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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 959. Enlistment in foreign service
(a) Whoever, within the United States, enlists or enters himself,
or hires or retains another to enlist or enter himself, or to go
beyond the jurisdiction of the United States with intent to be
enlisted or entered in the service of any foreign prince, state,
colony, district, or people as a soldier or as a marine or seaman
on board any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years,
or both.
(b) This section shall not apply to citizens or subjects of any
country engaged in war with a country with which the United States
is at war, unless such citizen or subject of such foreign country
shall hire or solicit a citizen of the United States to enlist or
go beyond the jurisdiction of the United States with intent to
enlist or enter the service of a foreign country. Enlistments under
this subsection shall be under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary of the Army.
(c) This section and sections 960 and 961 of this title shall not
apply to any subject or citizen of any foreign prince, state,
colony, district, or people who is transiently within the United
States and enlists or enters himself on board any vessel of war,
letter of marque, or privateer, which at the time of its arrival
within the United States was fitted and equipped as such, or hires
or retains another subject or citizen of the same foreign prince,
state, colony, district, or people who is transiently within the
United States to enlist or enter himself to serve such foreign
prince, state, colony, district, or people on board such vessel of
war, letter of marque, or privateer, if the United States shall
then be at peace with such foreign prince, state, colony, district,
or people.
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