[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3348 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3348

 To direct the Attorney General to create a special reward program for 
   individuals providing information leading to the apprehension and 
 conviction of persons committing offenses under section 1030 of title 
            18, United States Code, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2015

 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas, and Mr. Duffy) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Attorney General to create a special reward program for 
   individuals providing information leading to the apprehension and 
 conviction of persons committing offenses under section 1030 of title 
            18, United States Code, 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 ``Providing Rewards for Outstanding 
Tips to Expose Crimes in Technology Act of 2015'' or ``PROTECT Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. CYBERCRIME REWARD PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall establish and publicize 
a special reward program for individuals providing information leading 
to the apprehension and conviction of persons committing offenses under 
section 1030 of title 18, United States Code.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 to 
carry out this section.
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