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§3267 Definitions

Title 18 › Part PART II— - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter CHAPTER 212— - MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION › § 3267

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Summary

Defines who is covered by certain terms used in this chapter. "Employed by the Armed Forces outside the United States" means people working outside the U.S. to support the Department of Defense mission: civilian employees of DoD or other federal agencies or provisional authorities, contractors or subcontractors at any level, or employees of those contractors. They must be present or living outside the United States for that work and must not be a citizen of or normally live in the host country. "Accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States" means a dependent who lives with a service member, a DoD civilian, or a DoD contractor (or a contractor’s employee) outside the United States and who is not a citizen of or normally resident in the host country. "Armed Forces" is defined by section 101(a)(4) of title 10, and "Judge Advocate General" and "judge advocate" are defined by section 801 of title 10.

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Title 18, §3267

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As used in this chapter:
(1)The term “employed by the Armed Forces outside the United States” means—
(A)employed as—
(i)a civilian employee of—
(I)the Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department); or
(II)any other Federal agency, or any provisional authority, to the extent such employment relates to supporting the mission of the Department of Defense overseas;
(ii)a contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier) of—
(I)the Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department); or
(II)any other Federal agency, or any provisional authority, to the extent such employment relates to supporting the mission of the Department of Defense overseas; or
(iii)an employee of a contractor (or subcontractor at any tier) of—
(I)the Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department); or
(II)any other Federal agency, or any provisional authority, to the extent such employment relates to supporting the mission of the Department of Defense overseas;
(B)present or residing outside the United States in connection with such employment; and
(C)not a national of or ordinarily resident in the host nation.
(2)The term “accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States” means—
(A)a dependent of—
(i)a member of the Armed Forces;
(ii)a civilian employee of the Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department); or
(iii)a Department of Defense contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier) or an employee of a Department of Defense contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier);
(B)residing with such member, civilian employee, contractor, or contractor employee outside the United States; and
(C)not a national of or ordinarily resident in the host nation.
(3)The term “Armed Forces” has the meaning given the term “armed forces” in section 101(a)(4) of title 10.
(4)The terms “Judge Advocate General” and “judge advocate” have the meanings given such terms in section 801 of title 10.

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2004—Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 108–375 amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “employed as a civilian employee of the Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department), as a Department of Defense contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier), or as an employee of a Department of Defense contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier);”.

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18 U.S.C. § 3267

Title 18Crimes and Criminal Procedure

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73