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[H.R. 4132 Reported in House (RH)]







                                                 Union Calendar No. 320
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4132

                          [Report No. 109-564]

    To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
   officers and employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who 
 obtain knowledge of criminal conduct within the jurisdiction of State 
     and local prosecutors and fail to so inform those prosecutors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2005

  Mr. Delahunt (for himself and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

                             July 14, 2006

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
   officers and employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who 
 obtain knowledge of criminal conduct within the jurisdiction of State 
     and local prosecutors and fail to so inform those prosecutors.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Cooperation 
Act of 2005''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. F.B.I. FAILURE TO INFORM STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS OF 
              CRIMES WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Chapter 73 (relating to obstruction of 
justice) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 1521. F.B.I. failure to inform State and local 
              officials of crimes within their jurisdiction</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Whoever, being an officer or employee of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, obtains knowledge in the course of official 
duty pertaining to a crime of violence that violates the law of a State 
or other place within the United States, and knowingly fails promptly 
to so inform the chief law enforcement officer of the State or other 
place, and any local prosecuting official that officer or employee 
reasonably should know has jurisdiction over the matter, shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. It shall 
be the duty of such officer or employee promptly to notify the Attorney 
General that such officer or employee has provided information pursuant 
to this section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``1521. F.B.I. failure to inform State and local officials of 
                            crimes within their jurisdiction''.

</DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. F.B.I. FAILURE TO INFORM STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS OF CRIMES 
              WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 73 (relating to obstruction of justice) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 1521. F.B.I. failure to inform State and local officials of 
              crimes within their jurisdiction
    ``(a) Failure to Inform State and Local Officials.--Whoever, being 
an officer or employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, obtains 
information that a confidential informant or other individual has 
committed a serious violent felony (as defined in section 3559 of title 
18) in violation of State or local law and knowingly and intentionally 
fails to promptly inform the chief State law enforcement officer and 
local prosecuting official, shall be fined under this title or 
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
    ``(b) Notification to the Attorney General.--The Federal Bureau of 
Investigation shall notify the Attorney General that such officer or 
employee has provided information pursuant to this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1521. F.B.I. failure to inform State and local officials of crimes 
                            within their jurisdiction.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 320

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4132

                          [Report No. 109-564]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
   officers and employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who 
 obtain knowledge of criminal conduct within the jurisdiction of State 
     and local prosecutors and fail to so inform those prosecutors.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 14, 2006

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed