1671. Destruction Of Government Property -- Malicious Mischief -- Buildings Or Property Within Special Maritime And Territorial Jurisdiction -- 18 U.S.C. 1363
As amended by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-132, § 703, 110 Stat. 1214, 1294 (1996), Title 18, United States Code, Section 1363 now reads:
The scope of § 1363 has been greatly broadened and now encompasses all public and privately-owned property located within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 7. Section 1363 is a specific intent crime, requiring the government to prove that the defendant acted willfully and maliciously. The penalties for violations of this section differ where human life is endangered or a dwelling is damaged or destroyed. When neither a dwelling nor a human life is endangered, the defendant is subject to a fine of up to $250,000, five years imprisonment, or both; otherwise the defendant may be punished by a fine of up to $250,000, twenty years imprisonment, or both.
[cited in JM 9-66.500]