18 U.S.C. § 3267: Definitions

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Defines key words for the chapter. "Employed by the Armed Forces outside the United States" means people working overseas for the Department of Defense or for other federal agencies when that work supports the DoD mission — this covers DoD civilians (including certain DoD fund entities), agency employees, contractors and subcontractor employees — who are present or living abroad for that work and who are not citizens of, or normally resident in, the country where they are working. "Accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States" means dependents who live with a service member, DoD civilian, or DoD contractor or contractor employee abroad and who are not citizens of, or normally resident in, the host country. "Armed Forces" is defined by section 101(a)(4) of title 10. "Judge Advocate General" and "judge advocate" are defined by section 801 of title 10.

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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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