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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1116. Murder or manslaughter of foreign officials, official guests, or internationally protected persons
(a) Whoever kills or attempts to kill a foreign official,
official guest, or internationally protected person shall be
punished as provided under sections 1111, 1112, and 1113 of this
title.
(b) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Family" includes (a) a spouse, parent, brother or sister,
child, or person to whom the foreign official or internationally
protected person stands in loco parentis, or (b) any other person
living in his household and related to the foreign official or
internationally protected person by blood or marriage.
(2) "Foreign government" means the government of a foreign
country, irrespective of recognition by the United States.
(3) "Foreign official" means -
(A) a Chief of State or the political equivalent, President,
Vice President, Prime Minister, Ambassador, Foreign Minister,
or other officer of Cabinet rank or above of a foreign
government or the chief executive officer of an international
organization, or any person who has previously served in such
capacity, and any member of his family, while in the United
States; and
(B) any person of a foreign nationality who is duly notified
to the United States as an officer or employee of a foreign
government or international organization, and who is in the
United States on official business, and any member of his
family whose presence in the United States is in connection
with the presence of such officer or employee.
(4) "Internationally protected person" means -
(A) a Chief of State or the political equivalent, head of
government, or Foreign Minister whenever such person is in a
country other than his own and any member of his family
accompanying him; or
(B) any other representative, officer, employee, or agent of
the United States Government, a foreign government, or
international organization who at the time and place concerned
is entitled pursuant to international law to special protection
against attack upon his person, freedom, or dignity, and any
member of his family then forming part of his household.
(5) "International organization" means a public international
organization designated as such pursuant to section 1 of the
International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288) or a
public organization created pursuant to treaty or other agreement
under international law as an instrument through or by which two
or more foreign governments engage in some aspect of their
conduct of international affairs.
(6) "Official guest" means a citizen or national of a foreign
country present in the United States as an official guest of the
Government of the United States pursuant to designation as such
by the Secretary of State.
(7) "National of the United States" has the meaning prescribed
in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).
(c) If the victim of an offense under subsection (a) is an
internationally protected person outside the United States, the
United States may exercise jurisdiction over the offense if (1) the
victim is a representative, officer, employee, or agent of the
United States, (2) an offender is a national of the United States,
or (3) an offender is afterwards found in the United States. As
used in this subsection, the United States includes all areas under
the jurisdiction of the United States including any of the places
within the provisions of sections 5 and 7 of this title and section
46501(2) of title 49.
(d) In the course of enforcement of this section and any other
sections prohibiting a conspiracy or attempt to violate this
section, the Attorney General may request assistance from any
Federal, State, or local agency, including the Army, Navy, and Air
Force, any statute, rule, or regulation to the contrary
notwithstanding.
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