War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act

Bill: 115-hr-3851
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2017-09-27
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Evidence and witnesses

War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-09-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the Department of State to offer awards under its war crimes rewards program for the arrest or conviction in any country of a foreign national accused of a war crime, a crime against humanity, or genocide as such crime is defined under: (1) U.S. law, or (2) the statutes of such country or an international criminal tribunal. (Currently, the reference to such crime is as defined only by an international criminal tribunal.)</p>

action_date: 2018-02-07
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><b>War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act</b></p> <p> (Sec. 2) This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the Department of State to offer awards under its war crimes rewards program for the arrest or conviction in any country of a foreign national accused of a war crime, a crime against humanity, or genocide as such crime is defined under: (1) U.S. law, or (2) the statutes of such country or an international criminal tribunal. (Currently, the reference to such crime is as defined only by an international criminal tribunal.)</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3851 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2017 Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Engel , Mr. Hultgren , and Mr. McGovern ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act . 2. Department of State rewards program Paragraph (10) of section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(b) ) is amended by striking defined under the statute of such tribunal. and inserting the following: defined— (A) under the statute of such country or tribunal, as the case may be; or (B) under United States law. .

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3851 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act . 2. Department of State rewards program Paragraph (10) of section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(b) ) is amended by striking defined under the statute of such tribunal. and inserting the following: defined— (A) under the statute of such country or tribunal, as the case may be; or (B) under United States law; .

Passed the House of Representatives February 7, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3851 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 8, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations AN ACT To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act . 2. Department of State rewards program Paragraph (10) of section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(b) ) is amended by striking defined under the statute of such tribunal. and inserting the following: defined— (A) under the statute of such country or tribunal, as the case may be; or (B) under United States law; .

Passed the House of Representatives February 7, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk