18 U.S.C. § 848

No provision of this chapter shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress to occupy the field in which such provision operates to the exclusion of the law of any State on the same subject matter, unless there is a direct and positive conflict between such provision and the law of the State so that the two cannot be reconciled or consistently stand together.

(Added Pub. L. 91–452, title XI, §1102(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 959.)

Sec.

871.

Threats against President and successors to the Presidency.

872.

Extortion by officers or employees of the United States.

873.

Blackmail.

874.

Kickbacks from public works employees.

875.

Interstate communications.

876.

Mailing threatening communications.

877.

Mailing threatening communications from foreign country.

878.

Threats and extortion against foreign officials, official guests, or internationally protected persons.

879.

Threats against former Presidents and certain other persons.

880.

Receiving the proceeds of extortion.

2000—Pub. L. 106–544, §2(b)(2), Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2715, struck out “protected by the Secret Service” after “other persons” in item 879.

1994—Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, §320601(a)(2), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2115, added item 880.

1982—Pub. L. 97–297, §1(b), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1317, added item 879.

1976—Pub. L. 94–467, §9, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 2001, added item 878.

1962—Pub. L. 87–829, §2, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 956, substituted “and successors to the Presidency” for “, President-elect, and Vice President” in item 871.

1955—Act June 1, 1955, ch. 115, §2, 69 Stat. 80, inserted “President-elect, and Vice President” in item 871.