[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 5339 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5339

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify and expand Federal 
 criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside 
               the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 2016

 Mr. Price of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Issa) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify and expand Federal 
 criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside 
               the United States, 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 ``Civilian Extraterritorial 
Jurisdiction Act of 2016'' or the ``CEJA''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF FEDERAL JURISDICTION OVER 
              FEDERAL CONTRACTORS AND EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Over Federal Contractors and 
Employees.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 212A of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by transferring the text of section 3272 to the 
                end of section 3271, redesignating such text as 
                subsection (c) of section 3271, and, in such text, as 
                so redesignated, by striking ``this chapter'' and 
                inserting ``this section'';
                    (B) by striking the heading of section 3272; and
                    (C) by adding after section 3271, as amended by 
                this paragraph, the following new sections:
``Sec. 3272. Offenses committed by Federal contractors and employees 
              outside the United States
    ``(a)(1) Whoever, while employed by any department or agency of the 
United States other than the Department of Defense or accompanying any 
department or agency of the United States other than the Department of 
Defense, knowingly engages in conduct (or conspires or attempts to 
engage in conduct) outside the United States that would constitute an 
offense enumerated in paragraph (3) had the conduct been engaged in 
within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
States shall be punished as provided for that offense.
    ``(2) A prosecution may not be commenced against a person under 
this subsection if a foreign government, in accordance with 
jurisdiction recognized by the United States, has prosecuted or is 
prosecuting such person for the conduct constituting the offense, 
except upon the approval of the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney 
General (or a person acting in either such capacity), which function of 
approval may not be delegated.
    ``(3) The offenses covered by paragraph (1) are the following:
            ``(A) Any offense under chapter 5 (arson) of this title.
            ``(B) Any offense under section 111 (assaulting, resisting, 
        or impeding certain officers or employees), 113 (assault within 
        maritime and territorial jurisdiction), or 114 (maiming within 
        maritime and territorial jurisdiction) of this title, but only 
        if the offense is subject to a maximum sentence of imprisonment 
        of one year or more.
            ``(C) Any offense under section 201 (bribery of public 
        officials and witnesses) of this title.
            ``(D) Any offense under section 499 (military, naval, or 
        official passes) of this title.
            ``(E) Any offense under section 701 (official badges, 
        identifications cards, and other insignia), 702 (uniform of 
        armed forces and Public Health Service), 703 (uniform of 
        friendly nation), or 704 (military medals or decorations) of 
        this title.
            ``(F) Any offense under chapter 41 (extortion and threats) 
        of this title, but only if the offense is subject to a maximum 
        sentence of imprisonment of three years or more.
            ``(G) Any offense under chapter 42 (extortionate credit 
        transactions) of this title.
            ``(H) Any offense under section 924(c) (use of firearm in 
        violent or drug trafficking crime) or 924(o) (conspiracy to 
        violate section 924(c)) of this title.
            ``(I) Any offense under chapter 50A (genocide) of this 
        title.
            ``(J) Any offense under section 1111 (murder), 1112 
        (manslaughter), 1113 (attempt to commit murder or 
        manslaughter), 1114 (protection of officers and employees of 
        the United States), 1116 (murder or manslaughter of foreign 
        officials, official guests, or internationally protected 
        persons), 1117 (conspiracy to commit murder), or 1119 (foreign 
        murder of United States nationals) of this title.
            ``(K) Any offense under chapter 55 (kidnapping) of this 
        title.
            ``(L) Any offense under section 1503 (influencing or 
        injuring officer or juror generally), 1505 (obstruction of 
        proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees), 1510 
        (obstruction of criminal investigations), 1512 (tampering with 
        a witness, victim, or informant), or 1513 (retaliating against 
        a witness, victim, or an informant) of this title.
            ``(M) Any offense under section 1951 (interference with 
        commerce by threats or violence), 1952 (interstate and foreign 
        travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises), 
        1956 (laundering of monetary instruments), 1957 (engaging in 
        monetary transactions in property derived from specified 
        unlawful activity), 1958 (use of interstate commerce facilities 
        in the commission of murder for hire), or 1959 (violent crimes 
        in aid of racketeering activity) of this title.
            ``(N) Any offense under section 2111 (robbery or burglary 
        within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction) of this 
        title.
            ``(O) Any offense under chapter 109A (sexual abuse) of this 
        title.
            ``(P) Any offense under chapter 113B (terrorism) of this 
        title.
            ``(Q) Any offense under chapter 113C (torture) of this 
        title.
            ``(R) Any offense under chapter 115 (treason, sedition, and 
        subversive activities) of this title.
            ``(S) Any offense under section 2442 (child soldiers) of 
        this title.
            ``(T) Any offense under section 401 (manufacture, 
        distribution, or possession with intent to distribute a 
        controlled substance) or 408 (continuing criminal enterprise) 
        of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841, 848), or under 
        section 1002 (importation of controlled substances), 1003 
        (exportation of controlled substances), or 1010 (import or 
