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Chapter 2 · Part M · 2026 Manual

Offenses Involving National Defense and Weapons of Mass Destruction

United States Sentencing Commission · Effective November 1, 2026

Historical note

Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 2001 (amendment 633).

1. TREASON

§2M1.1 Treason

2. SABOTAGE

§2M2.1 Destruction of, or Production of Defective, War Material, Premises, or Utilities §2M2.2 [Deleted] §2M2.3 Destruction of, or Production of Defective, National Defense Material, Premises, or Utilities §2M2.4 [Deleted]

3. ESPIONAGE AND RELATED OFFENSES

§2M3.1 Gathering or Transmitting National Defense Information to Aid a Foreign Government §2M3.2 Gathering National Defense Information §2M3.3 Transmitting National Defense Information; Disclosure of Classified Cryptographic Information; Unauthorized Disclosure to a Foreign Government or a Communist Organization of Classified Information by Government Employee; Unauthorized Receipt of Classified Information §2M3.4 Losing National Defense Information §2M3.5 Tampering with Restricted Data Concerning Atomic Energy §2M3.6–2M3.8 [Deleted] §2M3.9 Disclosure of Information Identifying a Covert Agent

4. EVASION OF MILITARY SERVICE

§2M4.1 Failure to Register and Evasion of Military Service

5. PROHIBITED FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND EXPORTS, AND PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO DESIGNATED FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS

Historical note

Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 2002 (amendment 637).

§2M5.1 Evasion of Export Controls; Financial Transactions with Countries Supporting International Terrorism §2M5.2 Exportation of Arms, Munitions, or Military Equipment or Services Without Required Validated Export License §2M5.3 Providing Material Support or Resources to Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations or Specially Designated Global Terrorists, or For a Terrorist Purpose

6. NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND MATERIALS, AND OTHER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Historical note

Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 2001 (amendment 633).

§2M6.1 Unlawful Activity Involving Nuclear Material, Weapons, or Facilities, Biological Agents, Toxins, or Delivery Systems, Chemical Weapons, or Other Weapons of Mass Destruction; Attempt or Conspiracy §2M6.2 Violation of Other Federal Atomic Energy Agency Statutes, Rules, and Regulations

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