PUBLIC LAW 110–151—DEC. 21, 2007
121 STAT. 1821
Public Law 110–151 110th Congress An Act To amend section 1091 of title 18, United States Code, to allow the prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Genocide Accountability Act of 2007’’.
Dec. 21, 2007 [S. 888] Genocide Accountability Act of 2007. 18 USC 1 note.
SEC. 2. GENOCIDE.
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Section 1091 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: ‘‘(d) REQUIRED CIRCUMSTANCE FOR OFFENSES.—The circumstance referred to in subsections (a) and (c) is that— ‘‘(1) the offense is committed in whole or in part within the United States; ‘‘(2) the alleged offender is a national of the United States (as that term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)); ‘‘(3) the alleged offender is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States (as that term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)); ‘‘(4) the alleged offender is a stateless person whose habitual residence is in the United States; or
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