A.2. Terrorism Against the United States

Terrorism Against the United States means using violence, large-scale destruction, or coordinated disruption in order to force political change or influence government decisions by threatening or harming the People or institutions of the United States.

Any Person who commits such acts—such as mass killing, hostage-taking, cyber sabotage of essential systems, or other attacks using military-level force or dangerous technologies—shall be guilty of this crime.

Peaceful protest or civil disobedience, even when disruptive, is expressly excluded.

This offense applies to any Person, regardless of Citizenship or nationality.