of Title
50, War and National Defense.
AMENDMENTS
2001 - Par. (1). Pub. L. 107-56 amended par. (1) generally. Prior
to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: " 'act of terrorism' means
an activity that -
"(A) involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life
that is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or
of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed
within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; and
"(B) appears to be intended -
"(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
"(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation
or coercion; or
"(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by assassination
or kidnapping;".
1996 - Par. (8)(A). Pub. L. 104-294 substituted "this title" for
"title 18, United States Code".
1994 - Par. (1)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "kidnapping"
for "kidnaping".
Par. (8). Pub. L. 103-359 added par. (8).
1990 - Pub. L. 101-647 substituted a semicolon for a period at
end of pars. (1) to (3), moved the comma from before the close
quotation mark to after that mark in par. (4), substituted a
semicolon for a period at end of par. (5), and substituted "; and"
for period at end of par. (6).
1988 - Par. (4). Pub. L. 100-690 amended par. (4) generally.
Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: " 'United States' -
"(A) when used in a geographical sense, includes Puerto Rico
and all territories and possessions of the United States; and
"(B) when used in the context of section 3073 shall have the
meaning given to it in the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.)."