[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8413 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8413

     To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into memoranda of 
 understanding with State and local prosecuting authorities concerning 
       the adjudication of criminal offenses committed by minors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2020

   Mr. Carter of Texas (for himself, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Cuellar) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
     To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into memoranda of 
 understanding with State and local prosecuting authorities concerning 
       the adjudication of criminal offenses committed by minors.

    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 ``Military Installation Non-adult 
Offender Reform Act'' or the ``MINOR Act''.

SEC. 2. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING ON ADJUDICATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES 
              COMMITTED BY MINORS.

    (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter 
into a memorandum of understanding concerning the adjudication of 
criminal offenses committed by minors with the head prosecuting 
authority of each State and local jurisdiction of the United States in 
which there is a Federal military installation.
    (b) Elements.--Each memorandum of understanding entered into under 
subsection (a) shall provide that a minor who commits a criminal 
offense on the grounds of a Federal military installation may, with the 
consent of the appropriate State or local prosecuting authority for the 
jurisdiction in which the installation is located, be referred for 
adjudication to such authority.

SEC. 3. PROGRESS REPORT.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the progress of the Secretary in entering into 
memoranda of understanding under section 2.

SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to change the status of a 
geographic area of exclusive Federal jurisdiction.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``congressional defense committees'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, 
        United States Code.
            (2) The term ``minor'' means a person who has not attained 
        the age of 18 years.
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