§2340A. Torture

(a) Offense.-Whoever outside the United States commits or attempts to commit torture shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, and if death results to any person from conduct prohibited by this subsection, shall be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life.

(b) Jurisdiction.-There is jurisdiction over the activity prohibited in subsection (a) if-

(1) the alleged offender is a national of the United States; or

(2) the alleged offender is present in the United States, irrespective of the nationality of the victim or alleged offender.

(Added Pub. L. 103–236, title V, §506(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 463 ; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, §60020, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1979 .)

Amendments

1994-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322 inserted "punished by death or" before "imprisoned for any term of years or for life".

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 2332b, 2339A, 3286 of this title.