3.0.0 2136 2019-11-15T21:34:01Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2011-06-03 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:H.R. 2136.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation underArticle I, Section 8, clauses 1 (``[to] provide for thecommon Defense and general Welfare of the United States'')and 10 (``[t]o define and punish . . . Offenses against theLaw of Nations'').However, the Supreme Court has held that Congress'sauthority to legislate with respect to matters outside U.S.boundaries is based on national sovereignty in foreignaffairs and, consequently, is not limited by the enumeratedpowers delegated to Congress. For example, in United Statesv. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. (1936), the Supreme Courtruled that the ``broad statement that the federal governmentcan exercise no powers except those specifically enumeratedin the Constitution, and such implied powers as are necessaryand proper to carry into effect the enumerated powers, iscategorically true only in respect of our internal affairs.''On March 30, 2011, in United States v. Brehm, the UnitedStates District Court for the Eastern District of Virginiaupheld the constitutionality of the Military ExtraterritorialJurisdiction Act (MEJA, on which the current legislation ismodeled), on this basis.[Page H4037]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-11T13:18:51Z Referred to 2011-06-03T13:02:50Z Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2011 112 1145 S 2011-06-23 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 84. Related bill CRS 2011-07-11 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2011-06-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-06-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 N Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Justice Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Jurisdiction and venue Public contracts and procurement Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-06-03 Introduced in House 2011-09-08T20:27:33Z Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to grant jurisdiction over and impose penalties on federal contractors and employees who commit certain crimes outside of the United States while employed by or accompanying any agency of the United States other than the Department of Defense (DOD). Sets forth the crimes under federal law that are covered by this Act. Exempts an authorized intelligence activity that is carried out by or on behalf of any element of the intelligence community and conducted in accordance with law.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) assign personnel and resources through task forces to investigate allegations of criminal offenses by federal contractors and employees overseas, and (2) report to Congress annually on the number of prosecutions and actions taken. Grants the Attorney General principal authority for the enforcement of this Act.

Provides for an optional venue for offenses under this Act involving federal employees and contractors overseas in the district in which is headquartered the U.S. agency that: (1) employs the offender, or any one of two or more joint offenders; or (2) the offender is accompanying, or that any one of two or more joint offenders is accompanying.

Requires the statute of limitations for an offense under this Act to be computed without regard to any time the alleged offender is outside the United States.

]]> Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) of 2011 Display Title Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2136ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2136ih.xml 2011-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.