[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 443 Referred in House (RFH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 443
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 26, 2005
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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AN ACT
To improve the investigation of criminal antitrust offenses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antitrust Criminal Investigative
Improvements Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF PREDICATE CRIMES FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR
INTERCEPTION OF WIRE, ORAL, AND ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS.
Section 2516(1) of title 18, United State Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (q), by striking ``or'' after the
semicolon;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (r) as subparagraph (s);
and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (q) the following:
``(r) any criminal violation of section 1 (relating to
illegal restraints of trade or commerce), 2 (relating to
illegal monopolizing of trade or commerce), or 3 (relating to
illegal restraints of trade or commerce in territories or the
District of Columbia) of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3);
or''.
Passed the Senate October 25, 2005.
Attest:
EMILY J. REYNOLDS,
Secretary.