6 U.S.C. § 1531
Apprehension and prosecution of international cyber criminals
United States · Title 6 — DOMESTIC SECURITY · Status: effective
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- 6 U.S.C. § 1531, Apprehension and prosecution of international cyber criminals, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/428399
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In this section, the term “international cyber criminal” means an individual—
for whom—
The Secretary of State, or designee, shall consult with the appropriate government official of each country from which extradition is not likely due to the lack of an extradition treaty with the United States or other reasons, in which one or more international cyber criminals are physically present, to determine what actions the government of such country has taken—
The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report that includes—
for each international cyber criminal who was extradited to the United States during the most recently completed calendar year—
The report required by this subsection shall be in unclassified form to the maximum extent possible, but may include a classified annex.
For purposes of this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016