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18 U.S.C. § 2387 — Activities affecting armed forces generally
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**(a)** Whoever, with intent to interfere with, impair, or influence the loyalty, morale, or discipline of the military or naval forces of the United States:
(1) advises, counsels, urges, or in any manner causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military or naval forces of the United States; or
(2) distributes or attempts to distribute any written or printed matter which advises, counsels, or urges insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military or naval forces of the United States—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.
**(b)** For the purposes of this section, the term “military or naval forces of the United States” includes the Army of the United States, the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve of the United States; and, when any merchant vessel is commissioned in the Navy or is in the service of the Army or the Navy, includes the master, officers, and crew of such vessel.
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**(a)** Whoever, with intent to interfere with, impair, or influence the loyalty, morale, or discipline of the military or naval forces of the United States:
(1) advises, counsels, urges, or in any manner causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military or naval forces of the United States; or
(2) distributes or attempts to distribute any written or printed matter which advises, counsels, or urges insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military or naval forces of the United States—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.
**(b)** For the purposes of this section, the term “military or naval forces of the United States” includes the Army of the United States, the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve of the United States; and, when any merchant vessel is commissioned in the Navy or is in the service of the Army or the Navy, includes the master, officers, and crew of such vessel.
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If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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**(a) In General.—** The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shall be an administration in the Department of Transportation.
**(b) Safety as Highest Priority.—** In carrying out its duties, the Administration shall consider the assignment and maintenance of safety as the highest priority, recognizing the clear intent, encouragement, and dedication of Congress to the furtherance of the highest degree of safety in pipeline transportation and hazardous materials transportation.
**(c) Administrator.—** The head of the Administration shall be the Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be an individual with professional experience in pipeline safety, hazardous materials safety, or other transportation safety. The Administrator shall report directly to the Secretary of Transportation.
**(d) Deputy Administrator.—** The Administration shall have a Deputy Administrator who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Deputy Administrator shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Administrator.
**(e) Chief Safety Officer.—** The Administration shall have an Assistant Administrator for Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety appointed in the competitive service by the Secretary. The Assistant Administrator shall be the Chief Safety Officer of the Administration. The Assistant Administrator shall carry out the duties and powers prescribed by the Administrator.
**(f) Duties and Powers of the Administrator.—** The Administrator shall carry out—
(1) duties and powers related to pipeline and hazardous materials transportation and safety vested in the Secretary by chapters 51, 57, 61, 601, and 603; and
(2) other duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary.
**(g) Limitation.—**
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2387
(C) The Attorney General is authorized at any
time to make, amend, and rescind such rules
and regulations as may be necessary to carry
out this section, including rules and regulations
governing the statements required to be filed.
(D) Whoever violates any of the provisions of
this section shall be fined under this title or im-
prisoned not more than five years, or both.
Whoever in a statement filed pursuant to this
section willfully makes any false statement or
willfully omits to state any fact which is re-
quired to be stated, or which is necessary to
make the statements made not misleading, shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than five years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 808; Pub. L.
103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(I), (L), Sept. 13,
1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 14–17 (Oct. 17,
1940, ch. 897, §§ 1–4, 54 Stat. 1201–1204).
Section consolidates sections 14–17 of title 18, U.S.C.,
1940 ed., as subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively,
of this section, with necessary changes of phraseology
and translation of section references.
Words ‘‘upon conviction’’ which preceded ‘‘be sub-
ject’’ were omitted as surplusage, as punishment can-
not otherwise be imposed.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $10,000’’ in penultimate
par. and for ‘‘fined not more than $2,000’’ in last par.
§ 2387. Activities affecting armed forces generally
(a) Whoever, with intent to interfere with, im-
pair, or influence the loyalty, morale, or dis-
cipline of the military or naval forces of the
United States:
(1) advises, counsels, urges
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