18 USC § 2338 - Exclusive Federal jurisdiction

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s2338"
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title: "18 USC § 2338 - Exclusive Federal jurisdiction"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "2338"
section_name: "Exclusive Federal jurisdiction"
chapter_number: 113
chapter_name: "TERRORISM"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 102–572, title X, § 1003(a)(4), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4524.)"
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# § 2338. Exclusive Federal jurisdiction

The district courts of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over an action brought under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 102–572, title X, § 1003(a)(4), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4524.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section applicable to any pending case or any cause of action arising on or after 4 years before , see , set out as a note under .