'Jurisdiction' in document 'USA - Crimes and Criminal Procedures Genocide'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER 50A—GENOCIDE

§ 1091. Genocide

(e) JURISDICTION.—There is jurisdiction over the offenses described in subsections (a), (c), and
(d) if—
(1) the offense is committed in whole or in part within the United States; or
(2) regardless of where the offense is com-mitted, the alleged offender is—
(A) a national of the United States (as that term is defined in section 101 of the Immi-gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101));
(B) an alien lawfully admitted for perma-nent residence in the United States (as that term is defined in section 101 of the Immi-gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101));
(C) a stateless person whose habitual resi-dence is in the United States; or
(D) present in the United States.