§3271 Trafficking in Persons Offenses Committed by Persons Employed by or Accompanying the Federal Government Outside the United States

Summary

If someone working for or traveling with the U.S. government outside the United States does something abroad that would be a crime under chapters 77 or 117 if done in the U.S., they can be punished the same way. The U.S. won’t start a prosecution if a foreign government with jurisdiction the U.S. recognizes has prosecuted or is prosecuting the same conduct, unless the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General (or someone acting in those jobs) gives personal approval, and that approval cannot be passed on to someone else.