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18 U.S.C. § 351 — Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination, kidnapping, and assault; penalties

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18 U.S.C. § 351 — Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination, kidnapping, and assault; penalties

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**(a)** Whoever kills any individual who is a Member of Congress or a Member-of-Congress-elect, a member of the executive branch of the Government who is the head, or a person nominated to be head during the pendency of such nomination, of a department listed in [section 101 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section101&num=0&edition=prelim) or the second ranking official in such department, the Director (or a person nominated to be Director during the pendency of such nomination) or Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, the Director (or a person nominated to be Director during the pendency of such nomination) or Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, a major Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate (as defined in [section 3056 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3056&num=0&edition=prelim)), or a Justice of the United States, as defined in [section 451 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section451&num=0&edition=prelim), or a person nominated to be a Justice of the United States, during the pendency of such nomination, shall be punished as provided by sections 1111 and 1112 of this title. **(b)** Whoever kidnaps any individual designated in subsection (a) of this section shall be punished (1) by imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or (2) by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life, if death results to such individual. **(c)** Whoever attempts to kill or kidnap any individual designated in subsection (a) of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for any term of years or for life. **(d)** If two or more persons conspire to kill or kidnap any individual designated in subsection (a) of this section and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be punished (1) by imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or (2) by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life, if death results to such individual. **(e)** Whoever assaults any person designated in subsection (a) of this section shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the assault involved the use of a dangerous weapon, or personal injury results, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. **(f)** If Federal investigative or prosecutive jurisdiction is asserted for a violation of this section, such assertion shall suspend the exercise of jurisdiction by a State or local authority, under any applicable State or local law, until Federal action is terminated. **(g)** Violations of this section shall be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistance may be requested from any Federal, State, or local agency, including the Army, Navy, and Air Force, any statute, rule, or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding. **(h)** In a prosecution for an offense under this section the Government need not prove that the defendant knew that the victim of the offense was an individual protected by this section. **(i)** There is extraterritorial jurisdiction over the conduct prohibited by this section.

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28 U.S.C. § 451 — Definitions

As used in this title:

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18 U.S.C. § 3056 — Powers, authorities, and duties of United States Secret Service

**(a)** Under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect the following persons: (1) The President, the Vice President (or other officer next in the order of succession to the Office of President), the President-elect, and the Vice President-elect. (2) The immediate families of those individuals listed in paragraph (1). (3) Former Presidents and their spouses for their lifetimes, except that protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event of remarriage. (4) Children of a former President who are under 16 years of age. (5) Visiting heads of foreign states or foreign governments. (6) Other distinguished foreign visitors to the United States and official representatives of the United States performing special missions abroad when the President directs that such protection be provided. (7) Major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and, within 120 days of the general Presidential election, the spouses of such candidates. As used in this paragraph, the term “major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates” means those individuals identified as such by the Secretary of Homeland Security after consultation with an advisory committee consisting of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and one additional member selected by the other members of the committee. The Committee shall not be subject to chapter 10 of title 5. (8) Former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their children who are under 16 years of age, for a period of not more than six months after the date the former Vice President leaves office. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to direct the Secr

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5 U.S.C. § 101 — Executive departments

The Executive departments are:

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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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18 U.S.C. § 351 — Untitled legal text

Page 107 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 351 (Added Pub. L. 89–81, title II, § 212(a), July 23, 1965, 79 Stat. 257; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $10,000’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 89–81, title II, § 212(c), July 23, 1965, 79 Stat. 257, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this sec- tion [enacting this section] shall apply only with re- spect to loans made, renewed, or increased on or after the 31st day after the date of enactment of this Act [July 23, 1965].’’ CHAPTER 17A—COMMON CARRIER OPER- ATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCO- HOL OR DRUGS Sec. 341. Definitions. 342. Operation of a common carrier under the in- fluence of alcohol or drugs. 343. Presumptions. § 341. Definitions As used in this chapter, the term ‘‘common carrier’’ means a locomotive, a rail carrier, a sleeping car carrier, a bus transporting pas- sengers in interstate commerce, a water com- mon carrier, and an air common carrier. (Added Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1971(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–59; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6482(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4382.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1988—Pub. L. 100–690 inserted ‘‘locomotive, a’’ after ‘‘means a’’. § 342. Operation of a common carrier under the influence of alcohol or drugs Whoever operates or directs the operation of a common carrier while under the influence of al- cohol or any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)), shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen years or fined under this title, or both. (Added Pub. L

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