Whoever, with intent to prevent, interfere with, or obstruct or attempt to prevent, interfere with, or obstruct the exportation to foreign countries of articles from the United States, injures or destroys, by fire or explosives, such articles or the places where they may be while in such foreign commerce, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
June 25, 1948, ch. 645 62 Stat. 764 Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L)108 Stat. 2147 (, ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
June 15, 1917, ch. 30 40 Stat. 221 Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 4 54 Stat. 79 Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 381 (, titles IV, XIII, § 1, , 231; , ).
Mandatory punishment provisions were rephrased in the alternative.
section 5 of this titleDefinition of the term “United States” was omitted and incorporated in .
Minor verbal changes were made.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 103–3221994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.