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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7522 
To encourage the establishment in the Department of State of an Office 
of Global Criminal Justice, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2022 
Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. CARSON, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. BUSH, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, 
and Ms. LEE of California) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To encourage the establishment in the Department of State 
of an Office of Global Criminal Justice, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Criminal Jus-
tice Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There should be established with-
in the Department of State an Office of Global Criminal 
Justice (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’), which 
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may be placed within the organizational structure of the 
Department at the discretion of the Secretary. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Office should carry out the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Advise the Secretary of State and other rel-
evant senior officials on issues related to atrocities, 
including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
genocide. 
(2) Assist in formulating United States policy 
on the prevention of, responses to, and account-
ability for atrocities. 
(3) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, United 
States Government positions relating to the inter-
national and hybrid courts currently prosecuting 
persons suspected of atrocities around the world. 
(4) Work with other governments, international 
organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, 
as appropriate, to establish and assist international 
and domestic commissions of inquiry, fact-finding 
missions, and tribunals to investigate, document, 
and prosecute atrocities around the world. 
(5) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, the de-
ployment of diplomatic, legal, economic, military, 
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and other tools to help collect evidence of atrocities, 
judge those responsible, protect and assist victims, 
enable reconciliation, prevent and deter atrocities, 
and promote the rule of law. 
(6) Provide advice and expertise on transitional 
justice mechanisms to United States personnel oper-
ating in conflict and post-conflict environments. 
(7) Act as a point of contact for international, 
hybrid, and domestic tribunals exercising jurisdiction 
over atrocities committed around the world. 
(8) Represent the Department on any inter-
agency whole-of-government coordinating entities ad-
dressing genocide and other atrocities. 
(9) Perform any additional duties and exercise 
such powers as the Secretary of State may prescribe. 
(c) SUPERVISION.—If established, the Office shall be 
led by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Jus-
tice who is nominated by the President and appointed by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
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