§ 2340A. — Torture.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2340A]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 113C--TORTURE
Sec. 2340A. Torture
(a) Offense.--Whoever outside the United States commits or attempts
to commit torture shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than 20 years, or both, and if death results to any person from conduct
prohibited by this subsection, shall be punished by death or imprisoned
for any term of years or for life.
(b) Jurisdiction.--There is jurisdiction over the activity
prohibited in subsection (a) if--
(1) the alleged offender is a national of the United States; or
(2) the alleged offender is present in the United States,
irrespective of the nationality of the victim or alleged offender.
(c) Conspiracy.--A person who conspires to commit an offense under
this section shall be subject to the same penalties (other than the
penalty of death) as the penalties prescribed for the offense, the
commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.
(Added Pub. L. 103-236, title V, Sec. 506(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat.
463; amended Pub. L. 103-322, title VI, Sec. 60020, Sept. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 1979; Pub. L. 107-56, title VIII, Sec. 811(g), Oct. 26, 2001, 115
Stat. 381.)
Amendments
2001--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-56 added subsec. (c).
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322 inserted ``punished by death or''
before ``imprisoned for any term of years or for life''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2332b, 2339A of this title.
