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18 U.S.C. § 118 — Interference with certain protective functions
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Any person who knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or interferes with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged, within the United States or the special maritime territorial jurisdiction of the United States, in the performance of the protective functions authorized under section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ([22 U.S.C. 2709](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2709&num=0&edition=prelim)) or section 103 of the Diplomatic Security Act ([22 U.S.C. 4802](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4802&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
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Any person who knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or interferes with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged, within the United States or the special maritime territorial jurisdiction of the United States, in the performance of the protective functions authorized under section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ([22 U.S.C. 2709](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2709&num=0&edition=prelim)) or section 103 of the Diplomatic Security Act ([22 U.S.C. 4802](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4802&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
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**(a) General authority** Under such regulations as the Secretary of State, in consultation with Under Secretary of Management, may prescribe, special agents of the Department of State and the Foreign Service may—
(1) conduct investigations concerning—
(A) illegal passport or visa issuance or use;
(B) identity theft or document fraud affecting or relating to the programs, functions, or authorities of the Department of State;
(C) transnational violations of chapter 77 of title 18 in which any part of the offense conduct occurred outside the United States or involved one or more foreign nationals; or
(D) Federal offenses committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in [section 7(9) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section7/9&num=0&edition=prelim)), except as such jurisdiction relates to the premises of United States military missions and related residences;
(2) obtain and execute search and arrest warrants, as well as obtain and serve subpoenas and summonses issued under the authority of the United States;
(3) protect and perform protective functions directly related to maintaining the security and safety of—
(A) heads of a foreign state, official representatives of a foreign government, and other distinguished visitors to the United States, while in the United States;
(B) the Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of State, and official representatives of the United States Government, in the United States or abroad;
(C) members of the immediate family of persons described in subparagraph (A) or (B);
(D) foreign missions (as defined in section 4302(a)(4) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title) and international organizations (as def
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**(a) Security functions**
(1) The Secretary of State shall develop and implement (in consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies having personnel or missions abroad where appropriate and within the scope of the resources made available) policies and programs, including funding levels and standards, to provide for the security of United States Government operations of a diplomatic nature and foreign government operations of a diplomatic nature in the United States. Such policies and programs shall include—
(A) protection of all United States Government personnel on official duty abroad (other than Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and those personnel under the command of a United States area military commander) and their accompanying dependents;
(B) establishment and operation of security functions at all United States Government missions abroad (other than facilities or installations subject to the control of a United States area military commander);
(C) establishment and operation of security functions at all Department of State facilities in the United States; and
(D) protection of foreign missions, international organizations, and foreign officials and other foreign persons in the United States, as authorized by law.
(2) Security responsibilities shall include the following:
(A) *Former Office of Security functions* — Functions and responsibilities exercised by the Office of Security, Department of State, before November 11, 1985.
(B) *Security and protective operations*
(i) Establishment and operation of post security and protective functions abroad.
(ii) Development and implementation of communications, computer, and information security.
(iii) Emergency planning.
(iv) Establishment and operati
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**(a) In General.—** Whoever—
(1) forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person designated in [section 1114 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1114&num=0&edition=prelim) while engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties; or
(2) forcibly assaults or intimidates any person who formerly served as a person designated in section 1114 on account of the performance of official duties during such person’s term of service,
shall, where the acts in violation of this section constitute only simple assault, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, and where such acts involve physical contact with the victim of that assault or the intent to commit another felony, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both.
**(b) Enhanced Penalty.—** Whoever, in the commission of any acts described in subsection (a), uses a deadly or dangerous weapon (including a weapon intended to cause death or danger but that fails to do so by reason of a defective component) or inflicts bodily injury, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
**(c) Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.—** There is extraterritorial jurisdiction over the conduct prohibited by this section.
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**(a) In General.—** Whoever kills or attempts to kill any officer or employee of the United States or of any agency in any branch of the United States Government (including any member of the uniformed services) while such officer or employee is engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties, or any person assisting such an officer or employee in the performance of such duties or on account of that assistance, shall be punished—
(1) in the case of murder, as provided under section 1111;
(2) in the case of manslaughter, as provided under section 1112; or
(3) in the case of attempted murder or manslaughter, as provided in section 1113.
**(b) Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.—** There is extraterritorial jurisdiction over the conduct prohibited by this section.
