OPTIONAL VENUE FOR ESPIONAGE AND RELATED OFFENSES.

SEC. 320909. OPTIONAL VENUE FOR ESPIONAGE AND RELATED OFFENSES. (a) In General.—Chapter 211 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3238 the following new section: “§ 3239. Optional venue for espionage and related offenses “The trial for any offense involving a violation, begun or committed upon the high seas or elsewhere out of the jurisdiction of any particular State or district, of— “(1) section 793, 794, 798, or section 1030(a)(1) of this title; “(2) section 601 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 421); or “(3) section 4(b) or 4(c) of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783 (b) or (c)); may be in the District of Columbia or in any other district authorized by law.” . (b) Technical Amendment.—The item relating to section 3239 in the table of sections of chapter 211 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “3239. Optional venue for espionage and related offenses.” .