[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 78 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 78

   To authorize additional appropriations for the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation to enhance its ability to more effectively stop mortgage 
                     fraud, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

 Mrs. Biggert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize additional appropriations for the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation to enhance its ability to more effectively stop mortgage 
                     fraud, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Mortgage Fraud Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    For fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General a total of--
            (1) $31,250,000 to support the employment of 30 additional 
        agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and 2 additional 
        dedicated prosecutors at the Department of Justice to 
        coordinate prosecution of mortgage fraud efforts with the 
        offices of the United States Attorneys; and
            (2) $750,000 to support the operations of interagency task 
        forces of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the areas with 
        the 15 highest concentrations of mortgage fraud.
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