50 USC § 3124 - Extraterritorial jurisdiction

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s3124"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "50 USC § 3124 - Extraterritorial jurisdiction"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "3124"
section_name: "Extraterritorial jurisdiction"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VI, § 603, formerly § 604, as added Pub. L. 97–200, § 2(a), June 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 123; renumbered § 603, Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(4)(B), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2475.)"
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# § 3124. Extraterritorial jurisdiction

section 3121 of this titlesection 1101(a)(20) of title 8

There is jurisdiction over an offense under  committed outside the United States if the individual committing the offense is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence (as defined in ).

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**Source Credit**: (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VI, § 603, formerly § 604, as added Pub. L. 97–200, § 2(a), June 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 123; renumbered § 603, Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(4)(B), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2475.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 603 of act , was classified to , prior to repeal by , , , and editorial reclassification as .