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18 U.S.C. § 2339A — Providing material support to terrorists

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18 U.S.C. § 2339A — Providing material support to terrorists

**(a) Offense.—** Whoever provides material support or resources or conceals or disguises the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources, knowing or intending that they are to be used in preparation for, or in carrying out, a violation of section 32, 37, 81, 175, 229, 351, 831, 842(m) or (n), 844(f) or (i), 930(c), 956, 1091, 1114, 1116, 1203, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1366, 1751, 1992, 2155, 2156, 2280, 2281, 2332, 2332a, 2332b, 2332f, 2340A, or 2442 of this title, section 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ([42 U.S.C. 2284](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2284&num=0&edition=prelim)), section 46502 or 60123(b) of title 49, or any offense listed in section 2332b(g)(5)(B) (except for sections 2339A and 2339B) or in preparation for, or in carrying out, the concealment of an escape from the commission of any such violation, or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both, and, if the death of any person results, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life. A violation of this section may be prosecuted in any Federal judicial district in which the underlying offense was committed, or in any other Federal judicial district as provided by law. **(b) Definitions.—** As used in this section— (1) the term “material support or resources” means any property, tangible or intangible, or service, including currency or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance, safehouses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel (1 or more individuals who may be or include oneself), and transportat

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**(a) Offense.—** Whoever provides material support or resources or conceals or disguises the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources, knowing or intending that they are to be used in preparation for, or in carrying out, a violation of section 32, 37, 81, 175, 229, 351, 831, 842(m) or (n), 844(f) or (i), 930(c), 956, 1091, 1114, 1116, 1203, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1366, 1751, 1992, 2155, 2156, 2280, 2281, 2332, 2332a, 2332b, 2332f, 2340A, or 2442 of this title, section 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ([42 U.S.C. 2284](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2284&num=0&edition=prelim)), section 46502 or 60123(b) of title 49, or any offense listed in section 2332b(g)(5)(B) (except for sections 2339A and 2339B) or in preparation for, or in carrying out, the concealment of an escape from the commission of any such violation, or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both, and, if the death of any person results, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life. A violation of this section may be prosecuted in any Federal judicial district in which the underlying offense was committed, or in any other Federal judicial district as provided by law. **(b) Definitions.—** As used in this section— (1) the term “material support or resources” means any property, tangible or intangible, or service, including currency or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance, safehouses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel (1 or more individuals who may be or include oneself), and transportation, except medicine or religious materials; (2) the term “training” means instruction or teaching designed to impart a specific skill, as opposed to general knowledge; and (3) the term “expert advice or assistance” means advice or assistance derived from scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge.

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42 U.S.C. § 2284 — Sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel

**(a) Physical damage to facilities, etc.** Any person who knowingly destroys or causes physical damage to— (1) any production facility or utilization facility licensed under this chapter; (2) any nuclear waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility licensed under this chapter; (3) any nuclear fuel for a utilization facility licensed under this chapter, or any spent nuclear fuel from such a facility; (4) any uranium enrichment, uranium conversion, or nuclear fuel fabrication facility licensed or certified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (5) any production, utilization, waste storage, waste treatment, waste disposal, uranium enrichment, uranium conversion, or nuclear fuel fabrication facility subject to licensing or certification under this chapter during construction of the facility, if the destruction or damage caused or attempted to be caused could adversely affect public health and safety during the operation of the facility; (6) any primary facility or backup facility from which a radiological emergency preparedness alert and warning system is activated; or (7) any radioactive material or other property subject to regulation by the Commission that, before the date of the offense, the Commission determines, by order or regulation published in the Federal Register, is of significance to the public health and safety or to common defense and security; 11 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a comma. or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both, and, if death results to any person, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life. **(b) Unauthorized use or tampering with facilities, etc.** Any person who knowingly causes an interruption of normal operati

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18 U.S.C. § 13 — Laws of States adopted for areas within Federal jurisdiction

**(a)** Whoever within or upon any of the places now existing or hereafter reserved or acquired as provided in [section 7 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section7&num=0&edition=prelim), or on, above, or below any portion of the territorial sea of the United States not within the jurisdiction of any State, Commonwealth, territory, possession, or district is guilty of any act or omission which, although not made punishable by any enactment of Congress, would be punishable if committed or omitted within the jurisdiction of the State, Territory, Possession, or District in which such place is situated, by the laws thereof in force at the time of such act or omission, shall be guilty of a like offense and subject to a like punishment. **(b)** (1) Subject to paragraph (2) and for purposes of subsection (a) of this section, that which may or shall be imposed through judicial or administrative action under the law of a State, territory, possession, or district, for a conviction for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a drug or alcohol, shall be considered to be a punishment provided by that law. Any limitation on the right or privilege to operate a motor vehicle imposed under this subsection shall apply only to the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. (2) (A) In addition to any term of imprisonment provided for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a drug or alcohol imposed under the law of a State, territory, possession, or district, the punishment for such an offense under this section shall include an additional term of imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or if serious bodily injury of a minor is caused, not more than 5 years, or if death of a minor is caused, no

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22 U.S.C. § 2349aa–10 — Antiterrorism assistance

**(a) Omitted** **(b) Assistance to foreign countries to procure explosives detection devices and other counterterrorism technology** (1) Subject to [section 2349aa–4(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2349aa–4/b&num=0&edition=prelim), up to $3,000,000 in any fiscal year may be made available— (A) to procure explosives detection devices and other counterterrorism technology; and (B) for joint counterterrorism research and development projects on such technology conducted with NATO and major non-NATO allies under the auspices of the Technical Support Working Group of the Department of State. (2) As used in this subsection, the term “major non-NATO allies” means those countries designated as major non-NATO allies for purposes of section 2350a(i)(3) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 10. **(c) Assistance to foreign countries** Notwithstanding any other provision of law (except [section 2371 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2371&num=0&edition=prelim)) up to $1,000,000 in assistance may be provided to a foreign country for counterterrorism efforts in any fiscal year if— (1) such assistance is provided for the purpose of protecting the property of the United States Government or the life and property of any United States citizen, or furthering the apprehension of any individual involved in any act of terrorism against such property or persons; and (2) the appropriate committees of Congress are notified not later than 15 days prior to the provision of such assistance.

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28 U.S.C. § 1605A — Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state

**(a) In General.—** (1) **No immunity.—** — A foreign state shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of courts of the United States or of the States in any case not otherwise covered by this chapter in which money damages are sought against a foreign state for personal injury or death that was caused by an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, or the provision of material support or resources for such an act if such act or provision of material support or resources is engaged in by an official, employee, or agent of such foreign state while acting within the scope of his or her office, employment, or agency. (2) **Claim heard.—** — The court shall hear a claim under this section if— (A) (i) (I) the foreign state was designated as a state sponsor of terrorism at the time the act described in paragraph (1) occurred, or was so designated as a result of such act, and, subject to subclause (II), either remains so designated when the claim is filed under this section or was so designated within the 6-month period before the claim is filed under this section; or (II) in the case of an action that is refiled under this section by reason of section 1083(c)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 or is filed under this section by reason of section 1083(c)(3) of that Act, the foreign state was designated as a state sponsor of terrorism when the original action or the related action under section 1605(a)(7) (as in effect before the enactment of this section) or section 589 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(c) of division A of Public Law 104–208) was filed; (ii) the claimant or the victim was, at the tim

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34 U.S.C. § 20144 — Justice for United States victims of state sponsored terrorism

