3.0.0 2147 2023-01-11T20:21:04Z 2023-01-11T20:21:04Z Senate S S 2007-10-04 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-10-04T21:08:01Z MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 110 2740 HR 2007-10-15 Star Print ordered on the bill. Related bill CRS 2007-10-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-10-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12991) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-10-04 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2007-10-04 True B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2007-10-04 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-10-04 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-10-15 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-11-01 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-12-03 False Crime and Law Enforcement Americans in foreign countries Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Congress Congressional reporting requirements Criminal investigation Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal law enforcement officers Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Inspectors general International Affairs Iraq compilation Jurisdiction Military operations Private police Prosecution Subcontractors Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-10-04 Introduced in Senate 2007-12-12T20:00:36Z Security Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 - Provides that persons who, while employed under a federal agency contract in or in close proximity to an area where the Armed Forces are conducting a contingency operation, engage in conduct that would constitute an offense punishable by imprisonment for more than one year if engaged in within U.S. jurisdiction shall be punished as provided for that offense.

Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report to Congress on the status of the Department's investigations of violations alleged to have been committed by contract personnel and findings and recommendations about the Department's capacity and effectiveness in prosecuting misconduct by contract personnel.

Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to ensure, through the creation of Theater Investigative Units, that there are adequate personnel to investigate allegations of criminal violations by contract personnel.

]]> Security Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Security Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Security Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2147is/xml/BILLS-110s2147is.xml 2007-10-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.