A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should pursue extradition authority for international cybercriminals committing credit card theft targeting United States citizens.

Bill: 113-sres-563
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
Introduced: 2014-09-18
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Consumer credit

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

International law and treaties
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5796-5797)

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Calls for the President to launch international negotiations with the governments of the world's leading powers for new, effective extradition treaties with countries with which the United States has no current extradition authority, and to renegotiate old, ineffective treaties, to more effectively combat international cybercriminals.</p>

tv_txt: III 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 563 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18, 2014 Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. McConnell , Mr. Coats , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Chambliss , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Thune , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin , Mr. Cornyn , and Mr. Grassley ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should pursue extradition authority for international cy­ber­crim­i­nals committing credit card theft targeting United States citizens.

Whereas the number of United States citizens who have had their identity and financial information compromised as a result of recent data breaches at major retailers exceeds 100,000,000; Whereas the financial security of middle class Americans has been put at risk by these criminal attacks; Whereas cybercrimes targeting the financial information of United States citizens are often transnational crimes; and Whereas the United States does not currently have established extradition agreements with many countries acting as safe havens for cybercriminals: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the Senate that the President should immediately launch international negotiations with the governments of the world's leading powers for new, effective extradition treaties with countries with which the United States has no current extradition authority, as well as renegotiate old, ineffective treaties, in order to combat more effectively international cybercriminals, including those who target the credit card information of United States citizens.