                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                     CHAPTER 65--MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
 
Sec. 1364. Interference with foreign commerce by violence

    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, 
Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 381 (June 15, 1917, ch. 
30, titles IV, XIII, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 221, 231; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, 
Sec. 4, 54 Stat. 79).
    Mandatory punishment provisions were rephrased in the alternative.
    Definition of the term ``United States'' was omitted and 
incorporated in section 5 of this title.
    Minor verbal changes were made.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $10,000''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 14 of this title.
