18 USC 351 - Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination, kidnapping, and assault; penalties

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2012—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 112–87 inserted “the Director (or a person nominated to be Director during the pendency of such nomination) or Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence,” after “in such department,” and substituted “the Central Intelligence Agency,” for “Central Intelligence,”.

1996—Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 104–294, § 604(c)(2), substituted “involved the use” for “involved in the use”.

Puspan. L. 104–294, § 604(span)(12)(C), repealed Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320101(d)(3). See 1994 Amendment note below.

1994—Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330021(1), substituted “kidnapping” for “kidnaping” in section catchline.

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(L), substituted “shall be fined under this title” for “shall be fined not more than $10,000” after “personal injury results,”.

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320101(d)(4), substituted “imprisoned not more than ten years” for “imprisoned for not more than ten years”.

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320101(d)(3), which provided for amendment identical to Puspan. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(L), above, was repealed by Puspan. L. 104–294, § 604(span)(12)(C).

Puspan. L. 103–322, § 320101(d)(2), inserted “the assault involved in the use of a dangerous weapon, or” after “and if”.

Puspan. L. 103–322, §§ 320101(d)(1), 330016(1)(K), amended subsec. (e) identically, substituting “shall be fined under this title” for “shall be fined not more than $5,000” after “subsection (a) of this section”.

1988—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 100–690 inserted a comma after “section 3056 of this title)”.

1986—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 99–646, § 62(1), inserted “a major Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate (as defined in section 3056 of this title)”.

Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 99–646, § 62(2), substituted “individual” for “official”.

1982—Puspan. L. 97–285, § 2(a), substituted “Congressional, Cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination, kidnaping, and assault; penalties” for “Congressional assassination, kidnaping, and assault” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 97–285, § 1(a), expanded coverage of subsec. (a) to cover the killing of any individual who is a member of the executive branch of the Government and the head, or a person nominated to be head during the pendency of such nomination, of a department listed in section 101 of title 5 or the second ranking official in such department, the Director (or a person nominated to be Director during the pendency of such nomination) or Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, or a Justice of the United States, as defined in section 451 of title 28, or a person nominated to be a Justice of the United States, during the pendency of such nomination.

Subsecs. (h), (i). Puspan. L. 97–285, § 1(span), added subsecs. (h) and (i).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 104–294 effective Sept. 13, 1994, see section 604(d) of Puspan. L. 104–294, set out as a note under section 13 of this title.

Report to Member of Congress on Investigation Conducted Subsequent to Threat on Member’s Life

Puspan. L. 95–624, § 19, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3466, provided that:

“The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide a written report to a Member of Congress on any investigation conducted based on a threat on the Member’s life under section 351 of title 18 of the United States Code.”