18 U.S.C. § 1091
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- (a)Whoever, whether in time of peace or in time of war and with the specific intent to destroy, in whole or in substantial part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group as such—shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).
- (1)kills members of that group;
- (2)causes serious bodily injury to members of that group;
- (3)causes the permanent impairment of the mental faculties of members of the group through drugs, torture, or similar techniques;
- (4)subjects the group to conditions of life that are intended to cause the physical destruction of the group in whole or in part;
- (5)imposes measures intended to prevent births within the group; or
- (6)transfers by force children of the group to another group;
- (b)The punishment for an offense under subsection (a) is—
- (c)Whoever directly and publicly incites another to violate subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $500,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
- (d)Any person who attempts or conspires to commit an offense under this section shall be punished in the same manner as a person who completes the offense.
- (e)There is jurisdiction over the offenses described in subsections (a), (c), and (d) if—
- (1)the offense is committed in whole or in part within the United States; or
- (2)regardless of where the offense is committed, the alleged offender is—
- (A)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));
- (B)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));
- (C)a stateless person whose habitual residence is in the United States; or
- (D)present in the United States.
- (f)Notwithstanding section 3282, in the case of an offense under this section, an indictment may be found, or information instituted, at any time without limitation.