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108-s-3028 108 s 3028 Controlled Substances Export Reform Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-11-20 2004-12-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Controlled Substances Export Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to authorize the Attorney General to allow any controlled substance that is in schedule I or II or that is a narcotic drug in schedule III or IV to be exported from the United States to a country (first country) for subsequent export to another country (second country) if: (1) both such countries are parties to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971; (2) each of such countries has maintained an adequate system of substance import controls; (3) the substance is consigned to a holder of permits or licenses required under the first country's laws and a permit to import the substance has been issued; (4) substantial evidence that the substance is to be consigned to a permit holder as required under the second country's laws is furnished, a permit to import it is to be issued, the substance is to be applied exclusively to legitimate uses within that country, and it will not be re-exported; (5) within 30 days after export from the first country, the person who exported it from the United States certifies that re-export has occurred; and (6) the Attorney General has issued a permit to export the substance from the United States. 2023-01-14T22:48:29Z  
108-hconres-527 108 hconres 527 Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murder of Emmett Till. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-11-19 2004-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] IL D R000515 1 Calls on: (1) all authorities with jurisdiction, including the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the State of Mississippi, to expeditiously bring those responsible for the 1955 murder of Emmett Till to justice and provide all the resources necessary to ensure a timely and thorough investigation; and (2) DOJ to fully report the findings of the investigation to Congress. 2023-01-14T22:48:33Z  
108-sconres-150 108 sconres 150 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murder of Emmett Till. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-11-19 2004-11-19 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR 11/20/2004 S11650-11651) Senate Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] NY D S000148 1 Calls on: (1) all authorities with jurisdiction, including the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the State of Mississippi, to expeditiously bring those responsible for the 1955 murder of Emmett Till to justice and provide all the resources necessary to ensure a timely and thorough investigation; and (2) DOJ to fully report the findings of the investigation to Congress. 2023-01-14T22:48:29Z  
108-hr-5386 108 hr 5386 Fair Access and Individual Responsibilities Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-11-18 2004-11-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 0 Fair Access and Individual Responsibilities Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to double the number of members of the board of directors of Federal Prison Industries (FPI), provide for their appointment by the Attorney General, and designate the Director of the Bureau of Prisons as FPI's chief executive officer. Directs the Attorney General to appoint an independent review panel to advise the board regarding the type and quantity of products to be produced and conditions of hire and work. Makes the Attorney General responsible for protecting Federal inmate participation rights and for facilitating their ability to meet financial responsibilities through successful competitive participation in the U.S. economy. Designates prison industries as Class A (established as of December 31, 2002), B (established on or after January 1, 2005, and carried out by a competitive, independent, taxpaying entity), C (carried out by a private entity located in a Federal correctional institution), and D (pilot industries created to test reform of inmate employment and prison industries) industries. Repeals (with an exception) requirements regarding the purchase of prison-made products by Federal departments on December 31, 2010. Authorizes the Attorney General to make matching grants to specified organizations to attract firms and create business entities in Federal and State correctional settings. Requires the Director to establish procedures to ensure that inmate workers have the right to join a labor organization and engage in collective bargaining. Directs the Attorney General to modify correctional practices to improve the attractiveness and efficiency of Federal correctional facilities to ensure maximum inmate employment at prevailing wages. 2023-01-14T22:48:32Z  
108-s-2989 108 s 2989 Truth in Trials Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-11-17 2004-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] IL D D000563 2 Truth in Trials Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish as an affirmative defense for any person facing prosecution or a proceeding for any marijuana-related offense that the marijuana-related activities in question were in compliance with State law regarding the medical use of marijuana. 2023-01-14T22:48:30Z  
108-s-2977 108 s 2977 Protecting Our Communities by Making Returning Offenders Better Citizens Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-11 2004-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11307-11309) Senate Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] LA D L000550 0 Protecting Our Communities by Making Returning Offenders Better Citizens Act of 2004 - Establishes within the Department of Justice the Office of Community Services. Requires the Office Director to: (1) develop and administer grant programs to prepare incarcerated persons for reentry into the community or to assist reentering offenders in their transition; and (2) make grants to nongovernmental entities that have expertise in providing such services. Authorizes the Director to award a grant to an eligible organization to establish a National Offender Reentry Initiative Clearinghouse. Requires the Director to award grants: (1) to State or local corrections agencies to provide services to incarcerated persons, including education, substance abuse treatment, and vocational skills training; (2) to consortiums of such agencies and to State or local parole or probation agencies to provide services to incarcerated persons who have not more than one year remaining of their sentence or to released offenders within 18 months after release; (3) to parole and probation agencies to provide offenders with services to help with their transition; and (4) to correctional, parole, or probation agencies and nongovernmental entities for community protection programs. Directs the Bureau of Prisons to provide each offender released from Federal prisons information on how to restore voting rights and other civil and civic rights. Earmarks specified funds for research, technical assistance, and training. 2023-01-14T22:48:34Z  
108-hr-5291 108 hr 5291 Winning the War on Terror Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-08 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2] TX D T000424 8 Winning the War on Terror Act of 2004 - Provides for increases in the numbers of U.S. special operations forces. Provides counter-proliferation measures, including a Global Threat Reduction Initiative (to secure nuclear and radiological materials outside the United States) and radiological material threat assessments. Requires elimination of the U.S. chemical stockpile no later than the end of 2012. Establishes a Terrorist Screening Center in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Secure Borders Act - Institutes, or modifies, measures related to: (1) border infrastructure and monitoring, transportation workers and cargo containers, and public and tribal lands; (2) identification document standards; (3) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement staffing, detention and removal operations, informant aliens, and alien smuggling penalties; (4) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) foreign coordination, visa security, and the visa waiver program; and (5) immigration benefit functions, including identification techniques. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (the Secretary) to make grants for public transportation security. Directs the Secretary to develop public transportation best practices, public awareness, and security plans. Requires a Memorandum of Agreement between the Secretaries of Homeland Security and of Transportation concerning their respective roles in public transportation security matters. Secure Containers from Overseas and Seaports from Terrorism Act or Secure COAST Act - Requires establishment of security standards and verification procedures for maritime cargo containers moving within the intermodal transportation system. Imposes validation and inspection requirements, including deployment of radiation detection portal equipment at all ports of entry and a staffing assessment. Authorizes appropriations for port security grants and requires funding for an information sharing and analysis capability within the maritime industry. Increases funding for Coast Guard components associated with … 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z  
108-hr-5345 108 hr 5345 To authorize "Meth Watch" program grants. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-08 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] IN R S001143 4 Authorizes the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to provide grants to States for the implementation and evaluation of Meth Watch programs, which shall have as their purpose to: (1) improve communication and cooperation between law enforcement agencies and manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of products that are frequently used in the production of methamphetamine; and (2) increase public awareness of the ways in which the illegal manufacturers of methamphetamine obtain precursor chemicals and equipment and of how the public may assist law enforcement agencies in stopping such activity. Authorizes the use of grant funds by a State to: (1) hire and retain personnel to implement and manage a Meth Watch program; (2) pay for training expenses and technical assistance to law enforcement personnel and employees of manufacturers, distributors, or retailers of products that are frequently used in methamphetamine production; (3) obtain informational materials, such as posters or videos, designed to implement the the program; (4) establish and maintain an informational hotline for the reporting by manufacturers, distributors, or retailers to law enforcement agencies of suspicious transactions in methamphetamine precursor chemicals or equipment; or (5) make grants to subdivisions of the State to implement the program. 2023-01-14T22:48:39Z  
108-hr-5346 108 hr 5346 Shadow Wolves Border Defense Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-08 2004-10-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] IN R S001143 5 Shadow Wolves Border Defense Act - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) all functions of the Customs Patrol Officers unit of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation (commonly known as the Shadow Wolves unit). Authorizes the Secretary to establish within ICE additional Customs Patrol Officer units. Requires such units to enforce the customs laws of the United States on Indian lands by preventing the smuggling of narcotics, weapons of mass destruction, and other contraband. Sets the rate of basic pay for journeymen Customs Patrol Officers in such units. 2023-01-14T22:48:39Z  
108-hr-5347 108 hr 5347 Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-08 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] IN R S001143 4 Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) reduce the retail sales threshold for the sale of products containing pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine products from nine grams to six grams; and (2) eliminate the "regulated transaction" exemption for any over-the-counter sale of such products (including blister packs) by retail distributors. Prohibits any State, political subdivision, or State authorized entity from establishing any requirement for retail sales of any pseudoephedrine drug product that is different from the requirements that apply to such products under this Act. Makes this provision inapplicable to any requirement enacted prior to January 1, 2005, other than a requirement allowing any individual to purchase more than six grams of pseudoephedrine base in any single retail transaction. Allows the State to adopt penalties that are different from penalties that apply under this Act. Authorizes exemptions from this prohibition upon a determination by the Attorney General that pseudoephedrine drug products obtained in the State are being used as a significant source of precursor chemicals for illegal manufacture of a controlled substance for distribution or sale, that the requirement is likely to substantially decrease such use, and that the requirement will not unduly burden interstate commerce. Sets forth provisions governing judicial review. 2023-01-14T22:48:39Z  
108-s-2945 108 s 2945 No Guns for Felons Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-08 2004-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10848) Senate Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] NJ D C001042 1 No Guns for Felons Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to limit the applicability of provisions authorizing persons prohibited from possessing firearms to apply for and obtain relief from federally imposed disabilities comprising such prohibition. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, upon granting such relief, to include in the information to be published in the Federal Register: (1) the name of the person; (2) the disability with respect to which the relief is granted; and (3) if the disability was imposed by reason of a criminal conviction, the crime for which and the court in which the person was convicted. 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z  
108-hr-5242 108 hr 5242 Captive Mammal Protection Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-07 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] CA D F000030 33 Captive Mammal Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly transferring, transporting, or possessing a captive mammal for purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that mammal for entertainment or for the collection of a trophy. 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z  
108-hr-5246 108 hr 5246 Voter Protection Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-07 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] MD D C000984 17 Voter Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit willfully providing misleading or fraudulent information to an individual and thereby interfering with that individual's voting, qualifying to vote, qualifying or campaigning as a candidate, or qualifying or acting as any legally authorized official in any primary, special, or general election. 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z  
108-hr-5269 108 hr 5269 Domestic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-07 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] OH R P000555 1 Domestic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2004 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants to States and political subdivisions to establish model law enforcement programs that promote the effective prosecution of purchasers, exploiters, and traffickers of commercial sex acts. Permits the use of grant funds for: (1) prosecutions against purchasers of unlawful commercial sex acts, including through the use of female decoys; (2) prosecutions against traffickers and exploiters of unlawful commercial sex acts, including through surveillance of places of business engaged in such acts; and (3) social service programs operated by non-governmental organizations with special expertise in assisting victims of unlawful commercial sex activities, whose programs offer protection, education, food, and shelter for victims. Amends the Federal criminal code to increase penalties for purchasers of unlawful commercial sex acts. Requires the Departments of Justice (DOJ), Labor, Health and Human Services, and any other Federal agency involved in combating unlawful domestic sex trafficking and providing services to the victims to coordinate their activities with the Senior Policy Operating Group to ensure that Federal programs directed at domestic trafficking are consistent with Federal enforcement of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) disseminate best practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel at each annual conference conducted by DOJ; and (2) carry out a biennial comprehensive statistical review and analysis of unlawful commercial sex acts. 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z  
108-hr-5277 108 hr 5277 Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training In Our Neighborhoods Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-07 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] NY D W000792 218 Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training In Our Neighborhoods Act of 2004 or PROTECTION Act - Modifies provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 regarding public safety and community policing ("cops on the beat" program, COPS) to authorize the Attorney General to use COPS grants to: (1) increase prosecutor presence and to enhance law enforcement access to new technologies; (2) pay overtime to existing career law enforcement officers for community policing; and (3) promote higher education among in-service State and local law enforcement officers by reimbursing them for certain educational costs. Includes among permitted additional grant projects: (1) specialized integrity and ethics training; and (2) innovative proactive crime control and prevention programs involving school officials and religiously-affiliated organizations.Authorizes the Attorney General to use up to five percent of appropriated funds for technical assistance and training to States, local governments, Indian tribal governments, and other entities.Repeals provisions of the Act regarding termination of grants for hiring officers. Allows grants to be used to assist: (1) police departments in employing specified professional, scientific, and technological advancements; (2) State, local, or tribal prosecutors' offices in implementation of community-based prosecution programs that build on local community policing efforts; and (3) in paying overtime to existing career law enforcement officers. Reserves specified funds for local governmental units with a population of less than 50,000. Authorizes the Attorney General to use no more than 50 percent of grant renewal funds to award grants targeted for police officer retention. 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z  
108-s-2916 108 s 2916 Domestic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-07 2004-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 2 Domestic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2004 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants to States and political subdivisions to establish model law enforcement programs that promote the effective prosecution of purchasers, exploiters, and traffickers of commercial sex acts. Permits the use of grant funds for: (1) prosecutions against purchasers of unlawful commercial sex acts, including through the use of female decoys; (2) prosecutions against traffickers and exploiters of unlawful commercial sex acts, including through surveillance of places of business engaged in such acts; and (3) social service programs operated by non-governmental organizations with special expertise in assisting victims of unlawful commercial sex activities, whose programs offer protection, education, food, and shelter for victims. Amends the Federal criminal code to increase penalties for purchasers of unlawful commercial sex acts. Requires the Departments of Justice (DOJ), Labor, Health and Human Services, and any other Federal agency involved in combating unlawful domestic sex trafficking and providing services to the victims to coordinate their activities with the Senior Policy Operating Group to ensure that Federal programs directed at domestic trafficking are consistent with Federal enforcement of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) disseminate best practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel at each annual conference conducted by DOJ; and (2) carry out a biennial comprehensive statistical review and analysis of unlawful commercial sex acts. 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z  
108-s-2923 108 s 2923 Enhanced Second Chance Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-07 2004-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10718-10724) Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 5 Enhanced Second Chance Act of 2004: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention or Enhanced Second Chance Act of 2004 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions regarding adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects, including by authorizing funds to: (1) provide structured post-release housing and transitional housing; (2) facilitate collaboration to promote the employment of people released from prison; and (3) establish or expand the use of reentry courts. Sets forth grant priorities and requirements, including that each State or local government recipient establish a Reentry Task Force or other relevant convening authority. Authorizes the Attorney General to make a grant to provide for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center. Directs the Attorney General to establish an interagency task force on Federal programs and activities relating to offender reentry. Authorizes the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics to conduct research on offender reentry. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review the role of State child protective services at the time of arrest and to establish services for the preservation of families impacted by the incarceration of a family member; (2) the Secretary of Labor to implement a program to educate employers about existing incentives to the hiring of former prisoners; and (3) the Department of Justice to modify existing procedures and policies to improve the transition of Federal prisoners into their communities. 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z  
108-s-2934 108 s 2934 Combating Methamphetamine Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-07 2004-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] WA D C000127 0 Combating Methamphetamine Act of 2004 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), to make grants to States to address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphetamine (methamphetamine use) to enhance public safety. Lists eligible programs, projects, and activities, including: (1) arresting individuals violating methamphetamine laws; (2) undertaking clandestine methamphetamine lab seizures and environmental cleanup; (3) providing community-based education, awareness, and prevention; and (4) providing Drug Court and Family Drug Court services to address methamphetamine use. Sets forth grant application requirements. Authorizes the Attorney General, through BJA, to make grants to States, Indian tribal governments, and multijurisdictional or regional consortia thereof to develop a comprehensive, cooperative strategy to address methamphetamine use to enhance public safety. Earmarks specified sums (according to a specified formula) to each State. Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) collect systematic data on the effectiveness of the programs assisted under this Act in reducing methamphetamine use; (2) establish a national clearinghouse of information on effective programs to address such use that shall disseminate to State and local agencies a description of the results of research on reduction efforts and information on effective programs, best practices, and Federal resources; (3) establish a program within the Department of Justice to facilitate the sharing of knowledge in best practices among States addressing such use; and (4) provide technical assistance to State and local agencies implementing effective programs to reduce methamphetamine use. 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z  
108-hr-5238 108 hr 5238 To direct the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot study under which the Secretary may issue public warnings regarding threats to homeland security using an AMBER Alert system. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-06 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] AZ R S000275 0 Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, using funds available for improving the national system to notify the public in the event of a terrorist attack, to conduct a pilot study under which the Secretary may issue public warnings regarding homeland security threats using an AMBER Alert system. 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z  
108-s-2908 108 s 2908 Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-06 2004-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 6 Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) sponsoring or exhibiting a bird in a fighting venture in a State where it would not otherwise be in violation of the law, only if the person knew that any bird in the venture was knowingly bought, sold, delivered, transported, or received in interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose; or (2) knowingly sponsoring or exhibiting in an animal fighting venture any other animal that was moved in interstate or foreign commerce. Prohibits knowingly: (1) selling, buying, transporting, delivering, or receiving, for purposes of transportation in interstate or foreign commerce, any dog or other animal to participate in an animal fighting venture; (2) using interstate mail service for commercial speech promoting an animal fighting venture except as performed outside the limits of the States (with an exception for bird fights in States whose laws allow them); or (3) selling, buying, transporting, or delivering in interstate or foreign commerce a knife, gaff, or other sharp instrument to be attached to the leg of a bird for use in an animal fighting venture. Sets penalties of a fine under the code, two years' imprisonment, or both for violations of this Act. (Repeals conflicting provisions of the Animal Welfare Act.) 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z  
108-hr-5219 108 hr 5219 To require the Attorney General to establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-05 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] NY R K000078 0 Directs the Attorney General to create a national register of cases of child abuse or neglect (abuse), with the information in the register supplied by States or political subdivisions. Requires the register to collect information on children reported as abused in a central electronic database. Requires: (1) information provided to the Attorney General to relate to substantiated reports of abuse; (2) each State to determine whether such information also relates to reports of suspected instances of abuse that were unsubstantiated or unfounded, except that if a State has an equivalent electronic register of abuse cases, the information provided to the Attorney General shall be coextensive with information in such register; and (3) the information to be in a standardized electronic form and to contain case-specific identifying information. Directs the Attorney General to establish standards for the dissemination of information in the national register that preserve the confidentiality of records in order to protect the rights of the child and the child's parents or guardians while ensuring that Federal, State, and local government entities have access to such information in order to carry out their legal responsibilities to protect children from abuse. Makes compliance with this Act a condition precedent to receipt of funds under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z  
108-hr-5223 108 hr 5223 National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-05 2004-10-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. House Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CT R S001144 1 National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 - Establishes as an independent executive entity the National Intelligence Authority (Authority), headed by a National Intelligence Director (Director), to, among other things: (1) unify and strengthen efforts of the intelligence community (IC); (2) operate the National Counterterrorism Center and national intelligence centers; and (3) establish clear responsibility and accountability for counterterrorism and other intelligence matters relating to U.S. national security. Requires the Director to: (1) serve as the head of the IC; (2) advise the President on intelligence related to national security; (3) direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program (formerly the National Foreign Intelligence Program); (4) determine the annual budget for intelligence and intelligence-related activities; and (5) establish standards for information technology and communications across the IC. Authorizes the Director to establish and train a National Intelligence Reserve Corps for the temporary reemployment on a voluntary basis of former IC employees during periods of emergency. Establishes within the Authority, with specified functions: (1) the Reserve for Contingencies of the National Intelligence Director; (2) an Office of the National Intelligence Director; (3) a principal Deputy National Intelligence Director (second in command); (3) a National Intelligence Council (Council) (to provide national intelligence estimates for the U.S. Government and evaluate the collection and production of intelligence by the IC); (4) a General Counsel; (5) a Comptroller General; (6) an Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; (7) a Privacy Officer; (8) a Chief Information Officer; (9) a Chief Human Capital Officer; (10) a Chief Financial Officer; (11) an Inspector General; and (12) an Ombudsman. Establishes a National Counterterrorism Center (Center) to: (1) unify strategy for U.S. civilian and military counterterrorism efforts; and (2) integrate counterterrorism intelligence and operations acros… 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z  
108-sres-447 108 sres 447 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States should exercise his Constitutional Authority to pardon posthumously John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for Mr. Johnson's racially-motivated 1913 conviction that diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and unduly tarnished his reputation. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-05 2004-10-05 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10417-10419; text as passed Senate: CR S10418-10419; text of measure as introduced: CR S10445) Senate Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] AZ R M000303 4 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Calls for the President to grant a pardon, posthumously, to Jack Johnson, the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World. 2021-09-29T22:08:27Z  
108-hr-5208 108 hr 5208 Gun-Free Hospital Zones Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-04 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] MA D M000627 0 Gun-Free Hospital Zones Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the possession of a firearm in a hospital zone. Makes exceptions with respect to possession: (1) on private property that is not on hospital grounds; (2) on public property outside any enclosed structure by an individual who has a license provided by the State or local government which requires law enforcement authority verification of the individual's eligibility; (3) in accordance with a contract with the hospital; or (4) by a law enforcement authority acting in official capacity. 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z  
108-s-2882 108 s 2882 A bill to make the program for national criminal history background checks for volunteer groups permanent. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-01 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (PROTECT Act) to eliminate the limit (18 months) on the duration of the Child Safety Pilot Program (provides for the processing of 100,000 10-fingerprint check requests from specified volunteer organizations through the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System). 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z  
