IIB
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3851
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 8, 2018
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
AN ACT
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act
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Department of State rewards program
Paragraph (10) of section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended by striking defined under the statute of such tribunal.
and inserting the following:
defined—
under the statute of such country or tribunal, as the case may be; or
under United States law;
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Passed the House of Representatives February 7, 2018.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk