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CHAPTER 7⁠—ASSAULT — Front Matter

Chap.Sec.
111.Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees.
112.Protection of foreign officials, official guests, and internationally protected persons.
113.Assaults within maritime and territorial jurisdiction.
114.Maiming within maritime and territorial jurisdiction.
115.Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a Federal official by threatening or injuring a family member.
116.Female genital mutilation.
117.Domestic assault by an habitual offender. 1 1  Editorially supplied. Section 117 added by Pub. L. 109–162 without corresponding amendment of chapter analysis.
118.Interference with certain protective functions.
119.Protection of individuals performing certain official duties.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2008⁠—Pub. L. 110–177, title II, § 202(b), Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2537, added item 119.

2007⁠—Pub. L. 109–472, § 4(b), Jan. 11, 2007, 120 Stat. 3555, added item 118.

1996⁠—Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title VI, § 645(b)(2), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–709, added item 116.

1984⁠—Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1008(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2140, added item 115.

1976⁠—Pub. L. 94–467, § 6, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 2000, substituted “official guests, and internationally protected persons” for “and official guests” in item 112.

1972⁠—Pub. L. 92–539, title III, § 302, Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1073, substituted “Protection of foreign officials and official guests” for “Assaulting certain foreign diplomatic and other official personnel” in item 112.

1964⁠—Pub. L. 88–493, § 2, Aug. 27, 1964, 78 Stat. 610, substituted “certain foreign diplomatic and other official personnel” for “public minister” in item 112.