the same constitutes the International Bound-
ary Line. 
‘‘(C) Any lands reserved or acquired for 
the use of the United States, and under the ex-
clusive or concurrent jurisdiction thereof, or any 
place purchased or otherwise acquired by the 
United States by consent of the legislature of 
the State in which the same shall be, for the 
erection of a fort, magazine, arsenal, dockyard, 
or other needful building. 
‘‘(D) Any island, rock, or key containing 
deposits of guano, which may, at the discretion 
of the President, be considered as appertaining 
to the United States. 
‘‘(E) Any aircraft belonging in whole or in 
part to the United States, or any citizen there-
of, or to any corporation created by or under 
the laws of the United States, or any State, 
while such aircraft is in flight over the high 
seas, or over any other waters within the admi-
ralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United 
States and out of the jurisdiction of any par-
ticular State. 
‘‘(F) Any vehicle used or designed for 
flight or navigation in space and on the registry 
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of the United States pursuant to the Treaty on 
Principles Governing the Activities of States in 
the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, In-
cluding the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies 
and the Convention on Registration of Objects 
Launched into Outer Space, while that vehicle 
is in flight, which is from the moment when all 
external doors are closed on Earth following 
embarkation until the moment when one such 
door is opened on Earth for disembarkation or 
in the case of a forced landing, until the com-
petent authorities take over the responsibility 
for the vehicle and for persons and property 
aboard. 
‘‘(G) Any place outside the jurisdiction of 
any nation with respect to an offense by or 
against a national of the United States. 
‘‘(H) To the extent permitted by inter-
national law, any foreign vessel during a voyage 
having a scheduled departure from or arrival in 
the United States with respect to an offense 
committed by or against a national of the 
United States. 
‘‘(I) With respect to offenses committed by 
or against a national of the United States as 
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that term is used in section 101 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act— 
‘‘(i) the premises of United States 
diplomatic, consular, military, or other 
United States Government missions or en-
tities in foreign states, including the build-
ings, parts of buildings, and land appur-
tenant or ancillary thereto or used for pur-
poses of those missions or entities, irre-
spective of ownership; and 
‘‘(ii) residences in foreign states and 
the land appurtenant or ancillary thereto, 
irrespective of ownership, used for pur-
poses of those missions or entities or used 
by United States personnel assigned to 
those missions or entities. 
‘‘(J) Nothing in subparagraph (I) super-
sedes any treaty or international agreement 
with which this clause conflicts. Subparagraph 
(I) does not apply with respect to an offense 
committed by a person described in section 
3261(a). 
‘‘(6) The term ‘vessel of the United States’ 
means a vessel belonging in whole or in part to the 
United States, or any citizen thereof, or any cor-
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poration created by or under the laws of the United 
States, or of any State. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘obligation or other security of 
the United States’ includes all bonds, certificates of 
indebtedness, national bank currency, Federal Re-
serve notes, Federal Reserve bank notes, coupons, 
United States notes, Treasury notes, gold certifi-
cates, silver certificates, fractional notes, certificates 
of deposit, bills, checks, or drafts for money, drawn 
by or upon authorized officers of the United States, 
stamps and other representatives of value, of what-
ever denomination, issued under any Act of Con-
gress, and canceled United States stamps. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘foreign government’ except in 
sections 112, 878, 970, 1116, and 1201, includes 
any government, faction, or body of insurgents with-
in a country with which the United States is at 
peace, irrespective of recognition by the United 
States. 
‘‘(9) The term ‘obligation or other security of 
any foreign government’ includes uncanceled stamps, 
whether or not demonetized. 
‘‘(10) The term ‘interstate commerce’ means 
commerce between or among more than one State. 
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‘‘(11) The term ‘foreign commerce’ means com-
merce with a foreign country. 
‘‘(12) The term ‘Postal Service’ means the 
United States Postal Service established under title 
39, and every officer and employee of that Service, 
whether or not such officer or employee has taken 
the oath of office. 
‘‘(13) The term ‘crime of violence’ means— 
‘‘(A) an offense that has as an element the 
use, attempted use, or threatened use of phys-
ical force against the person or property of an-
other; or 
‘‘(B) any other offense that is a felony and 
that, by its nature, involves a substantial risk 
that physical force against the person or prop-
erty of another may be used in the course of 
committing the offense. 
‘‘(14) The term ‘organization’ means a person 
other than an individual. 
‘‘(15) The term ‘petty offense’ means a Class B 
misdemeanor, a Class C misdemeanor, or an infrac-
tion, for which the maximum fine is no greater than 
the amount set forth for such an offense in section 
3571(b)(6) or (7) in the case of an individual or sec-
tion 3571(c)(6) or (7) in the case of an organization. 
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‘‘(16) The term ‘financial institution’ means— 
‘‘(A) an insured depository institution (as 
defined in section 3(c)(2) of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Act); 
‘‘(B) a credit union with accounts insured 
by the National Credit Union Share Insurance 
Fund; 
‘‘(C) a Federal home loan bank or a mem-
ber, as defined in section 2 of the Federal 
Home Loan Bank Act, of the Federal home 
loan bank system; 
‘‘(D) a System institution of the Farm 
Credit System, as defined in section 5.35(3) of 
the Farm Credit Act of 1971; 
‘‘(E) a small business investment company, 
as defined in section 103 of the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958; 
‘‘(F) a depository institution holding com-
pany (as defined in section 3(w)(1) of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act; 
‘‘(G) a Federal Reserve bank or a member 
bank of the Federal Reserve System; 
‘‘(H) an organization operating under sec-
tion 25 or section 25A of the Federal Reserve 
Act; 
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