        export of a controlled substance) of the Controlled Substances 
        Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 952, 953, 960), but only if 
        the offense is subject to a maximum sentence of imprisonment of 
        20 years or more.
    ``(b) In addition to the jurisdiction under subsection (a), 
whoever, while employed by any department or agency of the United 
States other than the Department of Defense and stationed or deployed 
in a country outside of the United States pursuant to a treaty or 
executive agreement in furtherance of a border security initiative with 
that country, engages in conduct (or conspires or attempts to engage in 
conduct) outside the United States that would constitute an offense for 
which a person may be prosecuted in a court of the United States had 
the conduct been engaged in within the special maritime and territorial 
jurisdiction of the United States shall be punished as provided for 
that offense.
    ``(c) In this section:
            ``(1) The term `employed by any department or agency of the 
        United States other than the Department of Defense' means--
                    ``(A) being employed as a civilian employee, a 
                contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier), an 
                employee of a contractor (or a subcontractor at any 
                tier), a grantee (including a contractor of a grantee 
                or a subgrantee or subcontractor at any tier), or an 
                employee of a grantee (or a contractor of a grantee or 
                a subgrantee or subcontractor at any tier) of any 
                department or agency of the United States other than 
                the Department of Defense;
                    ``(B) being present or residing outside the United 
                States in connection with such employment;
                    ``(C) not being a national of or ordinarily 
                resident in the host nation; and
                    ``(D) in the case of such a contractor, contractor 
                employee, grantee, or grantee employee, that such 
                employment supports a program, project, or activity for 
                a department or agency of the United States.
            ``(2) The term `accompanying any department or agency of 
        the United States other than the Department of Defense' means--
                    ``(A) being a dependant, family member, or member 
                of household of--
                            ``(i) a civilian employee of any department 
                        or agency of the United States other than the 
                        Department of Defense; or
                            ``(ii) a contractor (including a 
                        subcontractor at any tier), an employee of a 
                        contractor (or a subcontractor at any tier), a 
                        grantee (including a contractor of a grantee or 
                        a subgrantee or subcontractor at any tier), or 
                        an employee of a grantee (or a contractor of a 
                        grantee or a subgrantee or subcontractor at any 
                        tier) of any department or agency of the United 
                        States other than the Department of Defense, 
                        which contractor, contractor employee, grantee, 
                        or grantee employee is supporting a program, 
                        project, or activity for a department or agency 
                        of the United States other than the Department 
                        of Defense;
                    ``(B) residing with such civilian employee, 
                contractor, contractor employee, grantee, or grantee 
                employee outside the United States; and
                    ``(C) not being a national of or ordinarily 
                resident in the host nation.
            ``(3) The term `grant agreement' means a legal instrument 
        described in section 6304 or 6305 of title 31, other than an 
        agreement between the United States and a State, local, or 
        foreign government or an international organization.
            ``(4) The term `grantee' means a party, other than the 
        United States, to a grant agreement.
            ``(5) The term `host nation' means the country outside of 
        the United States where the employee or contractor resides, the 
        country where the employee or contractor commits the alleged 
        offense at issue, or both.
``Sec. 3273. Regulations
    ``The Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and the Director of National Intelligence, shall prescribe regulations 
governing the investigation, apprehension, detention, delivery, and 
removal of persons described in sections 3271 and 3272 of this 
title.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
        3267(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) employed as a civilian employee, a contractor 
                (including a subcontractor at any tier), or an employee 
                of a contractor (or a subcontractor at any tier) of the 
                Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fund 
                instrumentality of the Department);''.
    (b) Venue.--Chapter 211 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3245. Optional venue for offenses involving Federal employees 
              and contractors overseas
    ``In addition to any venue otherwise provided in this chapter, the 
trial of any offense involving a violation of section 3261, 3271, or 
3272 of this title may be brought--
            ``(1) in the district in which is headquartered the 
        department or agency of the United States that employs the 
        offender, or any 1 of 2 or more joint offenders; or
            ``(2) in the district in which is headquartered the 
        department or agency of the United States that the offender is 
        accompanying, or that any 1 of 2 or more joint offenders is 
        accompanying.''.
    (c) Suspension of Statute of Limitations.--Chapter 213 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3287 the 
following new section:
``Sec. 3287A. Suspension of limitations for offenses involving Federal 
              employees and contractors overseas
    ``The statute of limitations for an offense under section 3272 of 
this title shall be suspended for the period during which the person is 
outside the United States or is a fugitive from justice within the 
meaning of section 3290 of this title.''.
    (d) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Heading amendment.--The heading of chapter 212A of 
        title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

