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IB Union Calendar No. 292 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2489 [Report No. 110–468] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2007 Mr. Berman (for himself and Mr. Pence) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary December 4, 2007 Additional sponsors: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Stark, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Waters, Mr. Israel, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Mitchell December 4, 2007 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend section 1091 of title 18, United States Code, to allow the prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Genocide Accountability Act of 2007.

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Genocide

Section 1091 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: (d)

Required circumstance for offenses

The circumstance referred to in subsections (a) and (c) is that— (1)the offense is committed in whole or in part within the United States; (2)the alleged offender is a national of the United States (as that term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)); (3)the alleged offender is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States (as that term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)); (4)the alleged offender is a stateless person whose habitual residence is in the United States; or (5)after the conduct required for the offense occurs, the alleged offender is brought into, or found in, the United States, even if that conduct occurred outside the United States. .

December 4, 2007 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed