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18 U.S.C. § 3239 — Optional venue for espionage and related offenses
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1030/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) section 601 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 421](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section421&num=0&edition=prelim)); 11 See References in Text note below. or
(3) section 4(b) or 4(c) of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 ([50 U.S.C. 783(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section783/b&num=0&edition=prelim) or (c));
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1030/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) section 601 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 421](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section421&num=0&edition=prelim)); 11 See References in Text note below. or
(3) section 4(b) or 4(c) of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 ([50 U.S.C. 783(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section783/b&num=0&edition=prelim) or (c));
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**(a) Reports** Not later than January 31 of each year, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report—
(1) identifying all domestic activities undertaken by each element of the intelligence community during the prior fiscal year; and
(2) for each activity identified under paragraph (1), a statement of the legal authority authorizing such activity to be undertaken.
**(b) Form** Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 415c, comprising section 601 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110–53, was editorially reclassified as [section 3306 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3306&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 3241
1 See References in Text note below.
offender, or any one of two or more joint offenders, is
arrested; an indictment or information to be filed in
the district of the last known residence of the offender
or of any one of two or more joint offenders where the
offender or offenders are not arrested or brought into
any district; and an indictment or information to be
filed in the District of Columbia where there is no
knowledge of the residence of the offender or of any one
of two or more joint offenders.
§ 3239. Optional venue for espionage and related
offenses
The trial for any offense involving a violation,
begun or committed upon the high seas or else-
where 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 Ac-
tivities 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.
(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320909(a),
Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2127.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The National Security Act of 1947, referred to in par.
(2), is act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, which was
formerly classified principally to chapter 15 (§ 401 et
seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to edi-
torial reclassification in chapter 44 (§ 3001 et seq.) of
Title 50. Section 601 of this Act is now classified to sec-
tion 3121 of Title 50. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 3239, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat.
827, related to threatening c
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 432b
§ 415a–9. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 415a–9, comprising section 506G of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
was editorially reclassified as section 3103 of this title.
§ 415a–10. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 415a–10, comprising section 506H of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
was editorially reclassified as section 3104 of this title.
§ 415a–11. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 415a–11, comprising section 506I of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
was editorially reclassified as section 3105 of this title.
§ 415b. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 415b, comprising section 507 of the National
Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was edi-
torially reclassified as section 3106 of this title.
§ 415c. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 415c, comprising section 601 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
of 2007, Pub. L. 110–53, was editorially reclassified as
section 3306 of this title.
§ 415d. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 415d, comprising section 508 of the National
Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was edi-
torially reclassified as section 3107 of this title.
SUBCHAPTER
IV—PROTECTION
OF
CER-
TAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
§ 421. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 421, comprising section 601 of the National
Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was edi-
torially reclassified as section 3121 of this title.
§ 422. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 422, comprising section 602 of the National
Security A
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**(a) Communication of classified information by Government officer or employee** It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, or of any corporation the stock of which is owned in whole or in major part by the United States or any department or agency thereof, to communicate in any manner or by any means, to any other person whom such officer or employee knows or has reason to believe to be an agent or representative of any foreign government, any information of a kind which shall have been classified by the President (or by the head of any such department, agency, or corporation with the approval of the President) as affecting the security of the United States, knowing or having reason to know that such information has been so classified, unless such officer or employee shall have been specifically authorized by the President, or by the head of the department, agency, or corporation by which this officer or employee is employed, to make such disclosure of such information.
**(b) Receipt of, or attempt to receive, by foreign agent or member of Communist organization, classified information** It shall be unlawful for any agent or representative of any foreign government knowingly to obtain or receive, or attempt to obtain or receive, directly or indirectly, from any officer or employee of the United States or of any department or agency thereof or of any corporation the stock of which is owned in whole or in major part by the United States or any department or agency thereof, any information of a kind which shall have been classified by the President (or by the head of any such department, agency, or corporation with the approval of the President) as affecting the security of the United States, unless spec
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 783
Sec.
844.
Determination by jury of membership in
Communist Party, participation, or knowl-
edge of purpose.
SUBCHAPTER
V—REGISTRATION
OF
CERTAIN
PERSONS TRAINED IN FOREIGN ESPIONAGE
SYSTEMS
851.
Registration of certain persons; filing state-
ment; regulations.
852.
Exemption from registration.
853.
Retention of registration statements; public
examination; withdrawal.
854.
Rules, regulations, and forms.
855.
Violations; penalties; deportation.
856.
Continuing offense.
857.
Compliance with other registration statutes.
858.
Applicability to Canal Zone.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
APPLICATION TO COMMUNIST PARTY MEMBERS
Application of subchapters I and II of this chapter
and other provisions of the Internal Security Act of
1950, as amended, to members of the Communist Party
and other subversive organizations, see section 843 of
this title, and References in Text note set out under
that section.
SUBCHAPTER I—CONTROL OF SUBVERSIVE
ACTIVITIES
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
APPLICATION TO COMMUNIST PARTY MEMBERS
Application of this subchapter to members of the
Communist Party and other subversive organizations,
see section 843 of this title, and References in Text note
set out under that section.
§ 781. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–199, title VIII,
§ 803(1), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2329
Section, act Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1024, title I, § 2, 64 Stat.
987; Pub. L. 90–237, § 1, Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 765, related
to Congressional finding of necessity to control subver-
sive activities.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Act Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1024, 64 Stat. 987, provided that:
‘‘This Act [enacting subchapters I to III of this chapter
and section 1507 of T
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