Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73

§3124 Extraterritorial jurisdiction

Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - NATIONAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION › § 3124

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

U.S. courts have authority over offenses committed abroad by U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.

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Title 50, §3124

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There is jurisdiction over an offense under section 3121 of this title committed outside the United States if the individual committing the offense is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence (as defined in section 1101(a)(20) of title 8).

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 424 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 603 of act July 26, 1947, was classified to section 423 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(4)(A), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2475, and editorial reclassification as section 3123 of this title.

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50 U.S.C. § 3124

Title 50 — War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73