**(a) Short title** This section may be cited as the “Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act”. **(b) Administration of the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund** (1) **Administration of the Fund** (A) *Appointment and terms of Special Master* (i) *Initial appointment* — Not later than 60 days after December 18, 2015, the Attorney General shall appoint a Special Master. The initial term for the Special Master shall be 18 months. (ii) *Additional terms* — Thereafter, each time there exists funds in excess of $100,000,000 in the Fund, the Attorney General shall appoint or reappoint a Special Master for such period as is appropriate, not to exceed 1 year. In addition, if there exists in the Fund funds that are less than $100,000,000, the Attorney General may appoint or reappoint a Special Master each time the Attorney General determines there are sufficient funds available in the Fund to compensate eligible claimants, for such period as is appropriate, not to exceed 1 year. (iii) *Special Master to administer compensation from the Fund* — The Special Master shall administer the compensation program described in this section for United States persons who are victims of state sponsored terrorism. (B) *Administrative costs and use of Department of Justice personnel* — The Special Master may utilize, as necessary, no more than 5 full-time equivalent Department of Justice personnel to assist in carrying out the duties of the Special Master under this section, except that, during the 1-year period beginning on November 21, 2019, the Special Master may utilize an additional 5 full-time equivalent Department of Justice personnel and during the 1-year period beginning on December 29, 2022, the Special Master may u

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50 U.S.C. § 1701 — Unusual and extraordinary threat; declaration of national emergency; exercise of Presidential authorities

**(a)** Any authority granted to the President by [section 1702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) may be exercised to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States, if the President declares a national emergency with respect to such threat. **(b)** The authorities granted to the President by [section 1702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) may only be exercised to deal with an unusual and extraordinary threat with respect to which a national emergency has been declared for purposes of this chapter and may not be exercised for any other purpose. Any exercise of such authorities to deal with any new threat shall be based on a new declaration of national emergency which must be with respect to such threat.

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18 U.S.C. § 2339A — Providing material support to terrorists

Page 603 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 2339A the underlying offense was committed, or in any other Federal judicial district as provided by law. (Added Pub. L. 107–56, title VIII, § 803(a), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 376; amended Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4005(d)(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1813.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2002—Pub. L. 107–273 made technical correction to di- rectory language of Pub. L. 107–56, § 803(a), which en- acted this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4005(d)(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1813, provided that the amendment made by section 4005(d)(2) is effective Oct. 26, 2001. § 2339A. Providing material support to terrorists (a) OFFENSE.—Whoever provides material sup- port or resources or conceals or disguises the na- ture, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources, knowing or intending that they are to be used in preparation for, or in car- rying out, a violation of section 32, 37, 81, 175, 229, 351, 831, 842(m) or (n), 844(f) or (i), 930(c), 956, 1091, 1114, 1116, 1203, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1366, 1751, 1992, 2155, 2156, 2280, 2281, 2332, 2332a, 2332b, 2332f, 2340A, or 2442 of this title, section 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2284), sec- tion 46502 or 60123(b) of title 49, or any offense listed in section 2332b(g)(5)(B) (except for sec- tions 2339A and 2339B) or in preparation for, or in carrying out, the concealment of an escape from the commission of any such violation, or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both, and, if the death of any person results, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or f

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42 U.S.C. § 2284 — Sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel

Page 5545 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 2286 1 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a comma. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 235, as added Pub. L. 96–295, title II, § 202(a), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 786; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is clas- sified principally to this chapter. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables. § 2284. Sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel (a) Physical damage to facilities, etc. Any person who knowingly destroys or causes physical damage to— (1) any production facility or utilization fa- cility licensed under this chapter; (2) any nuclear waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility licensed under this chapter; (3) any nuclear fuel for a utilization facility licensed under this chapter, or any spent nu- clear fuel from such a facility; (4) any uranium enrichment, uranium con- version, or nuclear fuel fabrication facility li- censed or certified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (5) any production, utilization, waste stor- age, waste treatment, waste disposal, uranium enrichment, uranium conversion, or nuclear fuel fabrication facility subject to licensing or certification under this chapter during con- struction of the facility, if the destruction or damage caused or attempted to be caused could adversely affect public health and safety during the operation of the facility; (6) any primary

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