{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18/s3077","title":18,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3077.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f3077.\nDefinitions\nAs used in this chapter, the term\u2014\n(1) \u201cact of terrorism\u201d means an act of domestic or international terrorism as defined in section 2331;\n(2) \u201cUnited States person\u201d means\u2014\n(A) a national of the United States as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (\n8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)\n(B) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (\n8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)\n(C) any person within the United States;\n(D) any employee or contractor of the United States Government, regardless of nationality, who is the victim or intended victim of an act of terrorism by virtue of that employment;\n(E) a sole proprietorship, partnership, company, or association composed principally of nationals or permanent resident aliens of the United States; and\n(F) a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States, and a foreign subsidiary of such corporation;\n(3) \u201cUnited States property\u201d means any real or personal property which is within the United States or, if outside the United States, the actual or beneficial ownership of which rests in a United States person or any Federal or State governmental entity of the United States;\n(4) \u201cUnited States\u201d, when used in a geographical sense, includes Puerto Rico and all territories and possessions of the United States;\n(5) \u201cState\u201d includes any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other possession or territory of the United States;\n(6) \u201cgovernment entity\u201d includes the Government of the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any foreign country, and any state, provincial, municipal, or other political subdivision of a foreign country;\n(7) \u201cAttorney General\u201d means the Attorney General of the United States or that official designated by the Attorney General to perform the Attorney General\u2019s responsibilities under this chapter; and\n(8) \u201cact of espionage\u201d means an activity that is a violation of\u2014\n(A) section 793, 794, or 798 of this title; or\n(B) section 4 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t18/s3077.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3077."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"As used in this chapter, the term\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cact of terrorism\u201d means an act of domestic or international terrorism as defined in section 2331;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" \u201cUnited States person\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" a national of the United States as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)","href":"/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/22","tail":");"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)","href":"/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/20","tail":");"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/2/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"content","text":" any person within the United States;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/2/D","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(D)"},{"t":"content","text":" any employee or contractor of the United States Government, regardless of nationality, who is the victim or intended victim of an act of terrorism by virtue of that employment;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/2/E","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(E)"},{"t":"content","text":" a sole proprietorship, partnership, company, or association composed principally of nationals or permanent resident aliens of the United States; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/2/F","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(F)"},{"t":"content","text":" a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States, and a foreign subsidiary of such corporation;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cUnited States property\u201d means any real or personal property which is within the United States or, if outside the United States, the actual or beneficial ownership of which rests in a United States person or any Federal or State governmental entity of the United States;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cUnited States\u201d, when used in a geographical sense, includes Puerto Rico and all territories and possessions of the United States;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cState\u201d includes any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other possession or territory of the United States;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cgovernment entity\u201d includes the Government of the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any foreign country, and any state, provincial, municipal, or other political subdivision of a foreign country;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s3077/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cAttorney General\u201d means the Attorney General of the United States or that official designated by the Attorney General to perform the Attorney General\u2019s responsibilities under this chapter; 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