§3271 Trafficking in persons offenses committed by persons employed by or accompanying the Federal Government outside the United States

Summary

If a person who works for or is traveling with the U.S. government commits conduct outside the United States that would be a crime under chapters 77 or 117 if it happened in U.S. territory or under U.S. maritime/territorial law, that person can be punished the same way as for that crime. The U.S. cannot start a prosecution if a foreign government that the United States recognizes has already charged or is charging the person for the same conduct, unless the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General personally approves starting the U.S. case. They cannot give that approval to someone else.