ment of law enforcement agents and other gov-
ernment personnel for that purpose; and 
(B) shall include in the regulations pre-
scribed under section 3273 of title 18, United 
States Code (as added by section 2(a) of this 
Act), provisions setting forth responsibility for 
the investigation of any incident in which— 
(i) a weapon is allegedly discharged 
unlawfully by a person, while employed by 
or accompanying any department or agen-
cy of the United States other than the 
Armed Forces; or 
(ii) a person or persons are killed or 
seriously injured, or property valued great-
er than $10,000 is destroyed, as a result 
of conduct by a person, while employed by 
or accompanying any department or agen-
cy of the United States other than the 
Armed Forces. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to limit any authority 
of the Attorney General or any Federal law enforce-
ment agency to investigate violations of Federal law 
or deploy personnel overseas. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
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(1) INVESTIGATION.—The Attorney General 
shall have principal authority for the enforcement of 
chapter 212A of title 18, United States Code (as so 
amended), and shall have the authority to initiate, 
conduct, and supervise investigations of any alleged 
offenses under such chapter. 
(2) LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.—With re-
spect to violations of sections 3271 and 3272 of title 
18, United States Code (as so amended), the Attor-
ney 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 appro-
priate for the exercise of such powers. 
(3) PROSECUTION.—The Attorney General may 
establish such procedures the Attorney General con-
siders appropriate to ensure that Federal law en-
forcement agencies refer offenses under section 3271 
or 3272 of title 18, United States Code (as so 
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amended), 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 De-
fense, the Secretary of State, or the head of any 
other Executive agency to enforce section 3271 or 
3272 of title 18, United States Code (as so amend-
ed). The assistance requested may include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The assignment of additional personnel 
and resources to carry out subsection (a). 
(B) An investigation into alleged mis-
conduct 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 mis-
conduct occurs. 
(5) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter for five years, the Attorney General 
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State, submit to Congress a re-
port containing the following: 
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(A) The number of prosecutions under 
chapter 212A of title 18, United States Code 
(as so amended), including the nature of the of-
fenses and any dispositions reached, during the 
previous year. 
(B) The actions taken to implement sub-
section (a)(1)(A), including the organization 
and training of personnel and the use of task 
forces, during the previous year. 
(C) Such recommendations for legislative 
or administrative action as the President con-
siders appropriate to enforce chapter 212A of 
title 18, United States Code (as so amended), 
and the provisions of this section. 
(c) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Executive agency’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 4. OPTIONAL VENUE FOR OFFENSES INVOLVING FED-
ERAL EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS OVER-
SEAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 211 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 3245. Optional venue for offenses involving Fed-
eral employees and contractors overseas 
‘‘In addition to any venue otherwise provided by law, 
the trial of any offense involving a violation of section 
3271 or 3272 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 one of two 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 one of two 
or more joint offenders is accompanying.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of 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.’’. 
SEC. 5. RUNNING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 213 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 3302. Special rule for violations of sections 3271 
and 3272 
‘‘The statute of limitations for an offense involving 
a violation of section 3271 or 3272 shall be computed 
without regard to any time the alleged offender is outside 
the United States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 213 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘3302. Special rule for violations of sections 3271 and 3272.’’. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVENESS.—This Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date 
of the 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 applies shall have 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act to ensure com-
pliance with the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 7. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
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 Fed-
eral law; or 
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(2) to limit or affect any authority or responsi-
bility of a Chief of Mission as provided in section 
207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3927). 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
For each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2017, there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 
such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
Æ 
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