[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3259 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3259

 To amend subtitle A of the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and 
  Reform Act of 2004 to make the operation of such subtitle permanent 
                                  law.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2010

    Mr. Kohl (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Hatch) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend subtitle A of the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and 
  Reform Act of 2004 to make the operation of such subtitle permanent 
                                  law.

    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 ``Antitrust Criminal Penalties 
Enforcement and Reform Act of 2004 Extension Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF SUNSET.

    The Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 
(15 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended by striking section 211.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENT.

    The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect immediately 
before June 22, 2010.

SEC. 4. GAO REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Committees on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 
effectiveness of the Antitrust Criminal Penalties Enforcement and 
Reform Act of 2004, both in criminal investigation and enforcement by 
the Department of Justice and in private civil actions. Such report 
shall consider, inter alia, the effectiveness of incentives for 
cooperation, and the timeliness of that cooperation, in private civil 
actions.
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