---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 3267"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
number: "3267"
heading: "Definitions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/3267"
units:
  - "Part II — Criminal Procedure"
  - "Chapter 212 — Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction"
---

# §3267. Definitions


As used in this chapter:

- (1) The term “employed by the Armed Forces outside the United States” means—
  - (A) employed as—
    - (i) a civilian employee of—
      - (I) the Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department); or
      - (II) any other Federal agency, or any provisional authority, to the extent such employment relates to supporting the mission of the Department of Defense overseas;
    - (ii) a contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier) of—
      - (I) the Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department); or
      - (II) any other Federal agency, or any provisional authority, to the extent such employment relates to supporting the mission of the Department of Defense overseas; or
    - (iii) an employee of a contractor (or subcontractor at any tier) of—
      - (I) the Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department); or
      - (II) any other Federal agency, or any provisional authority, to the extent such employment relates to supporting the mission of the Department of Defense overseas;
  - (B) present or residing outside the United States in connection with such employment; and
  - (C) not a national of or ordinarily resident in the host nation.
- (2) The term “accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States” means—
  - (A) a dependent of—
    - (i) a member of the [Armed Forces](#3);
    - (ii) a civilian employee of the Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department); or
    - (iii) a Department of Defense contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier) or an employee of a Department of Defense contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier);
  - (B) residing with such member, civilian employee, contractor, or contractor employee outside the United States; and
  - (C) not a national of or ordinarily resident in the host nation.
- (3) The term “Armed Forces” has the meaning given the term “armed forces” in [section 101(a)(4) of title 10](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-4).
- (4) The terms “Judge Advocate General” and “judge advocate” have the meanings given such terms in [section 801 of title 10](/usc/10/801.md).

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 106–523, § 2(a), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2491; amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1088, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2066.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2004—Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 108–375 amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “employed as a civilian employee of the Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department), as a Department of Defense contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier), or as an employee of a Department of Defense contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier);”.