,"o ,hundr$ ,sev5te5? ,congress ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica  #a/ ,session   
,begun & held at ! ,city ( ,wa%+ton on  
,sunday1 ! ?ird day ( ,janu>y1 two ?\s& 
& tw5ty "o ,s4 #iba  ,,an ,,act  ,to    
am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to 
fur!r protect (fic]s & employees ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,jaime ,zapata & ,victor ,avila ,f$]al  
,(fic]s & ,employees ,protection ,act4  
#b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t-- 7#a7 s9ce ! f\nd+ ( !     
,nation1 (fic]s & employees ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,gov]nm5t h dutifully & fai?fully
 s]v$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ov]seas1 includ+ 9
 situations t place !m at s]i\s risk (  
dea? or bodily h>m1 9 ord] to pres]ve1  
protect1 & def5d ! int]e/s ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2  7#b7 secur+ ! safety ( su*     
(fic]s & employees :ile s]v+ ov]seas is 
( p>am\nt importance & is also 9        
fur!rance ( pres]v+1 protect+1 & def5d+ 
! int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7      
,f$]al c\rts1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates   

,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,second ,circuit1 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,n9?
 ,circuit1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt (    
,appeals = ! ,elev5? ,circuit1 h        
correctly int]pret$ section #aaad (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to apply
 extrat]ritorially to protect (fic]s &  
employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :ile !      
(fic]s & employees are s]v+ abroad2     
7#d7 9 a case involv+ a viol5t attack   
aga9/ ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic]s ,jaime 
,zapata & ,victor ,avila1 a panel ( a   
,f$]al c\rt ( appeals held t section    
#aaad ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
does n apply extrat]ritorially1 creat+ a
 split among ! ,unit$ ,/ates circuit    
c\rts ( appeals2  7#e7 9 light ( !      
op9ion describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d71 x has  
become necess>y = ,congress to cl>ify ! 
orig9al int5t t section #aaad ( title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 applies       
extrat]ritorially2 &  7#f7 x is fur!r   
appropriate to cl>ify ! orig9al int5t t 
sections #aaa & #aae ( title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 apply extrat]ritorially z

 well4  #c4 ,protection ( (fic]s &      
employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,"p ,i (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #aaa1 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,extrat]ritorial   
jurisdiction ,!re is extrat]ritorial    
jurisdiction ov] ! conduct prohibit$ by 
?is section4  2  7#b7 9 section #aae1 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,!re is   
extrat]ritorial jurisdiction ov] !      
conduct prohibit$ by ?is section4  2 &  
7#c7 9 section #aaad-- 7,a7 by ins]t+   
7a7 ,9 g5]al4-- be=e ,:oev]2 &  7,b7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7            
,extrat]ritorial jurisdiction ,!re is   
extrat]ritorial jurisdiction ov] !      
conduct prohibit$ by ?is section4  4    
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives     
,vice ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,presid5t ( ! ,s5ate