Public Law 88–493

That section 112 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

Ҥ 112. Assaulting certain foreign diplomatic and other official personnel

“Whoever assaults, strikes, wounds, imprisons, or offers violence to the person of a head of foreign state or foreign government, foreign minister, ambassador or other public minister, in violation of the

Penalties.

law of nations, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

“Whoever, in the commission of any such acts, uses a deadly or dangerous weapon, shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.”

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Sec. 2.

The analysis in chapter 7, title 18, United States Code, is amended by deleting

and inserting in lieu thereof

Sec. 3.

Section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately before “while engaged in the performance of his official duties,” the following: “or any security officer of the Department of State or the Foreign Service,”.

Sec. 4.

The Act of June 28, 1955 (ch. 199, 69 Stat. 188; 5 U.S.C. 170e) is amended by adding a new section at the end thereof, to read as follows:

“Sec. 2.

Security officers of the Department of State and the Foreign Service engaged in the performance of the duties prescribed in section 1 of this Act are empowered to arrest without warrant and deliver into custody any person violating section 111 or 112 of title 18, Ignited States Code, in their presence or if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such a violation.

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Sec. 5.

Nothing contained in this Act shall create immunity from criminal prosecution under any laws in any State, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, territory, possession, or the District, of Columbia.