18 U.S.C. § 2151

Definitions

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As used in this chapter:

The words “war material” include arms, armament, ammunition, livestock, forage, forest products and standing timber, stores of clothing, air, water, food, foodstuffs, fuel, supplies, munitions, and all articles, parts or ingredients, intended for, adapted to, or suitable for the use of the United States or any associate nation, in connection with the conduct of war or defense activities.

The words “war premises” include all buildings, grounds, mines, or other places wherein such war material is being produced, manufactured, repaired, stored, mined, extracted, distributed, loaded, unloaded, or transported, together with all machinery and appliances therein contained; and all forts, arsenals, navy yards, camps, prisons, or other installations of the Armed Forces of the United States, or any associate nation.

The words “war utilities” include all railroads, railways, electric lines, roads of whatever description, any railroad or railway fixture, canal, lock, dam, wharf, pier, dock, bridge, building, structure, engine, machine, mechanical contrivance, car, vehicle, boat, aircraft, airfields, air lanes, and fixtures or appurtenances thereof, or any other means of transportation whatsoever, whereon or whereby such war material or any troops of the United States, or of any associate nation, are being or may be transported either within the limits of the United States or upon the high seas or elsewhere; and all air-conditioning systems, dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, water and gas mains and pipes, structures and buildings, whereby or in connection with which air, water or gas is being furnished, or may be furnished, to any war premises or to the Armed Forces of the United States, or any associate nation, and all electric light and power, steam or pneumatic power, telephone and telegraph plants, poles, wires, and fixtures, and wireless stations, and the buildings connected with the maintenance and operation thereof used to supply air, water, light, heat, power, or facilities of communication to any war premises or to the Armed Forces of the United States, or any associate nation.

The words “associate nation” mean any nation at war with any nation with which the United States is at war.

The words “national-defense material” include arms, armament, ammunition, livestock, forage, forest products and standing timber, stores of clothing, air, water, food, foodstuffs, fuel, supplies, munitions, and all other articles of whatever description and any part or ingredient thereof, intended for, adapted to, or suitable for the use of the United States in connection with the national defense or for use in or in connection with the producing, manufacturing, repairing, storing, mining, extracting, distributing, loading, unloading, or transporting of any of the materials or other articles hereinbefore mentioned or any part or ingredient thereof.

The words “national-defense premises” include all buildings, grounds, mines, or other places wherein such national-defense material is being produced, manufactured, repaired, stored, mined, extracted, distributed, loaded, unloaded, or transported, together with all machinery and appliances therein contained; and all forts, arsenals, navy yards, camps, prisons, or other installations of the Armed Forces of the United States.

The words “national-defense utilities” include all railroads, railways, electric lines, roads of whatever description, railroad or railway fixture, canal, lock, dam, wharf, pier, dock, bridge, building, structure, engine, machine, mechanical contrivance, car, vehicle, boat, aircraft, airfields, air lanes, and fixtures or appurtenances thereof, or any other means of transportation whatsoever, whereon or whereby such national-defense material, or any troops of the United States, are being or may be transported either within the limits of the United States or upon the high seas or elsewhere; and all air-conditioning systems, dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, water and gas mains and pipes, structures, and buildings, whereby or in connection with which air, water, or gas may be furnished to any national-defense premises or to the Armed Forces of the United States, and all electric light and power, steam or pneumatic power, telephone and telegraph plants, poles, wires, and fixtures and wireless stations, and the buildings connected with the maintenance and operation thereof used to supply air, water, light, heat, power, or facilities of communication to any national-defense premises or to the Armed Forces of the United States.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2024 · leading case: United States v. Johnson
United States v. Johnson (1987) cma · cites it 5× “Definitions of “war material,” “war premises,” “war utilities,” “associate nation,” “national-defense materials,” “national-defense premises,” and “national-defense utilities” are contained in 18 U.S.C. § 2151 . According to these definitions: The words “national-defense…”
United States v. Platte (2005) ca10 “§ 2151 : The words “national-defense material” include arms, armament, ammunition, livestock, forage, forest products and standing timber, stores of clothing, air, water, food, foodstuffs, fuel, supplies, munitions, and all other articles of whatever description and any part or…”
Commonwealth v. Berrigan (1984) pa · cites it 2× “In 18 U.S.C. § 2151 , national-defense materials are defined to include, inter alia: "arms, armament, ammunition, livestock, forage, forest products and standing timber, stores of clothing, air, water, food, foodstuff, fuel, supplies, munitions, and all other articles of…”
United States v. Cameron David Bishop (1977) ca10 · cites it 2× “The indictment charged that the towers and the lines supported thereby were war utilities as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2151 . All of the bombings were in January, 1969.”
United States v. Melville (1970) nysd · cites it 2× “18 U.S.C. §§ 2151 , 2155 (Supp.1970). In fact no attempt was made to deal with the question of the allowable unit of prosecution.”
Yang v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1997) ca7 “] (relating to espionage), chapter 105 [ 18 U.S.C. § 2151 et seq.] (relating to sabotage), or chapter 115 [ 18 U.”
United States v. Denny Turpin, United States of America v. Jonathan Smith (1995) ca4 “,” 18 U.S.C. § 2151 , and “[w]ar premises” include “all .”
United States v. Joel Achtenberg (1972) ca8 “We are indebted to counsel for providing us with a legislative history of 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 2151 , 2153 and 2155 at our request.”
Hassan v. Gutierrez (2024) azd “Petitioner alleges his sentence is 21 unlawful because the provision of the FSA that disqualifies persons convicted under any 22 of the 68 enumerated offenses, including 18 U.S.C. § 2151 , is unconstitutional. See Doc.”
Law Enforcement by Marine Corps at San Onofre Nuclear Generation Plant (1977) olc “See 18 U.S.C. §§2151 , 2155. In addition, various California statutes could be violated, and 18 U.”
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