Title 18 › Part PART II— - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter CHAPTER 212— - MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION › § 3267
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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18 U.S.C. § 3267
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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Apr 6, 2026
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