{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-3272","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 3272","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter:(1) The term “employed by the Federal Government outside the United States” means—(A) employed as a civilian employee of the Federal Government, as a Federal contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier), or as an employee of a Federal contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier); (B) present or residing outside the United States in connection with such employment; and (C) not a national of or ordinarily resident in the host nation. (2) The term “accompanying the Federal Government outside the United States” means—(A) a dependant of—(i) a civilian employee of the Federal Government; or (ii) a Federal contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier) or an employee of a Federal contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier); (B) residing with such civilian employee, contractor, or contractor employee outside the United States; and (C) not a national of or ordinarily resident in the host nation.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 212A—EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"9bcdec5fc22645ce0ccef06425d5ab83f15e961d4052d068fcfda5af994393c8","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-3271","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-3273"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}