3.0.0 3228 2023-01-11T13:22:04Z 2023-01-11T13:22:04Z House H HR 2011-10-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LYNCH:H.R. 3228.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I and clause 3 of Section8 of Article I.[Page H6978]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2011-10-24T19:23:44Z Referred to 2011-10-14T13:03:30Z 2011-10-24 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2011-10-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-10-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-10-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 9 N Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Crime victims Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Drug trafficking and controlled substances Evidence and witnesses Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government liability Judicial procedure and administration Organized crime Pornography Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-10-14 Introduced in House 2011-12-12T17:18:54Z Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2011 - Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of the Treasury to report biannually to Congress on all serious crimes, authorized and unauthorized, committed by informants maintained by the respective law enforcement agencies of such Departments (the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI], the Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA], the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives [ATF]).

Defines a "serious crime" as any serious violent felony or drug offense (as such terms are defined in the federal criminal code) or any offense of racketeering, bribery, child pornography, obstruction of justice, or perjury that an agent or employee of the relevant law enforcement agency has reasonable grounds to believe an informant has committed.

Amends the federal judicial code to extend to three years the period within which a tort claim against the United States must be presented in writing to a federal agency when the claim arises out of a government employee's conduct with respect to the criminal misconduct of a government informant. (Current law bars all tort claims against the United States that are not presented within two years after the claim accrues.)

Applies the amendment retroactively to any such claim that: (1) accrued on or after May 1, 1982; and (2) is presented within one year after enactment of this Act.

]]> Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2011 Display Title Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report to Congress serious crimes, authorized as well as unauthorized, committed by their confidential informants, to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to certain tort claims arising out of the criminal misconduct of confidential informants, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-10-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3228ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3228ih.xml 2011-10-24 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.