Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 3077


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 3077. Definitions

      As used in this chapter, the term - 
        (1) "act of terrorism" means an act of domestic or
      international terrorism as defined in section 2331;
        (2) "United States person" means - 
          (A) a national of the United States as defined in section
        101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
        1101(a)(22));
          (B) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
        United States as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20));
          (C) any person within the United States;
          (D) any employee or contractor of the United States
        Government, regardless of nationality, who is the victim or
        intended victim of an act of terrorism by virtue of that
        employment;
          (E) a sole proprietorship, partnership, company, or
        association composed principally of nationals or permanent
        resident aliens of the United States; and
          (F) a corporation organized under the laws of the United
        States, any State, the District of Columbia, or any territory
        or possession of the United States, and a foreign subsidiary of
        such corporation;

        (3) "United States property" means any real or personal
      property which is within the United States or, if outside the
      United States, the actual or beneficial ownership of which rests
      in a United States person or any Federal or State governmental
      entity of the United States;
        (4) "United States", when used in a geographical sense,
      includes Puerto Rico and all territories and possessions of the
      United States;
        (5) "State" includes any State of the United States, the
      District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any
      other possession or territory of the United States;
        (6) "government entity" includes the Government of the United
      States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any foreign
      country, and any state, provincial, municipal, or other political
      subdivision of a foreign country;
        (7) "Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the United
      States or that official designated by the Attorney General to
      perform the Attorney General's responsibilities under this
      chapter; and
        (8) "act of espionage" means an activity that is a violation of
      - 
          (A) section 793, 794, or 798 of this title; or
          (B) section 4 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of
        1950.



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