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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 204— REWARDS FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING TERRORIST ACTS AND ESPIONAGE · § 3071

§ 3071. Information for which rewards authorized

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(a)With respect to acts of terrorism primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, the Attorney General may reward any individual who furnishes information—
(1)leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for the commission of an act of terrorism against a United States person or United States property; or
(2)leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for conspiring or attempting to commit an act of terrorism against a United States person or property; or
(3)leading to the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution of an act of terrorism against a United States person or property.
(b)With respect to acts of espionage involving or directed at the United States, the Attorney General may reward any individual who furnishes information—
(1)leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for commission of an act of espionage against the United States;
(2)leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for conspiring or attempting to commit an act of espionage against the United States; or
(3)leading to the prevention or frustration of an act of espionage against the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 98–533, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2706; amended Pub. L. 103–359, title VIII, § 803(a), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3438.)
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  • Pub. L. 98–533, title I, § 101(a)
  • 98 Stat. 2706
  • Pub. L. 103–359, title VIII, § 803(a)
  • 108 Stat. 3438
  • Pub. L. 103–359
  • Pub. L. 98–533, § 1
  • Pub. L. 107–56, title V, § 501
  • 115 Stat. 363
  • Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title III, § 301(c)(1)
  • 116 Stat. 1781
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§ 3071
Information for which rewards authorized
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–533, title I, § 101(a)
Stat.98 Stat. 2706
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–359, title VIII, § 803(a)
Stat.108 Stat. 3438
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–359
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