The definition of the term "acts of Congress" was formerly an especially good means to demonstrate the very limited territorial jurisdiction of the United States Courts.  One place to look for that definition was in Rule 54(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.  We quoted this rule in chapters 4 and 11 of our Great IRS Hoax as a means to demonstrate the very limited jurisdiction of the federal government starting in mid 2002.  

Rule 54(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (prior to Dec. 2002)

"Act of Congress" includes any act of Congress locally applicable to and in force in the District of Columbia, in Puerto Rico, in a territory or in an insular possession."

Subsequently in Dec. 2002, the Federal Judiciary rewrote the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and took the contents of Rule 54 and moved it to Rule 1 of the Rules.  They then removed the definition of "acts of Congress" from the definitions.  Below is the explanation of what they did, from the noted under Rule 1:

NOTES OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RULES - 2002 AMENDMENT

Rule 1 is entirely revised and expanded to incorporate Rule 54, which deals with the application of the rules.  Consistent with the title of the existing rule, the Committee believed that a statement of the scope of the rules should be placed at the beginning to show readers which proceedings are governed by these rules.  The Committee also revised the rule to incorporate the definitions found in Rule 54(c) as a new Rule 1(b).

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Rule 1(b) is composed of material currently located in Rule 54(c), with several exceptions.  First, the reference to an "Act of Congress" has been deleted from the restyled rules; instead the rules use the self-explanatory term "federal statute."  Second, the language concerning demurrers, pleas in abatement, etc., has been deleted as being anachronistic.  Third, the definitions of "civil action" and "district court" have been deleted.  Fourth, the term "attorney for the government" has been expanded to include reference to those attorneys who may serve as special or independent counsel under applicable federal statutes.  The term "attorney for the government" contemplates an attorney of record in the case.

[See http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/NRule1.htm]

Black's Law Dictionary doesn't define the term nor could we find any other definition that was as clear as the one above, but now, like all the other good leads that freedom fighters have discovered, the truth has once again been covered up by your deceitful public servants in order to perpetuate the illusion that they have more authority than the Constitution gives them.  Write both your Congressman and the United States Committee on the Judiciary to complain at:

http://www.senate.gov/~judiciary/

If you would like to see an explanation of the changes made to the FRCP in 2002 by the government and the rationale behind them, then click here.  These changes were downloaded from the web address at: http://www.dcfpd.org/sentencing/Dec12002%20Changes.htm on Sept. 23, 2003.