CARDER Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1584
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2015-03-24
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital

Consumer credit

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Jurisdiction and venue
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-02
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Cybercrime Anti-Resale Deterrent and Extraterritoriality Revision Act of 2015 or the CARDER Act of 2015 </strong></p> <p>Amends the federal criminal code to extend extraterritorially the application of penalties for fraud offenses involving an access device issued, owned, managed, or controlled by a financial institution, account issuer, credit card system member, or other entity organized under the laws of the United States or any U.S. state or territory. (An access device is any card, code, electronic serial number, telecommunications service, or other means of account access that can be used to initiate a transfer of funds or to obtain money, goods, or services.) Removes a condition under current law that subjects a person to such penalties only if the underlying articles, property, or proceeds are held within or have transferred through U.S. jurisdiction.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1584 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2015 Mr. Langevin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide greater extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction over certain credit card and other access device fraud offenses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cybercrime Anti-Resale Deterrent and Extraterritoriality Revision Act of 2015 or the CARDER Act of 2015 . 2. Extraterritorial jurisdiction Subsection (h) of section 1029 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (h) Any person who, outside the jurisdiction of the United States, engages in any act that, if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States, would constitute an offense under subsection (a) or (b), shall be subject to the fines, penalties, imprisonment, and forfeiture provided in this title if the offense involves an access device issued, owned, managed, or controlled by a financial institution, account issuer, credit card system member, or other entity organized under the laws of the United States, or any State, the District of Columbia, or other territory of the United States. .