Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2914
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2016-05-10
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Judicial review and appeals

Law
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act to allow classified information to be submitted to a reviewing court ex parte or in camera in a judicial review of a determination by the President that a foreign person is subject to sanctions as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2914 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2016 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act to protect classified information in Federal court challenges.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016 . 2. Protection of classified information in Federal court challenges relating to designations under the Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act Section 804 of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ( 21 U.S.C. 1903 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Protection of classified information in Federal court challenges relating to designations In any judicial review of a determination made under this section, if the determination was based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act) such information may be submitted to the reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This subsection does not confer or imply any right to judicial review. .