    ``CHAPTER 212A--EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER OFFENSES OF 
    CONTRACTORS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT''.

            (2) Tables of sections.--(A) The table of sections for 
        chapter 211 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new item:

``3245. Optional venue for offenses involving Federal employees and 
                            contractors overseas.''.
            (B) The table of sections for chapter 212A of title 18, 
        United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 3272 and inserting the following new items:

``3272. Offenses committed by Federal contractors and employees outside 
                            the United States.
``3273. Regulations.''.
            (C) The table of sections for chapter 213 of title 18, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
        relating to section 3287 the following new item:

``3287A. Suspension of limitations for offenses involving Federal 
                            employees and contractors overseas.''.
            (3) Table of chapters.--The item relating to chapter 212A 
        in the table of chapters for part II of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended to read as follows:

``212A.  Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Over Offenses of         3271''.
                            Contractors and Civilian 
                            Employees of the Federal 
                            Government.

SEC. 3. INVESTIGATIVE TASK FORCES FOR CONTRACTOR AND EMPLOYEE 
              OVERSIGHT.

    (a) Establishment of Investigative Task Forces for Contractor and 
Employee Oversight.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the head of any other department or agency of the Federal 
Government responsible for employing contractors or persons overseas, 
shall assign adequate personnel and resources, including through the 
creation of task forces, to investigate allegations of criminal 
offenses under chapter 212A of title 18, United States Code (as amended 
by section 2(a) of this Act), and may authorize the overseas deployment 
of law enforcement agents and other employees of the Federal Government 
for that purpose.
    (b) Responsibilities of Attorney General.--
            (1) Investigation.--The Attorney General shall have 
        principal authority for the enforcement of this Act and the 
        amendments made by this Act, and shall have the authority to 
        initiate, conduct, and supervise investigations of any alleged 
        offense under this Act or an amendment made by this Act.
            (2) Law enforcement authority.--With respect to violations 
        of sections 3271 and 3272 of title 18, United States Code (as 
        amended by section 2(a) of this Act), the Attorney General may 
        authorize any person serving in a law enforcement position in 
        any other department or agency of the Federal Government, 
        including a member of the Diplomatic Security Service of the 
        Department of State or a military police officer of the Armed 
        Forces, to exercise investigative and law enforcement 
        authority, including those powers that may be exercised under 
        section 3052 of title 18, United States Code, subject to such 
        guidelines or policies as the Attorney General considers 
        appropriate for the exercise of such powers.
            (3) Prosecution.--The Attorney General may establish such 
        procedures the Attorney General considers appropriate to ensure 
        that Federal law enforcement agencies refer offenses under 
        section 3271 or 3272 of title 18, United States Code (as 
        amended by section 2(a) of this Act), to the Attorney General 
        for prosecution in a uniform and timely manner.
            (4) Assistance on request of attorney general.--
        Notwithstanding any statute, rule, or regulation to the 
        contrary, the Attorney General may request assistance from the 
        Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, or the head of 
        any other department or agency of the Federal Government to 
        enforce section 3271 or 3272 of title 18, United States Code 
        (as so amended). The assistance requested may include the 
        following:
                    (A) The assignment of additional employees and 
                resources to task forces established by the Attorney 
                General under subsection (a).
                    (B) An investigation into alleged misconduct or 
                arrest of an individual suspected of alleged misconduct 
                by agents of the Diplomatic Security Service of the 
                Department of State present in the nation in which the 
                alleged misconduct occurs.
            (5) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the 
        Attorney General shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, submit to Congress a report containing the following:
                    (A) The number of prosecutions under chapter 212A 
                of title 18, United States Code (as amended by section 
                2(a) of this Act), including the nature of the offenses 
                and any dispositions reached, during the previous year.
                    (B) The actions taken to implement subsection (a), 
                including the organization and training of employees 
                and the use of task forces, during the previous year.
                    (C) Such recommendations for legislative or 
                administrative action as the President considers 
                appropriate to enforce chapter 212A of title 18, United 
                States Code (as amended by section 2(a) of this Act), 
                and the provisions of this section.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``agency'' and 
``department'' have the meanings given such terms in section 6 of title 
18, United States Code.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit any authority of the Attorney General or any Federal 
law enforcement agency to investigate violations of Federal law or 
deploy employees overseas.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) Immediate Effectiveness.--This Act and the amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Implementation.--The Attorney General and the head of any other 
department or agency of the Federal Government to which this Act or an 
amendment made by this Act applies shall have 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act to ensure compliance with this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 5. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this 
Act shall be construed--
            (1) to limit or affect the application of extraterritorial 
        jurisdiction related to any other Federal law; or
            (2) to limit or affect any authority or responsibility of a 
        Chief of Mission as provided in section 207 of the Foreign 
        Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927).
    (b) Intelligence Activities.--Nothing in this Act or any amendment 
made by this Act shall apply to the authorized intelligence activities 
of the United States Government.

SEC. 6. FUNDING.

    If any amounts are appropriated to carry out this Act or an 
amendment made by this Act, the amounts shall be from amounts which 
would have otherwise been made available or appropriated to the 
Department of Justice.
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