S. 2318 · 112th Congress
Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012
Law · 112-283 · Jan 15, 2013Key: what the circles and colors mean
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- Senate Introduced Apr 19, 2012
- Senate Passed Dec 19, 2012
- House Passed Jan 1, 2013
- President To the President Jan 3, 2013
- President Signed Jan 15, 2013
- Law Jan 15, 2013
Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State rewards program should be expanded to: (1) address the threat to U.S.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 15, 2013
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on November 13, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State rewards program should be expanded to: (1) address the threat to U.S. interests from transnational criminal activity, such as intellectual property rights piracy, money laundering, trafficking in persons, arms trafficking, and cyber crime; and (2) target individuals indicted by international, hybrid, or mixed tribunals for genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity.
(Sec. 3) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include in the program's purpose the prevention of acts of transnational organized crime and violations of international humanitarian law.
Authorizes the Secretary of State to issue rewards for information leading to: (1) the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for participating in, primarily outside the United States, transnational organized crime; (2) the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual conspiring to participate in or attempting to participate in transnational organized crime; or (3) the arrest or conviction in any country, or the transfer to or conviction by an international criminal tribunal, of any foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide.
Directs the Secretary to notify Congress at least 15 days before announcing a reward for a foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide.
(Sec. 4) Eliminates program references to the reward for the capture or death of Osama bin Laden.
(Sec. 5) States that nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the use of activity precluded under the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002.
(Sec. 6) States that the Secretary shall use amounts available to the Department's Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Services account to pay rewards authorized pursuant to this Act and to carry out other related activities.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012
Latest action (Jan 15, 2013): Became Public Law No: 112-283.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 19, 2012
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- Senate Introduced Apr 19, 2012
- Senate Passed Dec 19, 2012
- House Passed Jan 1, 2013
- President To the President Jan 3, 2013
- President Signed Jan 15, 2013
- Law Jan 15, 2013
No recorded floor vote found.