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1 Legislative History of the Act for Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons P.L. 94-467 1997 (1976)

handle is hein.leghis/legppcrpp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: PUBLIC LAW 94-467-OCT. 8, 1976 Public Law 94-467 94th Congress An Act Toramend title 18, United States Code, to implement the Convention To Prevent 'and Punish the Acts of Terrorism Taking the Form of Crimes Against Persons and Related Extortion That Are of International Significance and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internation- ally Protected Persons, Including Diplomatic Agents, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United State8 of America in Congres8 as8embled, That this Act may be cited as the Act for the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons. SEc. 2. Section 1116 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: §1116. Murder or manslaughter of foreign officials, official guests, or internationally protected persons (a) Whoever kills or attempts to kill a foreign official, official guest, or internationally protected person shall be punished as provided under sections 1111, 1112, and 1113 of this title, except that any such person who is found guilty of murder in the first degree shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life, and any such person who is found guilty of attempted murder shall be imprisoned for not more than twenty years. (b) For the purposes of this section : (1) 'Family' includes (a) a spouse, parent, brother or sister, child or person to whom the foreign official or internationally pro- tected person stands in loco parentis or (b) any other person'living in hs household and related to te foreign official or interna- tionally protected person by blood or marriage. (2) 'Foreign government' means the government of a foreign country, irrespective of recognition by the United States. (3) 'Foreign official' means-- (A) a Chief of State or the political equivalent, President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Ambassador, Foreign Min- ister, or other officer of Cabinet rank or above of a foreign government or the chief executive officer of an international organization, or any person who has previously served in such capacity, and any member of his family, while in the United States; and (B) .any person of a foreign nationality who is duly notified to the United States as an officer or employee of a foreign government or international organization, and who is in the United States on official business, and any member of his family whose presence in the United States is in connec- tion with the presence of such officer or employee. (4) 'Internationally protected person means- (A) a Chief of State or the political equivalent, head of government, or Foreign Minister whenever such person is i a country other than his own and any member of his family accompanying him; or (B) any other representative, officer, employee, or agent of the United States Government, a foreign government, or Oct. 8, 1976 [H.R. 155521 Act for Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons. 18 USC 112 note. 18 USC 1111- 1113. Definitions. 90 STAT. 1997

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