In the Senate of the United States,
October 13 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3048) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend section 879 of
title 18, United States Code, to provide clearer coverage over
threats against former Presidents and members of their fami-
lies, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Ω1æPage 3, strike out lines 19 through 24 and insert:
‘‘(e)(1) When directed by the President, the United
States Secret Service is authorized to participate, under the
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, in the planning,
coordination, and implementation of security operations at
special events of national significance, as determined by the
President.
‘‘(2) At the end of each fiscal year, the President
through such agency or office as the President may des-
ignate, shall report to the Congress—
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‘‘(A) what events, if any, were designated special
events of national significance for security purposes
under paragraph (1); and
‘‘(B) the criteria and information used in mak-
ing each designation.’’.
Ω2æPage 7, line 6, after ‘‘offense’’ insert: or apprehension
of a fugitive
Ω3æPage 8, strike out lines 17 through 19
Ω4æPage 9, strike out line 14 and insert:
issuance.
‘‘(11) With respect to subpoenas issued under para-
graph (1)(A)(i)(III), the Attorney General shall issue guide-
lines governing the issuance of administrative subpoenas
pursuant to that paragraph. The guidelines required by this
paragraph shall mandate that administrative subpoenas
may be issued only after review and approval of senior su-
pervisory personnel within the respective investigative
agency or component of the Department of Justice and of
the United States Attorney for the judicial district in which
the administrative subpoena shall be served.’’.
Ω5æPage 10, after line 8, insert:
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SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS TO APPREHEND FU-
GITIVES.
(a) AUTHORITY
OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Section
3486(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by
section 5 of this Act is further amended in subparagraph
(A)(i)—
(1) by striking ‘‘offense or’’ and inserting ‘‘of-
fense,’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘or (III) with respect to the ap-
prehension of a fugitive,’’ after ‘‘children,’’.
(b) 
ADDITIONAL
BASIS
FOR
NONDISCLOSURE
ORDER.—Section 3486(a)(6) of title 18, United States
Code, as amended by section 5 of this Act, is further amend-
ed in subparagraph (B)—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ and the end of clause (iii);
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause
(iv) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(v) otherwise seriously jeopardizing
an investigation or undue delay of a trial.’’.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3486 of title 18, as amend-
ed by section 5 of this Act, is further amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘fugitive’ means a person who—
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‘‘(A) having been accused by complaint, in-
formation, or indictment under Federal law of a
serious violent felony or serious drug offense, or
having been convicted under Federal law of com-
mitting a serious violent felony or serious drug
offense, flees or attempts to flee from, or evades
or attempts to evade the jurisdiction of the court
with jurisdiction over the felony;
‘‘(B) having been accused by complaint, in-
formation, or indictment under State law of a
serious violent felony or serious drug offense, or
having been convicted under State law of com-
mitting a serious violent felony or serious drug
offense, flees or attempts to flee from, or evades
or attempts to evade, the jurisdiction of the court
with jurisdiction over the felony;
‘‘(C) escapes from lawful Federal or State
custody after having been accused by complaint,
information, or indictment of a serious violent
felony or serious drug offense or having been con-
victed of committing a serious violent felony or
serious drug offense; or
‘‘(D) is in violation of subparagraph (2) or
(3) of the first undesignated paragraph of section
1073;
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‘‘(2) the terms ‘serious violent felony’ and ‘seri-
ous drug offense’ shall have the meanings given those
terms in section 3559(c)(2) of this title; and
‘‘(3) the term ‘investigation’ means, with respect
to a State fugitive described in subparagraph (B) or
(C) of paragraph (1), an investigation in which there
is reason to believe that the fugitive fled from or
evaded, or attempted to flee from or evade, the juris-
diction of the court, or escaped from custody, in or af-
fecting, or using any facility of, interstate or foreign
commerce, or as to whom an appropriate law enforce-
ment officer or official of a State or political subdivi-
sion has requested the Attorney General to assist in
the investigation, and the Attorney General finds that
the particular circumstances of the request give rise to
a Federal interest sufficient for the exercise of Federal
jurisdiction pursuant to section 1075.’’.
SEC. 7. FUGITIVE APPREHENSION TASK FORCES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall, upon
consultation with appropriate Department of Justice and
Department of the Treasury law enforcement components,
establish permanent Fugitive Apprehension Task Forces
consisting of Federal, State, and local law enforcement au-
thorities in designated regions of the United States, to be
directed and coordinated by the United States Marshals
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Service, for the purpose of locating and apprehending fugi-
tives.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General for
the United States Marshals Service to carry out the provi-
sions of this section $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001,
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $5,000,000 for fiscal
year 2003.
(c) OTHER EXISTING APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in
this section shall be construed to limit any existing author-
ity under any other provision of Federal or State law for
law enforcement agencies to locate or apprehend fugitives
through task forces or any other means.
SEC. 8. STUDY AND REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE SUB-
POENAS.
(a) STUDY
ON
USE
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
SUB-
POENAS.—Not later than December 31, 2001, the Attorney
General, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury,
shall complete a study on the use of administrative sub-
poena power by executive branch agencies or entities and
shall report the findings to the Committees on the Judiciary
of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Such report
shall include—
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(1) a description of the sources of administrative
subpoena power and the scope of such subpoena power
within executive branch agencies;
(2) a description of applicable subpoena enforce-
ment mechanisms;
(3) a description of any notification provisions
and any other provisions relating to safeguarding
privacy interests;
(4) a description of the standards governing the
issuance of administrative subpoenas; and
(5) recommendations from the Attorney General
regarding necessary steps to ensure that administra-
tive subpoena power is used and enforced consistently
and fairly by executive branch agencies.
(b) REPORT ON FREQUENCY OF USE OF ADMINISTRA-
TIVE SUBPOENAS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and the
Secretary of the Treasury shall report in January of
each year to the Committees on the Judiciary of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the num-
ber of administrative subpoenas issued by them under
this section, whether each matter involved a fugitive
from Federal or State charges, and the identity of the
agency or component of the Department of Justice or
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the Department of the Treasury issuing the subpoena
and imposing the charges.
(2) EXPIRATION.—The reporting requirement of
this subsection shall terminate in 3 years after the
date of enactment of this section.
Attest:
Secretary.