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Code · U.S. Code · Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · CHAPTER 44— NATIONAL SECURITY · SUBCHAPTER IV— PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION · § 3124

§ 3124. Extraterritorial jurisdiction

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There is jurisdiction over an offense under section 3121 of this title committed outside the United States if the individual committing the offense is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence (as defined in section 1101(a)(20) of title 8).
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VI, § 603, formerly § 604, as added Pub. L. 97–200, § 2(a), June 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 123; renumbered § 603, Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(4)(B), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2475.)
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  • July 26, 1947, ch. 343
  • Pub. L. 97–200, § 2(a)
  • 96 Stat. 123
  • Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(4)(B)
  • 126 Stat. 2475
  • Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(4)(A)
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§ 3124
Extraterritorial jurisdiction
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ActJuly 26, 1947, ch. 343
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–200, § 2(a)
Stat.96 Stat. 123
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(4)(B)
Stat.126 Stat. 2475
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