18 U.S.C. § 3076

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)

Section 3076 - Eligibility for witness security program

Any individual (and the immediate family of such individual) who furnishes information which would justify a reward by the Attorney General under this chapter or by the Secretary of State under section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 may, in the discretion of the Attorney General, participate in the Attorney General's witness security program authorized under chapter 224 of this title.

18 U.S.C. § 3076

Added Pub. L. 98-533, title I, §101(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2707; amended Pub. L. 99-646, §45, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3601.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, referred to in text, is classified to section 2708 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

AMENDMENTS1986- Pub. L. 99-646 substituted "chapter 224 of this title" for "title V of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970".

Attorney General

"Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the United States or that official designated by the Attorney General to perform the Attorney General's responsibilities under this chapter; and

State

"State" includes any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other possession or territory of the United States;