Source
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 685.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 39,
133,
346,
381,
502, and
632, and section
40 of title
50, U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and National Defense (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title XIII, § 1,
40 Stat. 231).
Section consolidates the first sentence of section
39, all of sections
133,
346, and
632, and the second sentences, respectively, of sections
381 and
502, all of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., and section
40 of title
50, U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and National Defense, with minor changes in phraseology.
All of these sections and parts of sections were derived from section 1 of title XIII of said act of June 15, 1917. Said section
40 of title
50, U.S.C., War and National Defense, has also been retained in that title, as it still relates to some sections therein which were not transferred to this title.
The remainder of said section
39 of title
18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which was derived from sections 2, 3, and 4 of title XIII of the act of June 15, 1917, relating to jurisdiction and other matters, is almost entirely obsolete. The provisions still in force are incorporated in section
3241 of this title.
The remaining provisions of said sections
381 and
502 of title
18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which were derived from sources other than said section 1 of title XIII of the act of June 15, 1917, are incorporated in sections
1364 and
2275 of this title.
Senate Revision Amendment
Words “, except the Canal Zone.” were substituted for the period in this section by Senate amendment. See Senate Report No. 1620, amendment No. 2, 80th Cong.
References in Text
For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see section
3602
(b) of Title
22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.