II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 481 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2009 Ms. Snowe (for herself and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize additional Federal Bureau of Investigation field agents to investigate financial crimes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the FBI Priorities Act of 2009.

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Findings

Congress finds the following: (1)The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the premier Federal crime-fighting agency in the United States. (2)Since September 11, 2001, the Federal Bureau of Investigation understandably has redirected resources to counterterrorism and counterintelligence activities. (3)Criminal activity, including fraud, misrepresentation, self-dealing, and insider trading, may have played a role in the financial industry upheaval of 2008 and 2009.

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Authorization for additional agents

There are authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to fund 1,000 Federal Bureau of Investigation field agents to investigate financial crimes. These agents shall be in addition to the number of field agents serving on the date of enactment of this Act.