 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                     CHAPTER 65--MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
 
Sec. 1362. Communication lines, stations or systems

    Whoever willfully or maliciously injures or destroys or attempts 
willfully or maliciously to injure or destroy any of the works, 
property, or material of any radio, telegraph, telephone or cable, line, 
station, or system, or other means of communication, operated or 
controlled by the United States, or used or intended to be used for 
military or civil defense functions of the United States, whether 
constructed or in process of construction, or willfully or maliciously 
interferes in any way with the working or use of any such line, or 
system, or willfully or maliciously obstructs, hinders, or delays the 
transmission of any communication over any such line, or system, shall 
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or 
both.
    In the case of any works, property, or material, not operated or 
controlled by the United States, this section shall not apply to any 
lawful strike activity, or other lawful concerted activities for the 
purposes of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection 
which do not injure or destroy any line or system used or intended to be 
used for the military or civil defense functions of the United States.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 87-306, Sept. 26, 1961, 
75 Stat. 669; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXII, Sec. 320903(d)(2), title 
XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2125, 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 116 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 60, 35 Stat. 1099).
    This section was extended to include radio and radio stations. Minor 
changes were made in phraseology.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322, in first par., inserted ``or attempts 
willfully or maliciously to injure or destroy'' after ``willfully or 
maliciously injures or destroys'' and substituted ``fined under this 
title'' for ``fined not more than $10,000''.
    1961--Pub. L. 87-306 extended the provisions of the section to means 
of communication used or intended to be used for military or civil 
defense functions of the United States, made the provisions inapplicable 
to lawful strike activities, which do not injure any line or system used 
for such functions, and increased the punishment by fine from $1,000 to 
$10,000 and by imprisonment from 3 to 10 years.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 2332b, 2339A of this title.
