APPLICATION OF VARIOUS OFFENSES TO POSSESSIONS AND TERRITORIES.

SEC. 1205. APPLICATION OF VARIOUS OFFENSES TO POSSESSIONS AND TERRITORIES. (a) Section 232 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding a new paragraph, as follows: “(8) The term ‘State’ includes a State of the United States, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.”. (b) Section 245 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding a new subsection, as follows: “(d) For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.”. (c) Section 402 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph, as follows: 104 STAT. 4831 “For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.”. (d) Section 666(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof “, and”; and (3) by adding a new paragraph, as follows: “(4) the term ‘State’ includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.”. (e) Sections 1028(d)(5) and 1030(e)(3) of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by inserting “commonwealth,” before “possession or territory of the United States”. (f) Section 1029(f) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State’ includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.”. (g) Section 1084(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting “commonwealth,” before “territory or possession of the United States”. (h) Section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or any other commonwealth, territory, or possession” after “the Virgin Islands”. (i) Section 1952(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(i)” after “As used in this section”; and (2) by inserting “and (ii) the term ‘State’ includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States” before the period. (j) Section 1956(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(8) the term ‘State’ includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. ’. (k) Section 1958(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof and”; and (3) by adding a new paragraph (3), as follows: “(3) ‘State’ includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.”. (l) Section 2313 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(a)” before “Whoever”; and (2) by adding a new subsection, as follows: “(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.”. (m) Section 2315 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following undesignated paragraph: “For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.”. (n) Section 5032 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 104 STAT. 4832 (1) in the second undesignated paragraph, by adding at the end the following: “For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.”; and (2) in the third undesignated paragraph, by striking out “to the authorities of a State or the District of Columbia” and inserting in lieu thereof “to the authorities of a State”.