§ 2155. — Destruction of nationaldefense materials, nationaldefense premises, or nationaldefense utilities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2155]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 105--SABOTAGE
Sec. 2155. Destruction of national-defense materials, national-
defense premises, or national-defense utilities
(a) Whoever, with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the
national defense of the United States, willfully injures, destroys,
contaminates or infects, or attempts to so injure, destroy, contaminate
or infect any national-defense material, national-defense premises, or
national-defense utilities, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, and, if death results to any
person, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.
(b) If two or more persons conspire to violate this section, and one
or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the
conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as
provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 799; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1261, title I,
Sec. 104, 68 Stat. 1218; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104-294,
title VI, Sec. 601(f)(12), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3500; Pub. L. 107-
56, title VIII, Sec. 810(e), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 380.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on section 105 of title 50, U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and National
Defense (Apr. 20, 1918, ch. 59, Sec. 5, as added Nov. 30, 1940, ch. 926,
54 Stat. 1221).
Words ``upon conviction thereof'' were omitted as unnecessary, since
punishment cannot be imposed until a conviction is secured.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
2001--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-56 substituted ``20 years'' for ``ten
years'' and inserted ``, and, if death results to any person, shall be
imprisoned for any term of years or for life'' before period at end.
1996--Pub. L. 104-294 substituted ``, or'' for ``or'' in section
catchline.
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this
title'' for ``fined not more than $10,000''.
1954--Act Sept. 3, 1954, inserted conspiracy provisions.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2332b, 2339A of this title.