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Page 42
TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 118
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2014—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–104 inserted ‘‘, or
against a child of or in the care of the person commit-
ting the domestic assault’’ after ‘‘intimate partner’’.
§ 118. Interference with certain protective func-
tions
Any person who knowingly and willfully ob-
structs, resists, or interferes with a Federal law
enforcement agent engaged, within the United
States or the special maritime territorial juris-
diction of the United States, in the performance
of the protective functions authorized under sec-
tion 37 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709) or section 103 of
the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4802)
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not
more than 1 year, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 109–472, § 4(a), Jan. 11, 2007, 120
Stat. 3555.)
§ 119. Protection of individuals performing cer-
tain official duties
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever knowingly makes
restricted personal information about a covered
person, or a member of the immediate family of
that covered person, publicly available—
(1) with the intent to threaten, intimidate,
or incite the commission of a crime of vio-
lence against that covered person, or a mem-
ber of the immediate family of that covered
person; or
(2) with the intent and knowledge that the
restricted personal information will be used to
threaten, intimidate, or facilitate the commis-
sion of a crime of violence against that cov-
ered person, or a member of the immediate
family of that covered person,
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not
more than 5 years, or both.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
(1) the term ‘‘restricted personal informa-
tion’’ means, with respect to an individual, the
Socia
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Page 1145
TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2709
‘‘(E) the payment and approval of payment,
shall be governed by procedures developed by the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Attorney
General.
‘‘(2) Before making a reward under this section in a
matter over which there is Federal criminal jurisdic-
tion, the Secretary of State shall obtain the concur-
rence of the Attorney General.
‘‘(3) Rewards under this section shall be subject to
any requirements or limitations that apply to re-
wards under section 36 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) with respect to
the ineligibility of government employees for re-
wards, maximum reward amount, and procedures for
the approval and certification of rewards for pay-
ment.
‘‘(c) REFERENCE.—(1) For the purposes of subsection
(a), the statute of the International Criminal Tribunal
for the Former Yugoslavia means the Annex to the Re-
port of the Secretary General of the United Nations
pursuant to paragraph 2 of Security Council Resolution
827 (1993) (S/25704).
‘‘(2) For the purposes of subsection (a), the statute of
the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda means
the statute contained in the annex to Security Council
Resolution 955 of November 8, 1994.
‘‘(3) For the purposes of subsection (a), the Statute of
the Special Court for Sierra Leone means the Statute
contained in the Annex to the Agreement Between the
United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on
the Establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone.
‘‘(d) DETERMINATION
OF
THE
SECRETARY.—A deter-
mination made by the Secretary of State under this
section shall be final and conclusive and shall not be
subject to judicial review.
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—Rewards under this section may be
pa
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 4802
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 99–399, § 1, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 853, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter and sections
2656e, 2711, 2712, 2780, 3244, and 4901 to 4904 of this title,
sections 5569 and 5570 of Title 5, Government Organiza-
tion and Employees, sections 1051, 1095, and 2181 to 2185
of Title 10, Armed Forces, section 2331 of Title 18,
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, section 1226 of Title 33,
Navigation and Navigable Waters, sections 559 and 1013
of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Serv-
ices, sections 2160b, 2160c, and 2169 of Title 42, The Pub-
lic Health and Welfare, and sections 1801 to 1809 of Title
46, Appendix, Shipping, amending sections 300, 2151a,
2349aa–2, 2349aa–4, 2349aa–7, 2502, 2652, 2708, 3929, and
3929a of this title, section 208 of Title 3, The President,
sections 5315 and 6325 of Title 5, sections 2 and 11 of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–452, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, sections 793, 794, and 3671 of
Title 18, and section 4605 of Title 50, War and National
Defense, enacting provisions set out as notes under sec-
tions 2708 and 4901 of this title, section 5569 of Title 5,
sections 133, 1051, 1095, and 2181 of Title 10, section 559
of Title 37, section 2169 of Title 42, and section 1801 of
Title 46, Appendix, and amending a provision set out as
a note under section 2651 of this title] may be cited as
the ‘Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism
Act of 1986’.’’
Pub. L. 99–399, title I, § 101, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 855,
provided that: ‘‘Titles I through IV of this Act [enact-
ing this chapter and amending sections 300, 2349aa–4,
2652, 3929, and 3929a of this title, section 208 of Title 3,
The President, sectio
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