Codification
Two other sections 1364 were renumbered sections 1365 and 1366 of this title.
Amendments
1987—Subsec. (a). [Pub. L. 100–204] inserted “, or was at the time of the tortious act or omission,” after “who is”.
1982—Subsec. (a). [Pub. L. 97–241] substituted “within the meaning of section 2(3) of the Diplomatic Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 254a(3))” for “as defined in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
[Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 138(b)], Dec. 22, 1987, [101 Stat. 1347], provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to the first tortious act or omission occurring after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 1987].”
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by [Pub. L. 97–241] effective Oct. 1, 1982, see [section 204 of Pub. L. 97–241], set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Effective Date
Section effective at end of ninety-day period beginning on Sept. 30, 1978, see [section 9 of Pub. L. 95–393], set out as a note under section 254a of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.