18 U.S.C. § 970: Protection of property occupied by foreign governments

Whoever willfully injures, damages, or destroys, or attempts to injure, damage, or destroy, any property, real or personal, located within the United States and belonging to or utilized or occupied by any foreign government or international organization, by a foreign official or official guest, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. a foreign government, including such use as a mission to an international organization; an international organization; a foreign official; or an official guest; or by an employee of a foreign government or of an international organization, if such employee is authorized to make such request by the senior official of the unit of such government or organization which occupies such portion of such building or premises; by a foreign official or any member of the foreign official’s staff who is authorized by the foreign official to make such request; by an official guest or any member of the official guest’s staff who is authorized by the official guest to make such request; or by any person present having law enforcement powers; For the purpose of this section “foreign government”, “foreign official”, “international organization”, and “official guest” shall have the same meanings as those provided in section 1116(b) of this title .