Whoever, on the high seas, commits the crime of piracy as defined by the law of nations, and is afterwards brought into or found in the United States, shall be imprisoned for life.
June 25, 1948, ch. 645 62 Stat. 774 (, .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 290 35 Stat. 1145 Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 481 (, ).