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Union Calendar No. 699 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4002 
[Report No. 114–889] 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to make various improvements in 
Federal criminal law, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. LAB-
RADOR, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Mr. COLLINS of Georgia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
DECEMBER 23, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FORBES, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, and Mr. 
GOHMERT 
DECEMBER 23, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to make various 
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purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Criminal Code Im-
provement Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. REVISION OF GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR TITLE 18, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
Chapter 1 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘Subchapter 
‘‘A. Definitions ....................................................................................
‘‘B. Principal and derivative criminal responsibility .........
‘‘C. Criminal states of mind ..........................................................
‘‘D. Defenses ........................................................................................
‘‘E. Derivation of offenses from relevant State offences 
in special jurisdiction ..........................................
‘‘F. Other General Provisions ......................................................
‘‘SUBCHAPTER A—DEFINITIONS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘1. Definitions for title. 
‘‘§ 1. Definitions for title 
‘‘In this title, the following definitions apply unless 
otherwise provided: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘United States’ when used in a 
territorial sense, includes all places and waters, con-
tinental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘department’ means one of the 
executive departments enumerated in section 1 of 
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title 5, unless the context shows that such term was 
intended to describe the executive, legislative, or ju-
dicial branches of the Government. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘agency’ includes any depart-
ment, independent establishment, commission, ad-
ministration, authority, board, or bureau of the 
United States or any corporation in which the 
United States has a proprietary interest, unless the 
context shows that such term was intended to be 
used in a more limited sense. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘State’ means a State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, or any com-
monwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘special maritime and territorial 
jurisdiction of the United States’ is as follows: 
‘‘(A) The high seas, any other waters with-
in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of 
the United States and out of the jurisdiction of 
any particular State, and any vessel belonging 
in whole or in part to the United States or any 
citizen thereof, or to any corporation created by 
or under the laws of the United States, or of 
any State, when such vessel is within the admi-
ralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United 
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