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Union Calendar No. 320 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4132 
[Report No. 109–564] 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for officers 
and employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who obtain knowl-
edge of criminal conduct within the jurisdiction of State and local pros-
ecutors and fail to so inform those prosecutors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2005 
Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself and Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
JULY 14, 2006 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
for officers and employees of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation who obtain knowledge of criminal conduct 
within the jurisdiction of State and local prosecutors 
and fail to so inform those prosecutors. 
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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 ‘‘Law Enforcement Co-
operation Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. F.B.I. FAILURE TO INFORM STATE AND LOCAL OFFI-
CIALS OF CRIMES WITHIN THEIR JURISDIC-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 73 (relating to obstruc-
tion of justice) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1521. F.B.I. failure to inform State and local offi-
cials of crimes within their jurisdiction 
‘‘Whoever, being an officer or employee of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation, obtains knowledge in the 
course of official duty pertaining to a crime of violence 
that violates the law of a State or other place within the 
United States, and knowingly fails promptly to so inform 
the chief law enforcement officer of the State or other 
place, and any local prosecuting official that officer or em-
ployee reasonably should know has jurisdiction over the 
matter, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 5 years, or both. It shall be the duty of such 
officer or employee promptly to notify the Attorney Gen-
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eral that such officer or employee has provided informa-
tion pursuant to this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 73 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘1521. F.B.I. failure to inform State and local officials of crimes within their 
jurisdiction’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement Co-
operation Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. F.B.I. FAILURE TO INFORM STATE AND LOCAL OFFI-
CIALS OF CRIMES WITHIN THEIR JURISDIC-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 73 (relating to obstruction 
of justice) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1521. F.B.I. failure to inform State and local offi-
cials of crimes within their jurisdiction 
‘‘(a) FAILURE TO INFORM STATE AND LOCAL OFFI-
CIALS.—Whoever, being an officer or employee of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation, obtains information that a 
confidential informant or other individual has committed 
a serious violent felony (as defined in section 3559 of title 
18) in violation of State or local law and knowingly and 
intentionally fails to promptly inform the chief State law 
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