3.0.0 1667 2022-02-03T06:07:18Z 2022-02-03T06:07:18Z House H HR 2009-03-23 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Hearings by 2009-04-01T19:43:27Z Referred to 2009-03-23T16:30:49Z 2009-04-01 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2009-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 N Crime and Law Enforcement Conflicts and wars Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence and witnesses Federal district courts Fraud offenses and financial crimes Jurisdiction and venue Military procurement, research, weapons development Organized crime Public contracts and procurement Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-03-23 Introduced in House 2009-04-21T19:24:00Z War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit profiteering and fraud involving a contract or the provision of goods or services in connection with a mission of the U.S. Government overseas. Imposes: (1) a fine of not more than $1 million and/or a prison term of up to 20 years for knowingly defrauding the United States or a provisional authority in connection with such a mission or for materially overvaluing any goods or services with the intent to defraud; (2) a fine of not more than $1 million and/or a prison term of up to 10 years for falsification or concealment, false statements, or false documents in connection with such contracts or goods or services.

Grants extraterritorial federal jurisdiction over war profiteering and fraud offenses. Permits venue for the prosecution of such offenses in any district where any act in furtherance of an offense took place or where any party to a contract or provider of goods or services is located.

Allows criminal forfeiture of property obtained from a war profiteering or fraud offense. Makes war profiteering and fraud a predicate offense for prosecuting money laundering and racketeering offenses.

]]> War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2009 Display Title War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1667ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1667ih.xml 2009-04-01 Committee Hearings Held. 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.