8. U.S.C. § 1342(B)(iv) Bringing in and harboring certain aliens resulting in death.
18 U.S.C. §§ 32-34 Destruction of aircraft, motor vehicles, or related facilities resulting in death.
18 U.S.C. § 36 Murder committed during a drug-related drive-by shooting.
18 U.S.C. § 37 Murder committed at an airport serving international civil aviation.
18 U.S.C. § 115(b)(3)
[by cross-reference
to 18 U.S.C. § 1111] Retaliatory murder of a member of the immediate family of law enforcement officials.
18 U.S.C. §§ 241,
242, 245, 247 Civil rights offenses resulting in death.
18 U.S.C. § 351
[by cross-reference
to 18 U.S.C. § 1111] Murder of a member of Congress, an important executive official, or a Supreme Court Justice.
18 U.S.C. § 794 Espionage.
18 U.S.C. § 844(d), (f), (i) Death resulting from offenses involving transportation of explosives, destruction of government property, or destruction of property related to foreign or interstate commerce.
18 U.S.C. § 924(i) Murder committed by the use of a firearm during a crime of violence or a drug-trafficking crime.
18 U.S.C. § 930 Murder committed in a Federal Government facility.
18 U.S.C. § 1091 Genocide.
18 U.S.C. § 1111 First-degree murder.
18 U.S.C. § 1114 Murder of a Federal judge or Federal law enforcement official.
18 U.S.C. § 1116 Murder of a foreign official.
18 U.S.C. § 1118 Murder by a Federal prisoner.
18 U.S.C. § 1119 Murder of a U.S. national in a foreign country.
18 U.S.C. § 1120 Murder by an escaped Federal prisoner already sentenced to life imprisonment.
18 U.S.C. § 1121 Murder of a State or local law enforcement official or other person aiding in a Federal investigation; murder of a State correctional officer.
18 U.S.C. § 1201 Murder during a kidnapping.
18 U.S.C. § 1203 Murder during a hostage taking.
18 U.S.C. § 1503 Murder of a court officer or juror.
18 U.S.C. § 1512 Murder with the intent of preventing testimony by a witness, victim, or informant.
18 U.S.C. § 1513 Retaliatory murder of a witness, victim, or informant.
18 U.S.C. § 1716 Mailing of injurious articles with intent to kill or resulting in death.
18 U.S.C. § 1751
[by cross-reference
to 18 U.S.C. § 1111] Assassination or kidnapping resulting in the death of the President or Vice President.
18 U.S.C. § 1958 Murder for hire.
18 U.S.C. § 1959 Murder involved in a racketeering offense.
18 U.S.C. § 1992 Willful wrecking of a train resulting in death.
18 U.S.C. § 2113 Bank-robbery-related murder or kidnapping.
18 U.S.C. § 2119 Murder related to a carjacking.
18 U.S.C. § 2245 Death resulting from aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse of a minor or ward, or abusive sexual conduct.
18 U.S.C. § 2251 Murder related to sexual exploitation of children.
18 U.S.C. § 2280 Murder committed during an offense against maritime navigation.
18 U.S.C. § 2281 Murder committed during an offense against a maritime fixed platform.
18 U.S.C. § 2332 Terrorist murder of a U.S. national in another country.
18 U.S.C. § 2332a Use of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death.
18 U.S.C. § 2332b Crimes against persons in the United States resulting in death, committed by a person engaged in conduct transcending national boundaries.
18 U.S.C. § 2340, 2340(A) Murder involving torture.
18 U.S.C. § 2381 Treason.
21 U.S.C. § 848(e) Murder related to a continuing criminal enterprise or drug trafficking offense, or drug-related murder of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer.
49 U.S.C. §§ 46052 Death resulting from aircraft piracy.
Although not listed by BJS, the following offenses are also punishable by death under the federal statute, though it is not clear that the death penalty would be constitutional for these offenses under Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008) since they do not require a murder:
Trafficking in large quantities of drugs (18 U.S.C. § 3591(b))
Attempting, authorizing or advising the killing of any officer, juror,or witness in cases involving a Continuing Criminal Enterprise, regardless of whether such killing actually occurs. (18 U.S.C. § 3591(b)(2))).
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