Editorial Notes
Amendments

1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.

1990—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–647 inserted “commonwealth,” before “territory or possession of the United States”.

1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–690, § 7024(a), inserted “or foreign country” after “State” in two places.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–690, § 7024(b)(2), struck out “, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, territory, possession, or the District of Columbia” after “State”.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100–690, § 7024(b)(1), added subsec. (e).

Short Title

This section is popularly known as the “Wire Act”.