Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2612
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2016-03-01
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Canada

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Jurisdiction and venue

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1138)

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow the United States to prosecute certain U.S. employees who engage in conduct in Canada that would constitute a federal criminal offense if the conduct had occurred in the United States. This bill applies to employees, contractors, and grantees of a U.S. department or agency other than the Department of Defense who are stationed in Canada pursuant to a border security initiative.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2612 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 1, 2016 Mr. Leahy (for himself, Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Johnson , Ms. Heitkamp , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Cantwell , Mrs. Murray , and Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To ensure United States jurisdiction over offenses committed by United States personnel stationed in Canada in furtherance of border security initiatives.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 . 2. Jurisdiction over offenses committed by United States personnel stationed in Canada (a) Amendment Chapter 212A of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the chapter heading, by striking trafficking in persons ; and (2) by adding after section 3272 the following: 3273. Offenses committed by United States personnel stationed in Canada in furtherance of border security initiatives (a) In general Whoever, while employed by any department or agency of the United States other than the Department of Defense and stationed or deployed in Canada pursuant to a treaty or executive agreement in furtherance of a border security initiative, engages in conduct (or conspires or attempts to engage in conduct) in Canada that would constitute an offense for which a person may be prosecuted in a court of the United States had the conduct been engaged in within the United States or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States shall be punished as provided for that offense. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Employed by any department or agency of the United States other than the Department of Defense The term employed by any department or agency of the United States other than the Department of Defense means— (A) being employed as a civilian employee, a contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier), an employee of a contractor (or a subcontractor at any tier), a grantee (including a contractor of a grantee or a subgrantee or subcontractor at any tier), or an employee of a grantee (or a contractor of a grantee or a subgrantee or subcontractor at any tier) of any department or agency of the United States other than the Department of Defense; (B) being present or residing in Canada in connection with such employment; and (C) not being a national of or ordinarily resident in Canada. (2) Grant agreement The term grant agreement means a legal instrument described in section 6304 or 6305 of title 31, other than an agreement between the United States and a State, local, or foreign government or an international organization. (3) Grantee The term grantee means a party, other than the United States, to a grant agreement. . (b) Technical and conforming amendments Part II of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the table of chapters, by striking the item relating to chapter 212A and inserting the following: 212A. Extraterritorial jurisdiction over certain offenses 3271 ; and (2) in the table of sections for chapter 212A, by inserting after the item relating to section 3272 the following: 3273. Offenses committed by United States personnel stationed in Canada in furtherance of border security initiatives. .