18 U.S.C. § 3239 Optional Venue For Espionage and Related Offenses

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 3239

The trial for any offense involving a violation, begun or committed upon the high seas or elsewhere out of the jurisdiction of any particular State or district, of-

(1) section 793, 794, 798, or section 1030(a)(1) of this title;

(2) section 601 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 421 ); ¹ or

(3) section 4(b) or 4(c) of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 783(b) or (c) );

may be in the District of Columbia or in any other district authorized by law.

¹ See References in Text note below.

Cite as 18 U.S.C. § 3239

Source: Added Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXII, §320909(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2127.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel