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49 U.S.C. 46502: Aircraft piracy

Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-272. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 6 U.S.C. 124n, 10 U.S.C. 130i, 18 U.S.C. 1956, 18 U.S.C. 3559, 18 U.S.C. 3592.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–132, §723(b)(1), inserted "or conspiring" after "attempting". (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–132, §§721(a)(1), 723(b)(2), in introductory provisions, inserted "or conspiring to commit" after "committing" and struck out "and later found in the United States" after "jurisdiction of the United States". (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 104–132, §721(a)(2), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "This subsection applies only if the place of takeoff or landing of the aircraft on which the individual commits the offense is located outside the territory of the country of regi… (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 104–132, §721(a)(3), added par. (3). (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) Law text · (b)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–429 inserted "notwithstanding section 3559(b) of title 18," before "if the death". · (a), (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.