Criminal Code Reform Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Criminal Code Reform Act of 1979 - Title I: Codification, Revision, and Reform of Title 18 - Amends in its entirety title 18, the Federal criminal code. Subdivides such title into the following parts: (1) general provisions and principles; (2) offenses; (3) sentences; and (4) administration and procedure. Part I - General Provisions and Principles - Sets forth the general purpose and application of title 18, general principles of criminal liability, a provision concerning the unimpairment of civil remedies, and 110 general definitions. Provides that the provisions of title 18 shall be construed in accordance with the fair import of their terms to effectuate its general purposes, particularly to assure definition and notice of the conduct prohibited in accordance with the rule of strict construction as applied by the Federal courts. Defines Federal jurisdiction as including the general, special (territorial, maritime, and aircraft), and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the United States. States that the existence of Federal jurisdiction is not an element of an offense, but allows the separate sections describing offenses to include jurisdictional subsections. Directs Federal law enf…