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 90 STAT. 2000

PUBLIC LAW 94-467—OCT. 8, 1976

SEC. 6. The analysis at the beginning of chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, relating to section 112 is amended to read as follows: "112. Protection of foreign oflicials, official guests, and internationaly protected persons.". SEC. 7. Section 970 of title 18, United States Code, is amended: (a) by relettering subsection " (b) " as subsection " (c) " and amending the subsection to read as follows: Definitions. "(c) For the purpose of this section 'foreign government', 'foreign official', 'international organization', and 'official guest' shall have the Ante,p. 1997. same meanings as those provided in section 1116(b) of this title."; and (b) by inserting a new subsection " (b)" as follows: "(b) Whoever, willfully with intent to intimidate, coerce, threaten, or harass— "(1) forcibly thrusts any part of himself or any object within or upon that portion of any building or premises located within the United States, which portion is used or occupied for official business or for diplomatic, consular, or residential purposes by— " (A) a foreign government, including such use as a mission to an international organization; "(B) an international organization; "(C) a foreign official; or "(D) an official guest; or "(2) refuses to depart from such portion of such building or premises after a request— "(A) by an employee of a foreign government or of an international organization, if such employee is authorized to make such request by the senior official of the unit of such government or organization which occupies such portion of such building or premises; "(B) by a foreign official or any member of the foreign official's staff who is authorized by the foreign official to make such request; "(C) by an official guest or any member of the official guest's staff who is authorized by the official guest to make such request; or "(D) by any person present having law enforcement powers; shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.". SEC. 8. Chapter 41 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding a new section 878 as follows: 18 USC 878. "§ 878. Threats and extortion against foreign officials, official guests, or internationaly protected persons "(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully threatens to violate section Ante, pp. 1997, 112, 1116, or 1201 by killing, kidnapping, or assaulting a foreign offi1999. cial, official guest, or internationaly protected person shall be fined 18 USC 1201. not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, except that imprisonment for a threatened assault shall not exceed three years. "(b) Whoever in connection with any violation of subsection (a) or actual violation of section 112, 1116, or 1201 makes any extortionate demand shall be fined not more than $20,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

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