Authorization shall be obtained from the Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division before an indictment is returned alleging a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 32(b), the Aircraft Sabotage Act. This is consistent with the policy for 49 U.S.C 46502(b) (formerly 49 U.S.C.App. § 1472(n)), which relates to acts of air piracy committed against foreign civil aircraft which are outside the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. See JM 9-2.136 and JM 9-63.181.