S.Amdt. 3641Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 3641
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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Submitted April 12, 2016
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SA 3641. Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Schumer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3464 submitted by Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Nelson) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title V, add the following: SEC. 5032. JURISDICTION OVER OFFENSES COMMITTED BY CERTAIN UNITED STATES PERSONNEL STATIONED IN CANADA. (a) Amendment.--Chapter 212A of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the chapter heading, by striking ``TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS''; and (2) by adding after section 3272 the following: ``Sec. 3273. Offenses committed by certain United States personnel stationed in Canada in furtherance of border security initiatives ``(a) In General.--Whoever, while employed by the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice and stationed or deployed in Canada pursuant to a treaty, executive agreement, or bilateral memorandum in furtherance of a border security initiative, engages in conduct (or conspires or attempts to engage in conduct) in Canada that would constitute an offense for which a person may be prosecuted in a court of the United States had the conduct been engaged in within the United States or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, as provided for that offense. ``(b) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Employed by the department of homeland security or the department of justice.--The term `employed by the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice' means-- ``(A) being employed as a civilian employee, a contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier), an employee of a contractor (or a subcontractor at any tier), a grantee (including a contractor of a grantee or a subgrantee or subcontractor at any tier), or an employee of a grantee (or a contractor of a grantee or a subgrantee or subcontractor at any tier) of the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice; ``(B) being present or residing in Canada in connection with such employment; and ``(C) not being a national of or ordinarily resident in Canada. ``(2) Grant agreement.--The term `grant agreement' means a legal instrument described in section 6304 or 6305 of title 31, other than an agreement between the United States and a State, local, or foreign government or an international organization. ``(3) Grantee.--The term `grantee' means a party, other than the United States, to a grant agreement.''. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Part II of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the table of chapters, by striking the item relating to chapter 212A and inserting the following: ``212A. Extraterritorial jurisdiction over certain offenses3271'';.... and (2) in the table of sections for chapter 212A, by inserting after the item relating to section 3272 the following: ``3273. Offenses committed by certain United States personnel stationed in Canada in furtherance of border security initiatives.''. ______