CLARIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN TERRORISM OFFENSES OVERSEAS.

SEC. 721. CLARIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN TERRORISM OFFENSES OVERSEAS. (a) Aircraft Piracy.— Section 46502(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “and later found in the United States”; (2) so that paragraph (2) reads as follows: “(2) There is jurisdiction over the offense in paragraph (1) if— “(A) a national of the United States was aboard the aircraft; “(B) an offender is a national of the United States; or “(C) an offender is afterwards found in the United States.”; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: “(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘national of the United States’ has the meaning prescribed in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).”. (b) Destruction of Aircraft or Aircraft Facilities.— Section 32(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “, if the offender is later found in the United States,”; and (2) by inserting at the end the following: “There is jurisdiction over an offense under this subsection if a national of the United States was on board, or would have been on board, the aircraft; an offender is a national of the United States; or an offender is afterwards found in the United States. For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘national of the United States’ has the meaning prescribed in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.”. (c) Murder of Foreign Officials and Certain Other Persons.— Section 1116 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: “(7) ‘National of the United States’ has the meaning prescribed in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).”; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: “If the victim of an offense under subsection (a) is an internationally protected person outside the United States, the United States may exercise jurisdiction over the offense if (1) the victim is a representative, officer, employee, or agent of the United States, (2) an offender is a national of the United States, or (3) an offender is afterwards found in the United States.”. (d) Protection of Foreign Officials and Certain Other Persons.— Section 112 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by inserting “‘national of the United States’,” before “and”; and (2) in subsection (e), by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: “If the victim of an offense under subsection (a) is an internationally protected person outside the United States, the United States may exercise jurisdiction over the offense if (1) the victim is a representative, officer, employee, or agent of the United States, (2) an offender is 110 STAT. 1299a national of the United States, or (3) an offender is afterwards found in the United States.”. (e) Threats and Extortion Against Foreign Officials and Certain Other Persons.— Section 878 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by inserting “‘national of the United States’,” before “and”; and (2) in subsection (d), by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: “If the victim of an offense under subsection (a) is an internationally protected person outside the United States, the United States may exercise jurisdiction over the offense if (1) the victim is a representative, officer, employee, or agent of the United States, (2) an offender is a national of the United States, or (3) an offender is afterwards found in the United States.”. (f) Kidnapping of Internationally Protected Persons.— Section 1201(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: “If the victim of an offense under subsection (a) is an internationally protected person outside the United States, the United States may exercise jurisdiction over the offense if (1) the victim is a representative, officer, employee, or agent of the United States, (2) an offender is a national of the United States, or (3) an offender is afterwards found in the United States.”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘national of the United States’ has the meaning prescribed in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).”. (g) Violence at International Airports.— Section 37(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(A)” before “the offender is later found in the United States”; and (2) by inserting “; or (B) an offender or a victim is a national of the United States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)))” after “the offender is later found in the United States”. (h) Biological Weapons.— Section 178 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (3); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding the following at the end: “(5) the term ‘national of the United States’ has the meaning prescribed in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).”.