[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 134 (Thursday, September 18, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5796-S5797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 563--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
    PRESIDENT SHOULD PURSUE EXTRADITION AUTHORITY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
  CYBERCRIMINALS COMMITTING CREDIT CARD THEFT TARGETING UNITED STATES 
                                CITIZENS

  Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Coats, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
Chambliss, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Thune, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Johnson 
of Wisconsin, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Grassley) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 563

       Whereas the number of United States citizens who have had 
     their identity and financial information compromised as a 
     result of recent data breaches at major retailers exceeds 
     100,000,000;
       Whereas the financial security of middle class Americans 
     has been put at risk by these criminal attacks;
       Whereas cybercrimes targeting the financial information of 
     United States citizens are often transnational crimes; and
       Whereas the United States does not currently have 
     established extradition agreements with many countries acting 
     as safe

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     havens for cybercriminals: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the 
     President should immediately launch international 
     negotiations with the governments of the world's leading 
     powers for new, effective extradition treaties with countries 
     with which the United States has no current extradition 
     authority, as well as renegotiate old, ineffective treaties, 
     in order to combat more effectively international 
     cybercriminals, including those who target the credit card 
     information of United States citizens.

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