Applicability to conduct outside the United States
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/us/usc/t18/s1837
Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTI/CH90
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
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This chapter also applies to conduct occurring outside the United States if—(1) the offender is a natural person who is a citizen or permanent resident alien of the United States, or an organization organized under the laws of the United States or a State or political subdivision thereof; or
(2) an act in furtherance of the offense was committed in the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 104–294, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3490.)
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