TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 113B - TERRORISM
HEAD
Sec. 2339. Harboring or concealing terrorists
STATUTE
(a) Whoever harbors or conceals any person who he knows, or has
reasonable grounds to believe, has committed, or is about to
commit, an offense under section 32 (relating to destruction of
aircraft or aircraft facilities), section 175 (relating to
biological weapons), section 229 (relating to chemical weapons),
section 831 (relating to nuclear materials), paragraph (2) or (3)
of section 844(f) (relating to arson and bombing of government
property risking or causing injury or death), section 1366(a)
(relating to the destruction of an energy facility), section 2280
(relating to violence against maritime navigation), section 2332a
(relating to weapons of mass destruction), or section 2332b
(relating to acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries) of
this title, section 236(a) (relating to sabotage of nuclear
facilities or fuel) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2284(a)), or section 46502 (relating to aircraft piracy) of title
49, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten
years, or both.
(b) A violation of this section may be prosecuted in any Federal
judicial district in which the underlying offense was committed, or
in any other Federal judicial district as provided by law.
SOURCE
(Added Pub. L. 107-56, title VIII, Sec. 803(a), Oct. 26, 2001, 115
Stat. 376; amended Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec.
4005(d)(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1813.)
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Pub. L. 107-273 made technical correction to directory
language of Pub. L. 107-56, Sec. 803(a), which enacted this
section.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec. 4005(d)(2), Nov. 2, 2002,
116 Stat. 1813, provided that the amendment made by section
4005(d)(2) is effective Oct. 26, 2001.
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