108-hr-5188 108 hr 5188 Combat Meth Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-30 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] MO R B000575 12 Combat Meth Act - Directs the Attorney General to carry out a program to provide grants to qualified States (i.e., those which had more than 200 methamphetamine lab seizures in 2003 and that provide a specified mandatory minimum sentence for possession and/or distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine or 50 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine) to combat methamphetamine abuse, focusing on the prosecution of repeat offenders. Authorizes funds to provide training to: (1) State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agents for investigation and prosecution of methamphetamine offenses; and (2) State law enforcement personnel at the Drug Enforcement Administration's Clandestine Laboratory Training Facility in Quantico, Virginia. Amends: (1) the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the public safety and community policing grant program to authorize the use of grant funds to hire personnel and purchase equipment to assist in enforcing and prosecuting methamphetamine offenses and in cleaning up methamphetamine-affected areas; and (2) the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to local governments and nonprofit private entities to provide treatment for methamphetamine abuse. Directs the Attorney General to allocate funds for the hiring and training of special assistant U.S. attorneys. Authorizes the Attorney General, acting through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, to award grants to States to establish methamphetamine precursor monitoring programs. 2023-01-13T22:01:44Z  
108-s-2869 108 s 2869 Combat Meth Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-30 2004-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] MO R T000024 3 Combat Meth Act of 2004 - Directs the Attorney General to carry out a program to provide grants to qualified States (i.e., those which had more than 200 methamphetamine lab seizures in 2003 and that provide a specified mandatory minimum sentence for possession and/or distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine or 50 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine) to combat methamphetamine abuse, focusing on the prosecution of repeat offenders. Authorizes funds to provide training to: (1) State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agents for investigation and prosecution of methamphetamine offenses; and (2) State law enforcement personnel at the Drug Enforcement Administration's Clandestine Laboratory Training Facility in Quantico, Virginia. Amends: (1) the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the public safety and community policing grant program to authorize the use of grant funds to hire personnel and purchase equipment to assist in enforcing and prosecuting methamphetamine offenses and in cleaning up methamphetamine-affected areas; and (2) the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to local governments and nonprofit private entities to provide treatment for methamphetamine abuse. Directs the Attorney General to allocate funds for the hiring and training of special assistant U.S. attorneys. Authorizes the Attorney General, acting through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, to award grants to States to establish methamphetamine precursor monitoring programs. 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z  
108-s-2871 108 s 2871 Human Trafficking and Smuggling Penalty Enhancement Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-30 2004-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] SC R G000359 1 Human Trafficking and Smuggling Penalty Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for enhanced penalties, including the death penalty, for slavery. Modifies alien smuggling prohibitions under the Immigration and Nationality Act to cover engaging in specified actions with knowledge that the violator is acting in reckless disregard of the fact that a person is an alien. Prohibits bringing or attempting to bring an alien to the United States at a place other than a designated port of entry or a place designated by the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, regardless of: (1) whether the alien received prior official authorization to enter the United States; (2) whether the person bringing the alien intended to violate any criminal law; or (3) any future official action which may be taken with respect to that alien. Prohibits the commission of an offense with knowledge or reason to believe that the alien unlawfully brought to or into the United States has engaged in or intends to engage in terrorist activity. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and related policy statements to implement this Act and to reflect the serious nature of the offenses and penalties referred to in this Act, the growing incidence of alien smuggling, and the need to deter, prevent, and punish such offenses. 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z  
108-hr-5162 108 hr 5162 To provide for the safe and secure storage of explosive materials by State and local law enforcement agencies. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-29 2004-09-29 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CT R S001144 2 Requires each State to submit to the Attorney General a written report (and subsequent updates) that specifies each location at which a State law enforcement agency stores explosive materials that have been transported in interstate or foreign commerce and the types and amounts of such materials. Directs the Attorney General to prescribe final regulations governing the storage of such materials by such agencies, including public safety and security standards and requirements for video surveillance or an alarm system. Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) make matching grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for complying with such regulations; (2) enter any place where such an agency keeps such explosive materials for inspection and compliance determinations; and (3) reduce by ten percent the funds that an agency would otherwise receive under any Department of Justice grant program if the agency fails to comply. 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z  
108-sres-442 108 sres 442 A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and their descendants for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-29 2004-09-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9956) Senate Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] LA D L000550 1 Declares that the Senate: (1) apologizes to the victims and survivors of lynching for its failure to enact anti-lynching legislation; (2) expresses its deepest sympathies and most solemn regrets to the descendants of such victims whose ancestors were deprived of life, human dignity, and the constitutional protections accorded all other U.S. citizens; and (3) remembers the history of lynching, to ensure that these personal tragedies will be neither forgotten nor repeated. 2023-01-14T22:48:44Z  
108-s-2855 108 s 2855 A bill to amend chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, to create a general provision similar to provisions found in chapter 47 of such title, to provide for criminal penalties for the act of forging Federal documents. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-28 2004-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9816) Senate Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] OK R I000024 0 Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit : (1) counterfeiting a Federal document, record, or writing; (2) knowingly or negligently uttering or publishing such counterfeit (or unverified) information as true; or (3) knowingly or negligently transmitting such information to any office of the United States. 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z  
108-hr-5148 108 hr 5148 Identity Management Security Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-24 2004-09-24 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] MI R M001150 3 Identity Management Security Act of 2004 - Prohibits a Federal agency from accepting a State issued driver's license or identification card unless it includes certain data, including a photograph, a common machine-readable technology, and certain anti-fraud physical security features. Prescribes minimum license or identification card issuance standards and other specified practices States must meet. Requires a State, to be eligible for a grant to assist it in conforming to such minimum standards, to participate in the interstate compact, "Driver License Agreement," in order to provide electronic access by a State to information contained in the motor vehicle databases of all other States. Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the security of birth certificates and other birth documentation used by States as proof of identity, with recommendations on measures to improve the security of such documentation. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to assist them in eliminating the duplication of birth and death records. 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z  
108-hr-5130 108 hr 5130 Secure Borders Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-23 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. House Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2] TX D T000424 20 Secure Borders Act - Establishes the Land Border Infrastructure Improvement Fund. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to conduct a vulnerability assessment of land ports of entry (POEs). Directs the Secretary to: (1) make permanent specified pre-enrollment programs that allow expedited inspections at POEs for participants; (2) develop a comprehensive plan to deploy technological surveillance systems along U.S. borders; (3) increase the number of K-9 units working within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); (4) ensure that radiation portal monitors are installed at all southern border POEs no later than September 30, 2005; (5) contract with an independent entity to study the necessary allocation of personnel at POEs and Border Patrol sectors; and (6) provide ongoing training for inspectors. Requires the Commissioner of Customs to submit a report to Congress on the One Face at the Border Initiative (a Department of Homeland Security [DHS] initiative that unifies customs, immigration, and agricultural inspection functions by cross-training CBP personnel) that addresses: (1) the effectiveness of the initiative in enhancing security and facilitating trade; (2) the number of CBP personnel who worked for the former Customs Service or the former Immigration and Naturalization Service before the DHS was established and the number hired after its establishment; (3) training time provided to each employee for initiative components; (4) steps taken by CBP to ensure that expertise is retained with regard to customs, immigration, and agriculture inspection functions under the initiative; and (5) whether the missions of customs, agriculture, and immigration are equally emphasized. Requires the Comptroller General to review such reports and report on the effectiveness of the initiative. Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit unclassified and classified versions of a comprehensive border security strategy; (2) integrate the IDENT and IAFIS databases; and (3) make interoperable those databases used by insp… 2023-01-13T22:01:46Z  
108-hr-5140 108 hr 5140 Ammonium Nitrate Security Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-23 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] NY D H000627 0 Ammonium Nitrate Security Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to redefine explosives to include detonable nitrate fertilizers. Makes it unlawful for any person to engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in detonable nitrate fertilizers materials without a license. Requires the Attorney General to promulgate regulations specifically related to the storage of such fertilizers. Modifies requirements for explosive material licenses and user permits to exempt an applicant from the fee for a license or user permit for detonable nitrate fertilizers. Excludes license or user permit applicant's employees who will be authorized to possess detonable nitrate fertilizers from the requirement that they be checked for convictions of certain felonies. Sets forth fines and penalties for violation of this Act. 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z  
108-hr-5125 108 hr 5125 To extend the operation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States to serve as a resource for the President and Congress, and for other purposes. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-22 2004-09-22 Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 7 Amends the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 to extend the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States (currently terminated as of August 21, 2004) until the earlier of: (1) the date on which the Commission chairman and vice chairman determine that the Commission has done all it can to assist Congress with respect to the recommendations contained in its final report; or (2) July 24, 2007. Adds as Commission functions: (1) serving as a resource to the President and Congress with respect to the findings and recommendations contained in its final report and monitoring the progress of the President and Congress in implementing such recommendations; and (2) investigating and issuing a supplemental improvements made, and still required, in Federal, State, and local emergency communication and coordination. Authorizes appropriations. 2023-01-13T22:01:46Z  
108-hr-5107 108 hr 5107 Justice for All Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-21 2004-10-30 Became Public Law No: 108-405. House Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] WI R S000244 18 (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 6, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Justice for All Act of 2004 - Title I: Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Louarna Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims' Rights Act - Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Louarna Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims' Right Act - (Sec. 102) Amends the Federal criminal code to grant crime victims the right: (1) to be reasonably protected from the accused; (2) to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any public court proceeding or any parole proceeding involving the crime or of any release or escape of the accused; (3) to not be excluded from any such proceeding, unless the court determines that the victim's testimony would be materially altered if the victim heard other testimony at that proceeding; (4) to be reasonably heard at any public proceeding in district court involving release, plea, sentencing, or any parole proceeding; (5) to confer with the Government attorney in the case; (6) to full and timely restitution as provided by law; (7) to proceedings free from unreasonably delay; and (8) to be treated with fairness and respect. Directs: (1) the court to ensure that a victim is afforded these rights; and (2) officers and employees of Federal agencies engaged in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime to see that victims are notified of, and accorded, these rights. Limits the circumstances under which a victim may make a motion to reopen a plea or sentence. (Sec. 103) Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime to make grants to: (1) develop, establish, and maintain programs for the enforcement of victims' rights; and (2) develop and implement state-of-the-art systems for notifying victims of important dates and developments relating to criminal proceedings. (Sec. 104) Requires: (1) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to report annually on the number of times such … 2023-01-14T22:48:43Z  
108-hr-5118 108 hr 5118 Prevention of Terrorist Access to Destructive Weapons Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-21 2004-10-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. House Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] TX R S000250 0 Prevention of Terrorist Access to Destructive Weapons Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly producing, acquiring, transferring, possessing, using, or threatening to use: (1) an explosive or incendiary rocket designed as a weapon to seek an aircraft; (2) any device to launch or guide such rocket; (3) parts designed for use in assembling or fabricating such a rocket or device; (4) any weapon designed or intended to release radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life; (5) any object capable of and designed or intended to endanger human life; or (6) the variola virus. (Makes exceptions for specified governmental conduct.) Amends the Atomic Energy Act to expand the scope of provisions governing atomic weapons to prohibit transferring or receiving in interstate or foreign commerce, using, or possessing and threatening to use an atomic weapon. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) when such prohibited conduct shall be considered to have occurred within the jurisdiction of the United States; and (2) applicable criminal penalties, including the death penalty. Expands the scope of Arms Export Control Act licensing provisions and Federal criminal code provisions regarding interception of communications, acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries, and money laundering to cover offenses under this Act. 2023-01-13T22:01:46Z  
108-s-2814 108 s 2814 Bank Examiner Postemployment Protection Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-20 2004-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] MI D L000261 1 Bank Examiner Postemployment Protection Act - Amends Federal criminal law to subject to criminal penalties any person who: (1) has served as senior Federal bank examiner of a particular financial institution during the final 12 months of Federal employment; and (2) knowingly accepts compensation as an employee, officer, director, or consultant from that institution (including its holding company, a subsidiary, or an affiliate) within one year after departure from such Federal service. 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z  
108-hr-5091 108 hr 5091 Toy Gun Marking Improvement Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-15 2004-09-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. House Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] IL D D000096 5 Toy Gun Marking Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 to exclude from the definition of "look-alike firearm" in imitation firearm marking requirements any toy replica of an antique firearm developed prior to 1898. Bars States from prohibiting the sale or manufacture of toy replicas of such antique firearms. 2023-01-13T22:01:47Z  
108-hr-5099 108 hr 5099 To reinstate the repealed criminal provisions relating to assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-15 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] FL D H000324 0 Reinstates repealed criminal provisions regarding assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (the assault weapons ban). 2023-01-13T22:01:47Z  
108-hr-5100 108 hr 5100 Neighborhood Security Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-15 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] NY D M000309 10 Neighborhood Security Act - Reinstates for ten years repealed criminal provisions regarding assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (the assault weapons ban). 2023-01-13T22:01:46Z  
108-hr-5103 108 hr 5103 Justice in Sentencing Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-15 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] CA D W000187 0 Justice in Sentencing Act of 2004 - Requires the Attorney General's prior written approval for a Federal prosecution of an offense under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA), or for any conspiracy to commit such an offense, where the offense involves the illegal distribution or possession of a controlled substance in an amount less than that specified as a minimum for an offense under CSA or, in the case of any substance containing cocaine or cocaine base, in an amount less than 500 grams. Modifies CSA and CSIEA to delete specified mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment. 2023-01-13T22:01:46Z  
108-hr-5075 108 hr 5075 Re-Entry Enhancement Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-14 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 2 Reentry Enhancement Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions regarding adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects, including by authorizing funds to: (1) provide structured post-release housing and transitional housing; (2) facilitate collaboration to promote the employment of people released from prison; and (3) establish or expand the use of reentry courts. Sets forth grant priorities and requirements, including that each State or local government recipient establish a Reentry Task Force or other relevant convening authority. Authorizes the Attorney General to make a grant to provide for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center. Establishes in the executive branch an interagency task force on Federal programs related to the reentry of former prisoners into the community, to be chaired by the Attorney General. Authorizes the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics to conduct research on offender reentry. Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for Federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a crime unless such individual is serving a felony sentence at the time of the election. Sets forth enforcement provisions. Requires the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment spends a reasonable part of the final portion of that term preparing for reentry into the community. 2023-01-13T22:01:47Z  
108-s-2799 108 s 2799 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to increase the penalties for smuggling goods into the United States. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-14 2004-09-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 0 Amends the Federal criminal code to increase the maximum term of imprisonment from five to 20 years for smuggling goods into the United States. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements for any such offense that results in a person's death, while ensuring that there is reasonable consistency with other Federal sentencing guidelines and avoiding duplicative punishments for substantially the same offense. 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z  
108-s-2801 108 s 2801 Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-14 2004-09-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9225-9231) Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 0 Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) specify restrictions on the sale and display to the general public of Social Security account numbers (SSNs) (or any derivatives) by Federal, State, and local governments and bankruptcy case trustees; (2) prohibit the display of SSNs (or any derivatives) on checks issued for payment by such governments, or on driver's licenses or motor vehicle registrations; (3) prohibit the Federal, State, or local government display of SSNs (or any derivatives) on employee identification cards or tags (IDs); (4) prohibit access to the SSNs of other individuals by prisoners employed by Federal, State, or local governments; (5) prohibit the selling, purchasing, or displaying of SSNs (with certain exceptions), or the obtaining or use of any individual's SSN to locate or identify such individual with the intent to physically injure or harm such individual or to use the individual's ID for any illegal purpose by any person; and (6) require States to require independent verification of birth records provided in support of applications for SSNs. Subjects to the Fair Credit Reporting Act information regarding a consumer's SSN (and any derivative) (credit header information). Provides that any person who refuses to do business with an individual for refusing to disclose his or her SSN shall be considered to have committed an unfair or deceptive act or practice. Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) make improvements to the enumeration at birth program for the issuance of Social Security account numbers to newborns; and (2) by regulation restrict the issuance of multiple replacement Social Security cards to any individual to minimize fraud. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act, and enhanced penalties in cases of terrorism, drug trafficking, crimes of violence, or prior offenses. 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z  
108-hr-5064 108 hr 5064 Baby Selling Prohibition Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-13 2004-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] MN R K000358 0 Baby Selling Prohibition Act of 2004 - Amends Federal criminal law to prohibit accepting or charging any fee in excess of allowable costs in connection with the adoption of a minor. Applies such prohibition to all individuals, intermediaries, or entities involved in such adoptions. Provides a prison term of up to ten years for violators. 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z  
108-hr-5066 108 hr 5066 Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-13 2004-09-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. House Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] TX R S000250 0 Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to expand the jurisdictional bases and scope of the prohibition against the use of, and threat, attempt, or conspiracy to use, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to cover such actions against property within the United States under specified circumstances, including property owned, leased, or used by a foreign government. Restores the coverage of chemical weapons under the prohibition. Expands the categories of restricted persons subject to prohibitions relating to select agents to cover persons acting for or on behalf of, or operating subject to the direction or control of: (1) a government or official of a country that Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; or (2) a terrorist organization. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit participation in the development or production of any special nuclear material or atomic weapon except as authorized by that Act. Prohibits anyone within the United States or subject to U.S. jurisdiction from willfully participating in or providing material support or resources to a nuclear weapons program or other WMD program of a foreign terrorist power (or attempting or conspiring to do so). Establishes extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over such offense. 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z  
108-hr-5068 108 hr 5068 Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-13 2004-09-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development. House Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] TX R T000238 18 Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection a National Cybersecurity Office, headed by an Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, who shall assist the Secretary in promoting cybersecurity for the Nation. Grants the Assistant Secretary primary authority within DHS for all cybersecurity-related critical infrastructure programs of DHS. Includes among the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary to: (1) establish and manage a national cybersecurity response system, a national cybersecurity threat and vulnerability reduction program, a national cybersecurity awareness and training program, a government cybersecurity program, and a national security and international cybersecurity cooperation program; (2) coordinate specified activities with the private sector, with other directorates and offices within DHS (including with the Chief Information Officer), and with the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response; (3) develop processes for information sharing with the private sector; (4) consult with the Secret Service's Electronic Crimes Task Force on private sector outreach and information activities and with the Office for Domestic Preparedness to ensure that realistic cybersecurity scenarios are incorporated into tabletop and recovery exercises; and (5) consult and coordinate with other Federal agencies on cybersecurity-related programs, policies, and operations and with other relevant Federal agencies and within DHS on security of digital control systems. Grants the Assistant Secretary primary authority within DHS over the National Communications System. 2023-01-13T22:01:47Z  
108-hr-5069 108 hr 5069 Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-13 2004-09-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development. House Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] TX R T000238 14 Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish and maintain special access programs associated with research, development, test and evaluation, and acquisition of technology. Directs: (1) the Secretary to submit to Congress certain budget request information for the Directorate of Science and Technology; and (2) the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to transmit to Congress a summary of the solicitations and resulting contracts and grants awarded in the past fiscal year. Requires the Secretary to conduct an assessment of: (1) the development of national capabilities in homeland security science and technology; and (2) the methods used by the Directorate for the prioritization of science and technology projects among and within research portfolios. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, to establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for: (1) the establishment or expansion of professional development programs and associate degree programs in cybersecurity; and (2) the purchase of equipment to provide training in cybersecurity for either professional development or degree programs. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements or partnerships with foreign governments that are U.S. allies in the war on terrorism and have extensive experience in counterterrorism. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a Geospatial Management Office; and (2) a program to enhance public safety interoperable communications. Provides for the establishment of a homeland security technology and equipment transfer program. 2023-01-13T22:01:47Z  
108-s-2789 108 s 2789 Second Chance Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-10 2004-09-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] KS R B000953 6 Second Chance Act of 2004: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention or Second Chance Act of 2004 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions regarding adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects, including by authorizing funds to: (1) provide structured post-release housing and transitional housing; (2) facilitate specified collaboration to promote the employment of people released from prison; and (3) establish or expand the use of reentry courts. Sets forth grant priorities and requirements, including that each State or local government recipient establish a Reentry Task Force or other relevant convening authority. Authorizes the Attorney General to make a grant to provide for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center. Directs the Attorney General to establish an interagency task force on Federal programs and activities relating to offender reentry. Authorizes the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics to conduct research on offender reentry. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review the role of State child protective services at the time of arrest and to establish services for the preservation of families impacted by the incarceration of a family member; and (2) the Secretary of Labor to implement a program to educate employers about existing incentives to the hiring of former prisoners and to make grants to community-based organizations to provide mentoring and other transitional services essential to reintegrating ex-offenders and incarcerated persons into society. 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z  
108-hr-5040 108 hr 5040 9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-09 2004-10-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. House Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CT R S001144 44 9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act of 2004 - National Intelligence Authority Act of 2004 - Establishes as an independent executive entity the National Intelligence Authority (Authority), headed by a National Intelligence Director (Director), to, among other things: (1) unify and strengthen efforts of the intelligence community (IC); (2) operate the National Counterterrorism Center and national intelligence centers; and (3) establish clear responsibility and accountability for counterterrorism and other intelligence matters relating to U.S. national security. Requires the Director to: (1) serve as the head of the IC; (2) advise the President on intelligence related to national security; and (3) direct, manage, and oversee the execution of the National Intelligence Program (formerly the National Foreign Intelligence Program). Establishes a National Intelligence Council (Council) to produce national intelligence estimates for the U.S. Government and evaluate the collection and production of intelligence by the IC. Establishes a National Counterterrorism Center (Center) to: (1) unify strategy for U.S. civilian and military counterterrorism efforts; and (2) integrate counterterrorism intelligence and operations across agency boundaries, both inside and outside the United States. Requires the President to publicly disclose certain intelligence funding information for fiscal years after 2005. Merges the Homeland Security Council into the Council. Maintains within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) the direction and execution of clandestine and covert operations. Makes the Secretary of Defense responsible for directing and executing paramilitary operations, whether clandestine or covert. Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to develop and maintain within the FBI a national security workforce of agents, analysts, linguists, and surveillance specialists. Directs the President to: (1) establish an information sharing network to promote the sharing of terrorism information among all … 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z  
108-hr-5059 108 hr 5059 Internet Privacy Protection Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-09 2004-09-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] CA D S000344 2 Internet Privacy Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a provider of electronic communication service from intentionally accessing the contents of a stored electronic communication while held in electronic storage, except when such access is a necessary incident to: (1) the rendition of such service; or (2) compliance with provisions governing voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records. 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z  
108-s-2783 108 s 2783 Computer Trepass Clarification Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-09 2004-09-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9036) Senate Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] WI D F000061 0 Computer Trespass Clarification Act of 2004 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to: (1) revise the definition of a "computer trespasser" for purposes of provisions concerning the unlawful interception of communications to exclude any person who has any relationship (currently, persons who have a contractual relationship) with the owner or operator of a protected computer permitting access to the computer; (2) require the owner or operator of a protected computer to be attempting to respond to communications activity that threatens the integrity or operation of such computer in order to legally authorize the interception of a computer trespasser's communications; and (3) limit the length of warrantless surveillance to 96 hours. Directs the Attorney General to annually report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees regarding the use of such provisions. 2023-01-14T22:48:47Z  
108-hr-5007 108 hr 5007 Local Government and Traveler Assistance Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-07 2004-09-07 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security (Select). House Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] NV R P000589 0 Local Government and Traveler Assistance Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security an Under Secretary for Local Government and Tourism. Transfers to the Under Secretary the functions currently held by the Office of State and Local Government Coordination. Makes the Under Secretary responsible for specified tasks currently carried out by the Special Assistant to the Secretary of Homeland Security. 2023-01-13T21:46:42Z  
108-s-2774 108 s 2774 9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-09-07 2004-09-08 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 692. Senate Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] AZ R M000303 10 9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act of 2004 - National Intelligence Authority Act of 2004 - Establishes as an independent executive entity the National Intelligence Authority (Authority), headed by a National Intelligence Director (Director), to, among other things: (1) unify and strengthen efforts of the intelligence community (IC); (2) operate the National Counterterrorism Center and national intelligence centers; and (3) establish clear responsibility and accountability for counterterrorism and other intelligence matters relating to U.S. national security. Requires the Director to: (1) serve as the head of the IC; (2) advise the President on intelligence related to national security; and (3) direct, manage, and oversee the execution of the National Intelligence Program (formerly the National Foreign Intelligence Program). Establishes a National Intelligence Council (Council) to produce national intelligence estimates for the U.S. Government and evaluate the collection and production of intelligence by the IC. Establishes a National Counterterrorism Center (Center) to: (1) unify strategy for U.S. civilian and military counterterrorism efforts; and (2) integrate counterterrorism intelligence and operations across agency boundaries, both inside and outside the United States. Requires the President to publicly disclose certain intelligence funding information for fiscal years after 2005. Merges the Homeland Security Council into the Council. Maintains within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) the direction and execution of clandestine and covert operations. Makes the Secretary of Defense responsible for directing and executing paramilitary operations, whether clandestine or covert. Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to develop and maintain within the FBI a national security workforce of agents, analysts, linguists, and surveillance specialists. Directs the President to: (1) establish an information sharing network to promote the sharing of terrorism information among all … 2022-02-03T05:36:57Z  
108-hr-4929 108 hr 4929 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish at least one Border Patrol unit for the Virgin Islands of the United States. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-22 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] VI D C000380 0 Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish at least one Border Patrol unit for the U.S. Virgin Islands no later than September 30, 2005. 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z  
108-hr-4942 108 hr 4942 Material Support to Terrorism Prohibition Enhancement Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-22 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] WI R G000545 0 Material Support to Terrorism Prohibition Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization. Grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over such offense if specified conditions apply, such as if: (1) the offender is a U.S. national; (2) an offender is a stateless person whose habitual residence is in the United States; (3) the offense occurs within the United States; (4) the offense occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce; or (5) an offender aids or abets or conspires in such offense with any person over whom jurisdiction exists. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit granting visas to or admitting, and provides for the deportation of, aliens who have received such training. Expands the scope of the prohibition against: (1) providing material support to terrorists to include providing resources or concealing or disguising material support or resources, knowing or intending that they will be used for an act of terrorism, where the offense occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce); and (2) financing terrorism to cover proceeds of funds used to knowingly disguise any material support to terrorists and knowing that funds are to be provided or collected for such proscribed purposes. 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z  
108-hr-4956 108 hr 4956 E-mail Privacy Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-22 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] WA D I000026 14 E-mail Privacy Act of 2004 - Amends Federal criminal code provisions concerning interception of electronic communications to modify the definition of "intercept" to include the acquisition of the contents of the communication through the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other device, at any point between the point of origin and the point when it is made available to the recipient. Limits the service provider exception to the prohibition on unlawful access to stored communications to access to the extent necessary incident to the rendition of the service, the protection of the rights or property of the service provider, or compliance with provisions regarding disclosure of customer communications or records. 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z  
108-hr-4977 108 hr 4977 E-mail Privacy Protection Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-22 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] NY D N000002 3 Email Privacy Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to include within the definition of "electronic communication" (and thus within the scope of provisions regarding the interception of communications) any temporary, intermediate storage of a communication incidental to the electronic transmission thereof. Prohibits a provider of an electronic communication service from acquiring or using the contents of a stored electronic communication of which that provider is not an intended recipient, other than for the purposes of providing that service. 2023-01-14T22:48:21Z  
108-hr-4982 108 hr 4982 Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-22 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] NJ D P000096 7 Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force Act of 2004 - Establishes within the Department of Justice the Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force to study and report to Congress and the Attorney General on: (1) Federal and State policies and practices as they affect the personal safety of probation and parole officers during the execution of their duties; and (2) guidelines for the safety training of, the use of force by, and equipment standards for such officers, including regarding whether to arm such officers. Requires the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (after the Task Force terminates) to carry out and report to the Attorney General on an annual, comprehensive statistical review of the incidence and effects of violence perpetrated against Federal and State probation and parole officers. 2023-01-14T22:48:20Z  
108-s-2728 108 s 2728 Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-22 2004-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] NY D S000148 0 Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit automobile insurance fraud. Directs the Department of Justice to publish best practices for the States to use in licensing: (1) auto body shops that perform work paid for by insurers; and (2) medical treatment provided to people who are injured in automobile accidents. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) cooperate with the offices of the U.S. Attorneys to aggressively investigate fraudulent chop shops and salvage yards, to aggressively prosecute automobile insurance fraud, and to report statistics on investigations, prosecutions, and convictions; and (2) establish Federal-State-Local Anti-Auto Insurance Fraud Task Forces in the offices of the U.S. Attorneys in the ten U.S. cities that are most severely affected. Grants an insurance company the right to require a mandatory inspection by an insurance company representative or agent of any motor vehicle prior to agreeing to provide insurance coverage. Permits a company to waive such right under specified circumstances. Allows an insurer to require a pre-insurance inspection of an otherwise exempt motor vehicle, but prohibits basing such decision on the age, race, sex, religion, or marital status of the applicant or insured or the fact that the vehicle has been insured through a residual or non-voluntary insurance market. 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z  
108-s-2731 108 s 2731 Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-22 2004-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8710-8711) Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 13 Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly transferring, transporting, or possessing a confined exotic animal for purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for entertainment or the collection of a trophy. Permits any person authorized by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to: (1) arrest without warrant any person who violates this Act in the presence or view of the arresting person; (2) execute any warrant or other process issued by an officer or court of competent jurisdiction to enforce this Act; and (3) with a search warrant, search for and seize any animal taken in violation of this Act. Declares that any animal seized shall be held by the Secretary of the Interior or a U.S. marshal and, upon a defendant's conviction, be forfeited to the United States and disposed of by the Secretary. Permits the Director to use by agreement the personnel and services of any other Federal or State agency to enforce this Act. 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z  
108-s-2748 108 s 2748 Baby Selling Prohibition Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-22 2004-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8735) Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 0 Baby Selling Prohibition Act of 2004 - Amends Federal criminal law to prohibit accepting or charging any fee in excess of allowable costs in connection with the adoption of a minor. Applies such prohibition to all individuals, intermediaries, or entities involved in such adoptions. Provides a prison term of up to ten years for violators. 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z  
108-s-2760 108 s 2760 Public Safety Officers' Defense Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-22 2004-07-22 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 5 Public Safety Officers' Defense Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny a court, justice, or judge jurisdiction to consider any claim relating to the judgment or sentence in an application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court for killing a public safety officer, unless the applicant shows constitutional error or that the claim qualifies for consideration based on a new rule of constitutional law or a factual predicate that could not have been previously discovered. Directs that any such application presented to a court, justice, or judge other than a district court be transferred to the appropriate district court for consideration or dismissal, with an exception. Sets forth requirements regarding time limits in: (1) district court (e.g., any motion by either party for an evidentiary hearing shall be filed and served not later than 90 days after the State files its answer); and (2) the court of appeals (e.g., the court shall decide the appeal from an order granting or denying a writ of habeas corpus not later than 120 days after the date on which the brief of the appellee is filed). Makes time limitations under this Act applicable to an initial application, a second or successive application, and any re-determination of an application or related appeal following a remand by the court of appeals or the Supreme Court for further proceedings. 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z  
108-hr-4882 108 hr 4882 Controlled Substances Export Reform Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-21 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] PA R P000373 12 Controlled Substances Export Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to authorize the Attorney General to allow any narcotic drug in schedule I, II, III, or IV or any non-narcotic controlled substance in schedule I or II (covered drug) to be exported from the United States to a country for subsequent export to another country if: (1) both the country to which the covered drug is exported from the United States (first country) and the country to which it is subsequently exported (second country) are parties to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances; (2) the first and second countries have each maintained an adequate system of drug import controls; (3) regarding the first country, the covered drug is consigned to a holder of such permits or licenses as required under that country's laws and a permit to import the drug has been issued; (4) regarding the second country, substantial evidence that the drug is to be consigned to a permit holder as required under that country's laws is furnished, a permit to import it is to be issued, there is an actual need for the drug, and it will not be re-exported; (5) within 30 days after export from the first country, the person who exported it from the United States certifies that re-export has occurred; and (6) the Attorney General has issued a permit to export the covered drug from the United States. 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z  
108-hr-4883 108 hr 4883 Terrorism Against Animal-Use Entities Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-21 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] MO R G000546 0 Terrorism Against Animal-Use Entities Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) travel or use of the mail or any facility in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of causing economic disruption to an animal enterprise; and (2) intentionally using threats, acts of vandalism, property damage, trespass, persistent and harassing communications, intimidation, or coercion in furtherance of a plan to cause economic disruption to that enterprise. (Current law covers physical disruption but not economic disruption.) Increases penalties for economic damage. Sets penalties for economic damage or disruption exceeding $100,000. Provides for imposition of the death penalty where a person causes the death of an individual in the course of a violation of code provisions regarding animal enterprise terrorism. Includes animal enterprise terrorism within the scope of offenses for which interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications is authorized. 2023-01-14T22:48:18Z  
108-s-2708 108 s 2708 National Strategy for Homeland Security Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-21 2004-07-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8559-8560) Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] CT D L000304 0 National Strategy for Homeland Security Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, under the direction of the President, to develop a National Strategy for Homeland Security for detection, prevention, protection, response, and recovery with regard to terrorist threats to the United States. Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit the Strategy to Congress by December 1st of each year in which a President is inaugurated and to submit an updated version two years thereafter; and (2) provide, in conjunction with the President's budget request, an annual assessment of progress on implementing the Strategy. Sets forth contents of the Strategy, including: (1) threat, vulnerability, and risk assessment and analysis; (2) a statement of desired end-states; (3) an assessment of necessary resources and investments; (4) a delineation of organizational roles and responsibilities across the many entities involved; and (5) an explanation of the relationship between the Strategy and other Federal strategies addressing terrorist threats. Directs the Secretary to establish a nonpartisan, independent Homeland Security Commission to conduct an alternative assessment of the optimal policies and programs to improve homeland security against terrorist threats, including an estimate of the funding required. 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z  
108-sres-413 108 sres 413 A resolution encouraging States to consider adopting comprehensive legislation to combat human trafficking and slavery and recognizing the many efforts made to combat human trafficking and slavery. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-21 2004-07-21 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8565) Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 4 Expresses support for: (1) bipartisan efforts of Congress, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and State and local law enforcement officers to combat human trafficking and slavery; and (2) efforts to educate and empower State and local law enforcement officers in the identification of victims of human trafficking. Encourages State legislatures to: (1) carefully examine DOJ's model State anti-trafficking criminal statute and the Federal benefits and protections for victims of human trafficking and slavery contained in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003; and (2) seriously consider adopting laws that combat human trafficking and slavery, wherever such laws do not currently exist, and that offer such explicit protections to the victims. 2023-01-13T21:31:58Z  
108-sres-414 108 sres 414 A resolution encouraging States to consider adopting comprehensive legislation to combat human trafficking and slavery and recognizing the many efforts made to combat human trafficking and slavery. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-21 2004-07-21 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: S8569-8572; text as passed Senate: CR S8571-8572; text of measure as introduced: CR S8565-8566) Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 4 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for: (1) bipartisan efforts of Congress, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and State and local law enforcement officers to combat human trafficking and slavery; and (2) efforts to educate and empower State and local law enforcement officers in the identification of victims of human trafficking. Encourages State legislatures to: (1) carefully examine DOJ's model State anti-trafficking criminal statute and the Federal benefits and protections for victims of human trafficking and slavery contained in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003; and (2) seriously consider adopting laws that combat human trafficking and slavery, wherever such laws do not currently exist, and that offer such explicit protections to the victims. 2021-09-29T22:08:16Z  
108-hr-4852 108 hr 4852 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-19 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48] CA R C000830 5 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY 2005. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an interagency Homeland Security Information Requirements Board to oversee the process for establishing homeland security requirements and collection management for homeland security information. Establishes within the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection a National Cybersecurity Office. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) submit annual budget request information for the Directorate of Science and Technology; (2) conduct an assessment of the development of national capabilities in homeland security science and technology to address basic scientific research needs; and (3) establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for professional development programs in cybersecurity. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements or partnerships with U.S. allies in the war on terrorism that have extensive experience in counterterrorism activities. Directs the Secretary to establish a program to enhance public safety interoperable communications at all levels of government. Provides for the establishment of a homeland security technology and equipment transfer program. Establishes the Liberty Shield Award for Innovation and Excellence in Critical Infrastructure Protection. Urges the DHS Homeland Security Operations Center to increase on-site participation of representatives from private sector critical infrastructure sectors. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and distribute critical infrastructure protection awareness and education materials for emergency response providers; (2) ensure that DHS terrorism preparedness exercises and related information and training meet specified requirements; (3) establish a program supporting the development of mutual aid systems for terrorism and emergency preparedness and response; (4) develop a domesti… 2023-01-14T22:48:17Z  
108-hr-4857 108 hr 4857 Border Security Information Integration Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-19 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] OR D H000762 0 Border Security Information Integration Act - Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to enter into a memorandum of understanding to guide the integration of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) integrated automated fingerprint identification system (IAFIS) and the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) automated biometric fingerprint identification system (IDENT). Makes the Chief Information Officers of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and DHS responsible for coordinating such integration. Requires: (1) IDENT to be updated on a daily basis with information pertaining to warrants issued and individuals wanted for questioning by the FBI until IAFIS and IDENT have been fully integrated; (2) the Secretary to develop a clear and uniform policy that details when a border patrol agent shall use IAFIS and IDENT; and (3) a border patrol agent who uses IAFIS or IDENT with respect to an alien to update both systems with information pertaining to the agent's encounter with the alien. 2023-01-14T22:48:17Z  
108-hr-4861 108 hr 4861 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations, and for other purposes. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-19 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] NY R S001149 1 Amends Federal criminal law to provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations. 2023-01-14T22:48:17Z  
108-s-2679 108 s 2679 Tools to Fight Terrorism Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-16 2004-07-19 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 645. Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 7 Tools to Fight Terrorism Act of 2004 - Anti-Terrorism Investigative Tools Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends: (1) the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to treat individuals who engage in international terrorism as foreign agents; (2) the Federal criminal code to prohibit hoaxes relating to terrorist offenses; (3) the USA PATRIOT Act to allow the disclosure of counterintelligence information obtained as part of a national security investigation; (4) the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize deporting aliens who have received military training from terrorist organizations; and (5) the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 regarding nuclear threats. Prevention of Terrorist Access to Special Weapons Act of 2004 - Prohibits producing, acquiring, transferring, possessing, or using: (1) a missile system designed to destroy aircraft; (2) any weapon designed to release radiation at dangerous levels; and (3) the variola virus. Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2004 - Rewrites Federal criminal code provisions prohibiting acts of destruction and violence against trains and mass transportation to add as an aggravated offense the commission of the prohibited act under circumstances in which the railroad on-track equipment or mass transportation vehicle was carrying high-level radioactive waste. Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2004 - Prohibits: (1) willfully disabling a passenger vehicle; and (2) bribery affecting port security. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase penalties for noncompliance with manifest requirements. Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2004 - Amends the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act to cover acts involving burglary, embezzlement, and fraud in the purchase of securities. Provides for civil forfeiture of the assets of those who plan or perpetrate terrorist acts against international organizations or foreign governments. 2021-09-29T22:24:08Z  
108-hres-722 108 hres 722 Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in "National Night Out", which occurs the first Tuesday of August each year, including by supporting local efforts and community watch groups and by supporting local officials, to promote community safety and help provide homeland security. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-15 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] MI D S001045 30 Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Night Out. Requests that the President: (1) focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing the administration to make crime reduction an important priority; and (2) coordinate the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the USA Freedom Corps, the Citizen Corps, the National Senior Service Corps, and AmeriCorps to participate by supporting local efforts, neighborhood watches, and local officials, including law enforcement personnel, to provide homeland security and combat terrorism in the United States. 2023-01-14T22:48:22Z  
108-s-2664 108 s 2664 Prevention of Terrorist Access to Destructive Weapons Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-15 2004-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 0 Prevention of Terrorist Access to Destructive Weapons Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly producing, acquiring, transferring, possessing, using, or threatening to use: (1) an explosive or incendiary rocket designed as a weapon to seek an aircraft; (2) any device to launch or guide such rocket; (3) parts designed for use in assembling or fabricating such a rocket or device; (4) any weapon designed or intended to release radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life; (5) any object capable of and designed or intended to endanger human life; or (6) the variola virus. (Makes exceptions for specified governmental conduct.) Amends the Atomic Energy Act to expand the scope of provisions governing atomic weapons to prohibit transferring or receiving in interstate or foreign commerce, using, or possessing and threatening to use an atomic weapon. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) when such prohibited conduct shall be considered to have occurred within the jurisdiction of the United States; and (2) applicable criminal penalties, including the death penalty. Expands the scope of Arms Export Control Act licensing provisions and Federal criminal code provisions regarding interception of communications, acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries, and money laundering to cover offenses under this Act. 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z  
108-s-2665 108 s 2665 Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-15 2004-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 0 Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to expand the jurisdictional bases and scope of the prohibition against the use of, and threat, attempt, or conspiracy to use, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to cover such actions against property within the United States under specified circumstances, including property owned, leased, or used by a foreign government. Restores the coverage of chemical weapons under the prohibition. Expands the categories of restricted persons subject to prohibitions relating to select agents to cover persons acting for or on behalf of, or operating subject to the direction or control of: (1) a government or official of a country that Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; or (2) a terrorist organization. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit participation in the development or production of any special nuclear material or atomic weapon except as authorized by that Act. Prohibits anyone within the United States or subject to U.S. jurisdiction from willfully participating in or providing material support or resources to a nuclear weapons program or other WMD program of a foreign terrorist power (or attempting or conspiring to do so). Establishes extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over such offense. 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z  
108-s-2653 108 s 2653 Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaport Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-14 2004-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8122-8125) Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 5 Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) entry by false pretenses to a secure area of a seaport; (2) knowingly failing to obey an order to heave to by an authorized Federal officer; (3) forcibly interfering with an authorized law enforcement action or providing false information during a boarding; and (4) willfully disabling a passenger vehicle. Sets penalties for knowingly and intentionally: (1) placing in U.S. navigable waters a device or substance likely to destroy or damage a vessel or its cargo or likely to interfere with safe navigation or maritime commerce; (2) discharging or releasing into U.S. navigable water or onto an adjoining shoreline any substance that would endanger human life, health, or welfare or the marine environment; and (3) transporting aboard any vessel explosive, biological, chemical, or radioactive or nuclear material to be used to commit terrorism. Sets penalties for: (1) knowingly transporting aboard any vessel a terrorist or terror suspect; (2) willfully causing destruction of a vessel or maritime facility; and (3) imparting or conveying false information concerning an attempt made to commit certain criminal acts Expands the scope of a prohibition against theft of interstate or foreign shipments. Increases penalties for stowaways on vessels or aircraft. Prohibits bribery affecting port security. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase penalties for noncompliance with manifest requirements and to expand the scope of those requirements to cover any responsible party, including non-vessel operating common carriers. 2023-01-14T22:48:23Z  
108-hr-4810 108 hr 4810 Direct Funding for First Responders Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-09 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] CA D S000030 0 Direct Funding for First Responders Act of 2004 - Requires 50 percent of the amounts provided under certain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants for first responders to be distributed directly to local entities (including local governments and first responders) and allocated among and by such entities in the manner proposed in the approved grant application. Makes this Act applicable to DHS grants to States or regions to improve the ability of first responders to prevent, prepare for, respond to, or mitigate threatened or actual terrorist attacks, especially those involving weapons of mass destruction, including any grant under DHS's State Homeland Security Grant Program or Urban Area Security Initiative. Excludes grants not administered by DHS, fire grant programs authorized under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and grants under the Emergency Management Performance Grant and the Urban Search and Rescue Grants Programs. 2023-01-14T22:48:16Z  
108-s-2636 108 s 2636 Anti-phishing Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-09 2004-07-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 0 Anti-phishing Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to criminalize Internet scams involving fraudulently obtaining personal information (phishing). Imposes a fine or imprisonment for up to five years, or both, for a person who knowingly and with the intent to engage in an activity constituting fraud or identity theft under Federal or State law: (1) creates or procures the creation of a website or domain name that represents itself as a legitimate online business without the authority or approval of the registered owner of such business; and (2) uses that website or domain name to solicit means of identification from any person. Imposes a fine or imprisonment for up to five years, or both, for a person who knowingly and with the intent to engage in activity constituting fraud or identity theft under Federal or State law: (1) falsely represents itself as being sent by a legitimate online business; (2) includes an Internet location tool referring or linking users to an online location on the World Wide Web that falsely purports to belong to or be associated with a legitimate online business; and (3) solicits means of identification from the recipient. 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z  
108-hr-4787 108 hr 4787 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale to, and possession by, unauthorized users of traffic signal preemption transmitters, and for other purposes. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-08 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] MI R R000572 0 Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the sale to, or possession by, unauthorized users of traffic signal preemption transmitters (devices or mechanisms that can change a traffic signal's phase). 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z  
108-s-2632 108 s 2632 First Responders Homeland Defense Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-08 2004-07-09 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 624. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 0 First Responders Homeland Defense Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a toll-free hotline through which local governments and nonprofit organizations may obtain information regarding all Federal grant programs that make funds available for the assistance of first responders and for terrorism preparedness. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to: (1) nonprofit organizations for training and equipping first responders; and (2) States, local governments, local law enforcement agencies, and local fire departments to assist in improving or purchasing communication systems to permit real-time, interoperable communication between State and local first responders. 2021-09-29T22:23:55Z  
108-s-2635 108 s 2635 A bill to establish an intergovernmental grant program to identify and develop homeland security information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services to further the homeland security needs of the United States and to address the homeland security needs of Federal, State, and local governments. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-07-08 2004-11-24 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] ME R C001035 4 (Sec. 2) Establishes the United States-Israel Homeland Security Grant Program to identify, develop, or modify existing or near term homeland security information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services to further the homeland security of the United States and to address the homeland security needs of Federal, State, and local governments. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in carrying out such program, to: (1) assess the homeland security needs of Federal, State, and local governments and first responders and areas where specific homeland security information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services could address those needs; (2) survey near-term and existing homeland security information developed within the United States and Israel; and (3) provide grants (directly or through a nonprofit, non-governmental organization) to eligible applicants to develop, manufacture, sell, or otherwise provide homeland security information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services to address such needs. Makes eligible for grant funds those applicants who: (1) address one or more identified needs of Federal, State, and local governments and first responders; (2) are organized as joint ventures between U.S.-Israeli entities; and (3) meet other qualifications required by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to establish an advisory board to monitor any grant funds awarded to eligible applicants through nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. Authorizes the Secretary to require the Government of Israel to contribute an appropriate amount toward a grant-funded project before the disbursement of funds. Requires the Secretary to give priority to applicants who propose to market homeland security information, equipment, technologies, or services developed or modified with grant funds to Federal, State, and local governments and first responders. Authorizes the Secretary to require grant recipients to: (1) make available non-Federal matching contributions of up to 50 percent of the total … 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z  
108-hr-4752 108 hr 4752 Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-25 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] VA D S000185 12 Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to allow a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment of more than one year (other than life imprisonment) to receive credit beyond time already served of up to 60 days each year, in addition to any credit received for satisfactory behavior, for earning a certificate of completion in, or for participating in or teaching, a designated program which benefits prisoners or the Bureau. Includes specified educational and vocational, treatment, or work and developmental programs. Requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to establish the number of days of credit a prisoner may be awarded considering the difficulty, time required, responsibility expected, and rehabilitative benefits of the program. Makes any person sentenced to a term of imprisonment under the Attorney General's custody eligible for the credits, including prisoners transferred from foreign countries. Directs the Bureau to assure that a prisoner spends a reasonable part of the last portion (currently, the last ten percent) of the term of imprisonment to be served under conditions that will afford the prisoner a reasonable opportunity to prepare for reentry into the community. 2023-01-15T04:49:17Z  
108-hres-700 108 hres 700 Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Attorney General relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-25 2004-09-07 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 219. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 47 Directs the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all documents in the possession of the Attorney General, except those documents that have been found by a court to be protected by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) in a proceeding at which the Attorney General or the Department of Justice is a party, relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay and any requisite instructions for handling such documents, including those concerning: (1) reports of certain nongovernmental organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, and references to such reports by the Attorney General or an agency of the Department of Justice; (2) interrogation and detention operations and techniques; (3) applicability of human rights treaties, Federal criminal law, and the U.S. Constitution; (4) military training and command relationships; (5) presidential directives or claims of authority; (6) special access programs; (7) meetings and official roster entries; (8) records, including those of complaints, of prisoner and detainee treatment; (9) written statements and investigations; (10) contractor activities, including translation work; and (11) death, injury, and incidences of sexual assault of minors. 2023-01-15T04:49:19Z  
108-s-2574 108 s 2574 NIH Security Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-24 2004-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/25/2004 S7441-7442) Senate Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] MD D M000702 1 NIH Security Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a permanent police force, to be known as the National of Institutes of Health Police, to perform law enforcement, security, and investigative functions for property under the jurisdiction, custody, and control of, or occupied by, NIH. Permits officers in such force to be appointed without regard to the standard maximum age limits under Federal law, with officers appointed above a standard maximum age limit not counted as law enforcement officers for purposes of retirement benefits. Authorizes NIH Police officers to: (1) carry firearms; (2) serve warrants and subpoenas; (3) make arrests; (4) conduct investigations within the United States; and (5) protect within the United States the Director and other NIH officials as authorized by the Director. Allows NIH Police officers to exercise such powers on all NIH properties and on other properties occupied by NIH, as determined by the Director. Confers upon NIH Police the same pay and benefits as provided to other Federal law enforcement officers. 2023-01-15T04:49:23Z  
108-s-2599 108 s 2599 Information Sharing Improvement Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-24 2004-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] GA R C000286 1 Information Sharing Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Right to Financial Privacy Act, and the National Security Act of 1947 to authorize the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to disseminate information relevant to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities only as provided in guidelines approved by the Attorney General (currently, only for foreign intelligence collection or foreign counterintelligence investigations and only if the information is clearly relevant to another agency's authorized responsibilities). Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to allow the disclosure of counterintelligence or foreign intelligence information obtained as part of a national security investigation (currently limited to a criminal investigation). Amends rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to authorize the disclosure of certain grand-jury information to foreign government personnel. Authorizes: (1) a Government attorney to disclose any grand-jury matter involving specified activities, including a threat of attack, sabotage, terrorism, or clandestine intelligence-gathering, to any appropriate Federal, State, State subdivision, Indian tribal, or foreign government official for the purpose of preventing or responding to such a threat; (2) any State or other specified recipients of information under rule 6 to use the information in accordance with guidelines that the Attorney General and the Director of Central Intelligence jointly issue; and (3) the court to allow disclosure of any grand-jury matter at the request of the Government when sought by a foreign court or prosecutor for use in an official criminal investigation. 2023-01-15T04:49:22Z  
108-hr-4661 108 hr 4661 Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-23 2004-10-08 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] VA R G000289 3 Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization, or exceeding authorized access, by causing a computer program or code to be copied onto the protected computer, and intentionally using that program or code: (1) in furtherance of another Federal criminal offense; (2) to obtain or transmit personal information (including a Social Security number or other government-issued identification number, a bank or credit card number, or an associated password or access code) with intent to defraud or injure a person or cause damage to a protected computer; or (3) to impair the security protection of that computer. Prohibits any person from bringing a civil action under State law premised upon the defendant's violating this Act. Provides that this Act does not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law enforcement agency or a U.S. intelligence agency. Authorizes appropriations for each of FY 2005 through 2008 to the Attorney General for prosecutions needed to discourage the use of spyware (i.e., software that aids in gathering and sending information about a person or organization, or in asserting control over their computer, without their knowledge or consent) and the practice called phishing (i.e., using the websites of, or e-mails that appear to be sent from, well known legitimate businesses to deceive Internet users into revealing personal information that can be used to defraud those users). Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Justice should use this Act and all other available tools to vigorously prosecute those who use spyware to commit crimes and those that conduct phishing scams. 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z  
108-hr-4676 108 hr 4676 Second Chance Act of 2004: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-23 2004-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Portman, Rob [R-OH-2] OH R P000449 47 Second Chance Act of 2004: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention or Second Chance Act of 2004 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions regarding adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects, including by authorizing funds to: (1) provide structured post-release housing and transitional housing through which offenders are provided supervision and services immediately following reentry into the community; (2) facilitate specified collaboration to promote the employment of people released from prison and jail; and (3) establish or expand the use of reentry courts. Sets forth grant priorities and requirements, including that each State or local government recipient establish a Reentry Task Force or other relevant convening authority. Authorizes the Attorney General to make a grant to provide for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center. Directs the Attorney General to establish an interagency task force on Federal programs and activities relating to offender reentry. Authorizes the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics to conduct research on offender reentry. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review the role of State child protective services at the time of arrest and to establish services for the preservation of families impacted by the incarceration of a family member; and (2) the Secretary of Labor to implement a program to educate employers about existing incentives to the hiring of former prisoners and to make grants to community-based organizations to provide mentoring and other transitional services essential to reintegrating ex-offenders. 2023-01-15T04:49:17Z  
108-s-2563 108 s 2563 A bill to require imported explosives to be marked in the same manner as domestically manufactured explosives. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-23 2004-06-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] WI D K000305 3 Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture or importation of explosive materials for sale or distribution unless such materials are legibly identified by marks that: (1) identify the name of the manufacturer and the location, date, and shift of manufacture; and (2) are placed on each cartridge, bag, or other immediate container of such materials and on any outside container used for the packaging. Requires such marks with respect to detonators on only the containers used for packaging. Permits the Attorney General to authorize a licensed manufacturer or importer to identify in a different manner: (1) explosive materials upon receipt of a manufacturer's or importer's written application showing that the alternative identification is reasonable and will not hinder the effective administration of this Act; and (2) fireworks. Requires an importer, not later than 24 hours after the release of explosive materials from the custody of the U.S. Customs Service, to submit a report to the Attorney General that contains: (1) the name and address of the importer; (2) the manufacturer of the materials; (3) the city and country where the materials were manufactured; (4) the product name, size, and other identification marks; and (5) the date and shift of manufacture of the materials. Directs the Attorney General to issue final regulations to carry out this Act within six months, giving deference to the standards for safety and security marking recognized in the explosives industry. 2023-01-15T04:49:23Z  
108-s-2555 108 s 2555 Judicially Enforceable Terrorism Subpoenas Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-22 2004-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7180) Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 0 Judicially Enforceable Terrorism Subpoenas Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General, in any investigation concerning a Federal crime of terrorism, to subpoena the production of relevant records or materials or testimony by the custodian concerning those materials. Provides that attendance of witnesses and the production of records may be required from any place subject to U.S. jurisdiction at a designated hearing place, except that a witness may not be required to appear at any hearing more than 500 miles from the place where the subpoena is served. Authorizes the Attorney General, under specified circumstances, to invoke the aid of any U.S. court with jurisdiction to compel compliance with the subpoena. Limits disclosure regarding the receipt of a subpoena or the provision of records if the Attorney General certifies that otherwise a danger to national security may result. Sets forth provisions regarding judicial review and immunity from civil liability for compliance with this Act. 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z  
108-s-2557 108 s 2557 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, to strike the restriction on use of funds that requires a 24-hour time limit for destroying identifying information submitted in relation to a firearm background check. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-22 2004-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] IL D D000563 10 Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, to delete the requirement for a 24-hour time limit for destroying identifying information submitted with respect to a firearm background check from the prohibition against the use of funds to implement national instant criminal background check system provisions. 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z  
108-hconres-457 108 hconres 457 Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murders of James E. Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-18 2004-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] MS D T000193 24 Calls on the Department of Justice to investigate the murders of James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman (volunteers for "Freedom Summer," a project dedicated to helping African Americans in Mississippi earn equal rights) in 1964. Calls on Attorney General John Ashcroft to: (1) formally offer the Attorney General of Mississippi the Department's services to review the case file and serve as special prosecutor in a new trial; and (2) report to Congress the findings of the Department's investigation. 2023-01-15T04:49:09Z  
108-hr-4609 108 hr 4609 Torture Accountability Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-17 2004-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] MA D M000627 0 Torture Accountability Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to modify the definition of "United States" for purposes of the prohibition against torture as the States, the District of Columbia, and U.S.commonwealths, territories, and possessions (currently defined as all areas under U.S. jurisdiction). 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z  
108-hr-4547 108 hr 4547 Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-14 2004-09-23 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. House Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] WI R S000244 20 Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to expand penalties for drug distribution to persons under age 21 and to cover attempts, conspiracy, and distribution, without regard to the type of controlled substance and schedule. Modifies provisions regarding distributing or manufacturing drugs in or near schools to delete the "100 feet" limitation, to include public libraries and daycare facilities, and to increase imprisonment terms. Increases or expands the scope of penalties regarding employing children to distribute drugs near schools and playgrounds, employing persons under age 18 in drug distribution, and distributing drugs to underage persons. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guidelines to: (1) increase base offense levels for drug-related offenses involving minors; and (2) provide for specified sentencing enhancements for persons possessing or brandishing a firearm. Prohibits distributing or manufacturing a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a drug treatment facility. Modifies: (1) Federal criminal code provisions regarding the sentencing of a defendant who substantially assists the Government in an investigation and prosecution, and regarding detention prior to sentencing; and (2) the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure regarding the acceptance or rejection of plea agreements. Amends the CSA to: (1) increase penalties for, and expand the scope of provisions regarding, endangering human life while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance; and (2) provide for life imprisonment without release for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time. 2023-01-15T04:49:12Z  
108-hr-4526 108 hr 4526 Tribal Government Homeland Security Coordination and Integration Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-08 2004-06-08 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] NJ D P000034 0 Tribal Government Homeland Security Coordination and Integration Act - Establishes the Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security (Office) within the Department of Homeland Security. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to appoint a Director to head the Office.Prescribes the Secretary's and the Director's duties of coordination, infrastructure and equipment readiness, training, and inclusion of Indian tribes in homeland security preparedness.Requires the Secretary to treat Indian tribes as States, as appropriate for the purpose of homeland security. Authorizes the Secretary to delegate to Indian tribes primary responsibility for homeland security activities within their respective jurisdictions. Requires the Secretary to integrate the roles of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Services with regard to homeland security.Requires the Secretary to provide assistance to enhance Information Technology capabilities of tribes and ensure the participation of Indian tribes in the coordination with Federal, State, and local governments and the private sector as related to Homeland Security activities.Declares Indian tribes to be eligible to apply for, receive, direct, and supervise any homeland security-related Federal grant program.Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to Indian tribes for specified homeland security purposes.Requires the Secretary to provide Indian tribes with: (1) technical assistance in developing, implementing, and managing emergency response plans; (2) Department of Homeland Security expertise and programs; (3) the cooperation of the heads of appropriate Federal agencies; and (4) any other activity the Secretary considers appropriate to provide homeland security technical assistance to Indian tribes.Requires the Secretary to provide funds to assess the existing capacity of Indian tribes with regard to Homeland Security prevention, protection, and response. 2023-01-15T04:49:11Z  
108-s-2498 108 s 2498 Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-03 2004-06-04 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 12 Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act to provide for a ten-year extension of the assault weapons ban. 2022-02-03T05:37:30Z  
108-hr-4489 108 hr 4489 To amend title 18, United States Code, to mandate a life sentence for repeat sex offenders. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-06-02 2004-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] MO R G000546 0 Amends the Federal criminal code to mandate a life sentence for repeat sex offenders. (Current law provides for a sentence of twice the term otherwise provided for a repeat offender or mandatory life imprisonment for a repeat offense in which a minor was the victim, unless the sentence of death is imposed.) 2023-01-15T04:49:10Z  
108-s-2476 108 s 2476 A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT Act to repeal the sunsets. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-05-21 2004-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6099) Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 9 Repeals the termination date for specified provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act (currently, various provisions of the Act, including wiretapping provisions, sunset on December 31, 2005). 2023-01-15T04:49:07Z  
108-hr-4454 108 hr 4454 Ecoterrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-05-20 2004-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] WA R N000051 4 Ecoterrorism Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit plant enterprise terrorism (offenses to disrupt or damage a plant enterprise). Enhances penalties for animal enterprise terrorism and establishes penalties for plant enterprise terrorism. Prohibits the use of explosives or arson against animal or plant enterprises. Authorizes restitution for economic damage resulting from the violation. Makes animal and plant enterprise terrorism predicate offenses under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Includes within prohibitions under the Hobbs Act denying another the right to exercise control over another's property by threatening to violate animal and plant enterprise terrorism prohibitions. Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of crime and terrorism committed or directed against: (1) any animal or plant enterprise; (2) any commercial activity because of the perceived impact or effect of such commercial activity on the environment; or (3) any person because of such person's perceived connection with or support of any such enterprise or activity. Requires the Director to report annually on domestic terrorist organizations. Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to make security upgrade and technical assistance grants on a competitive basis to colleges and universities. Includes animal and plant enterprise terrorism within the scope of provisions regarding harboring or concealing terrorists and providing material support to terrorists. Establishes procedures for designation by the Attorney General of domestic terrorist organizations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the suspension of the tax-exempt status of such organizations. 2023-01-15T04:49:03Z  
108-s-2465 108 s 2465 Todd Rode Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-05-20 2004-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] MN R C001057 0 Prevention of the Illegally [sic] Importation of Controlled Substances Act of 2004 or the Todd Rode Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to require a shipment of controlled substances that is imported into the United States in violation of the Act and that has a value of less than $10,000 to be seized, summarily forfeited to the United States, and destroyed. Declares that: (1) provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding the disposition of refused articles do not authorize the delivery of the substances pursuant to the execution of a bond; and (2) the substances may not be exported. Authorizes the seizure and destruction of such controlled substances without notice to the importer, owner, or consignee of the substances involved. Requires appraisal of such substances only to the extent sufficient to document that the substances are subject to this Act. Requires that procedures promulgated under this Act be designed toward the goal of ensuring that a substantial majority of shipments of such substances are identified, seized, and destroyed. Prohibits controlled substances from being destroyed to the extent that the Attorney General determines that the substances should be preserved as evidence. 2023-01-15T04:49:08Z  

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