§ 1114. Protection of officers and employees of the United States
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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.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 756; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 24, 63 Stat. 93; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 28, 65 Stat. 721; June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, § 402(c), 66 Stat. 276; Pub. L. 85–568, title III, § 304(d), July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 434; Pub. L. 87–518, § 10, July 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 132; Pub. L. 88–493, § 3, Aug. 27, 1964, 78 Stat. 610; Pub. L. 89–74, § 8(b), July 15, 1965, 79 Stat. 234; Pub. L. 90–449, § 2, Aug. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 611; Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(j)(9), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 777;
Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 701(i)(1), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1282; Pub. L. 91–596, § 17(h)(1), Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1607; Pub. L. 93–481, § 5, Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1456; Pub. L. 94–284, § 18, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 514; Pub. L. 94–582, § 16, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2883; Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 704, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 95–616, § 3(j)(2), Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3112; Pub. L. 95–630, title III, § 307, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3677; Pub. L. 96–296, § 26(c), July 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 819;
Pub. L. 96–466, title VII, § 704, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2216; Pub. L. 97–143, § 1(b), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1724; Pub. L. 97–259, title I, § 128, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1099; Pub. L. 97–365, § 6, Oct. 25, 1982, 96 Stat. 1752; Pub. L. 97–452, § 2(b), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2478; Pub. L. 98–63, title I, July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 313; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1012, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2142; Pub. L. 98–557, § 17(c), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2868; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7026, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4397;
Pub. L. 101–73, title IX, § 962(a)(6), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 502; Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, § 1205(h), title XVI, § 1606, title XXXV, § 3535, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4831, 4843, 4925; Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(f)(2), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 275; Pub. L. 102–365, § 6, Sept. 3, 1992, 106 Stat. 975; Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, § 60007, title XXXIII, §§ 330009(c), 330011(g), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1971, 2143, 2145; Pub. L. 104–132, title VII, § 727(a), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1302;
Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(f)(2), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3499; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(c)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1808; Pub. L. 117–59, § 3(3), Nov. 18, 2021, 135 Stat. 1469.)
Historical and Revision Notes
1948 Act
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 253 (May 18, 1934, ch. 299, § 1, 48 Stat. 780; Feb. 8, 1936, ch. 40, 49 Stat. 1105; June 26, 1936, ch. 830, title I, § 3, 49 Stat. 1940; Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; June 13, 1940, ch. 359, 54 Stat. 391).
The section was extended to include United States judges, attorneys and their assistants, and officers of Federal, penal and correctional institutions in view of the obvious desirability of such protective legislation.
Employees of the Bureau of Animal Industry have been included in this section to complete the revision of section 118 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which was consolidated with the assault provisions of section 254 of said title 18 and is now section 111 of this title. There seemed no sound reason for including such officers in the protection against assaults but excluding them from the homicide sections.
For like reasons the section was broadened to include officers or employees of the Secret Service or of the Bureau of Narcotics.
Changes in phraseology were made.
1949 Act
This section [section 24] amends section 1114 of title 18, U.S.C., to conform more closely with the original statute from which it was derived.
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- § 321Definitions; generally
- § 301Short title
- § 651Congressional statement of findings and declaration of purpose and policy
- § 1201Congressional findings
- § 5514Installment deduction for indebtedness to the United States
- § 1Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(1), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2027]
- § 2051Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 609Short title
- § 71Short title
- § 666Civil and criminal penalties
- § 115Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a Federal official by threatening or injuring a family member
- § 111Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees
- § 1114Protection of officers and employees of the United States
- § 1291Definitions
- § 1201Kidnapping
- § 112Protection of foreign officials, official guests, and internationally protected persons
- § 1294Penalty
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- Public Law 98–472
- Public Law 117–59To amend title 18, United States Code, to further protect officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–646To amend title 18 of the United States Code and other laws to make minor or technical amendments to provisions enacted by the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–647To control crime
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- Interference with certain protective functions§ 118
- Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees§ 111
- Protection of officers and employees of the United States§ 1114
- Attempt to commit murder or manslaughter§ 1113
- Extensions of credit to executive officers, directors, and principal shareholders of member banks§ 375b
- Congressional findings and declaration of policy§ 74
- Congressional findings and declarations: controlled substances§ 801
- Postal policy§ 101
- Definitions; generally§ 321
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- June 25, 1948, ch. 645
- 62 Stat. 756
- May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 24
- 63 Stat. 93
- Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 28
- 65 Stat. 721
- June 27, 1952, ch. 477
- 66 Stat. 276
- Pub. L. 85–568, title III, § 304(d)
- 72 Stat. 434
- Pub. L. 87–518, § 10
- 76 Stat. 132
- Pub. L. 88–493, § 3
- 78 Stat. 610
- Pub. L. 89–74, § 8(b)
- 79 Stat. 234
- Pub. L. 90–449, § 2
- 82 Stat. 611
- Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(j)(9)
- 84 Stat. 777
- Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 701(i)(1)
- 84 Stat. 1282
- Pub. L. 91–596, § 17(h)(1)
- 84 Stat. 1607
- Pub. L. 93–481, § 5
- 88 Stat. 1456
- Pub. L. 94–284, § 18
- 90 Stat. 514
- Pub. L. 94–582, § 16
- 90 Stat. 2883
- Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 704
- 91 Stat. 520
- Pub. L. 95–616, § 3(j)(2)
- 92 Stat. 3112
- Pub. L. 95–630, title III, § 307
- 92 Stat. 3677
- Pub. L. 96–296, § 26(c)
- 94 Stat. 819
- Pub. L. 96–466, title VII, § 704
- 94 Stat. 2216
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ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 645
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