 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                          CHAPTER 105--SABOTAGE
 
Sec. 2155. Destruction of national-defense materials, national-
        defense premises, or national-defense utilities
        
    (a) Whoever, with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the 
national defense of the United States, willfully injures, destroys, 
contaminates or infects, or attempts to so injure, destroy, contaminate 
or infect any national-defense material, national-defense premises, or 
national-defense utilities, shall be fined under this title or 
imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
    (b) If two or more persons conspire to violate this section, and one 
or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the 
conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as 
provided in subsection (a) of this section.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 799; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1261, title I, 
Sec. 104, 68 Stat. 1218; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104-294, 
title VI, Sec. 601(f)(12), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3500.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on section 105 of title 50, U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and National 
Defense (Apr. 20, 1918, ch. 59, Sec. 5, as added Nov. 30, 1940, ch. 926, 
54 Stat. 1221).
    Words ``upon conviction thereof'' were omitted as unnecessary, since 
punishment cannot be imposed until a conviction is secured.
    Minor changes were made in phraseology.


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-294 substituted ``, or'' for ``or'' in section 
catchline.
    1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this 
title'' for ``fined not more than $10,000''.
    1954--Act Sept. 3, 1954, inserted conspiracy provisions.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 14, 2332b, 2339A of this 
title.
