3.0.0 5339 2023-01-11T13:32:59Z 2023-01-11T13:32:59Z House HR 2016-05-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:H.R. 5339.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation underArticle 1 Section 8, Clause 1 (``[To] provide for the commonDefense and general Welfare of of the United States'') and 10([t]o define and punish...offensense against the laws ofNations.'')[Page H3295]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-05-26T13:01:15Z Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2015 114 1377 S 2015-05-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3067-3068; text of measure as introduced: CR S3068-3070) Related bill CRS Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 114 2612 S 2016-03-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1138) Related bill CRS 2016-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 N I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2016-05-26 True Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Border security and unlawful immigration 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 Law enforcement officers Public contracts and procurement Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2016-05-26 Introduced in House 2017-01-04T20:33:09Z Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2016 or the CEJA

This bill 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 or while so employed and stationed or deployed in a country outside of the United States pursuant to a treaty or executive agreement in furtherance of a border security initiative with that country.

The bill provides for an optional venue for offenses under this bill 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 or two or more joint offenders; or (2) the offender is accompanying, or that any one or two or more joint offenders is accompanying.

It requires the statute of limitations for an offense under this bill to be suspended for the period during which the alleged offender is outside the United States or is a fugitive from justice.

It grants the Department of Justice (DOJ) principal authority for the enforcement of this bill. DOJ must: (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.

This bill does not apply to the authorized intelligence activities of the U.S. government.

]]> Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2016 Display Title Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2016 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 IH Short Titles as Introduced Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced CEJA Introduced in House 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5339ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5339ih.xml 2016-05-26 Referred to the House 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.