18 USC § 3267 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s3267"
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title: "18 USC § 3267 - Definitions"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3267"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 212
chapter_name: "MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–523, § 2(a), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2491; amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1088, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2066.)"
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# § 3267. Definitions

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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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–523, § 2(a), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2491; amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1088, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2066.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2004—Par. (1)(A).  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);”.