Summary: Give Workplace Gender Violence Victims Their Day in Court Act of 2012 - Makes an employer liable to a party injured in a crime of violence motivated by gender if: (1) the employer's business is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce, and (2) the employer's negligent conduct results in the perpetration of a gender-motivated crime of violence against an individual on premises under the employer's control. Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed as: (1) entitling a person to a cause of action for random acts of violence unrelated to gender or for acts that cannot be demonstrated to be motivated by gender; or (2) requiring a prior criminal complaint, prosecution, or conviction to establish the elements of a cause of action. Gives federal and state courts concurrent jurisdiction over actions brought pursuant to this Act. Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to create and provide to employers materials regarding personnel policies and safety standards to assist them in avoiding liability under this Act.

workplace gender violence victims day court act makes employer liable party injured crime violence motivated gender employer business affects interstate foreign commerce employer negligent conduct results gender motivated crime violence individual premises employer control prohibits act construed person cause action random acts violence unrelated gender acts demonstrated motivated gender requiring prior criminal complaint prosecution conviction establish elements cause action gives federal state courts concurrent jurisdiction actions brought pursuant act directs equal_employment_opportunity_commission eeoc create provide employers materials personnel policies safety standards assist avoiding liability act


Summary: Preserving American Privacy Act of 2012 - Prohibits a federal agency from authorizing the domestic use of an unmanned aircraft for law enforcement purposes or for surveillance of a U.S. national or real property owned by that national, including by any state or local government, except pursuant to warrant and in the investigation of a felony. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a federal agency other than a federal law enforcement agency from using in the United States, or authorizing any federal officer or employee to use in the United States, an unmanned aircraft for such purposes, with the same exceptions. Prohibits the use of any information obtained in violation of such prohibition in a criminal proceeding before a federal court. Subjects the domestic use of an unmanned aircraft to the same limitations and exceptions as apply in the case of any other search. Prohibits evidence obtained by an agency using an unmanned aircraft from being introduced in an administrative hearing. Prohibits a federal agency from authorizing the domestic use of an unmanned aircraft to permit any private person to conduct surveillance on any other private person without the consent of that other person or the owner of any real property on which that other person is present.

preserving american privacy_act prohibits federal agency authorizing domestic use unmanned aircraft law enforcement purposes surveillance national real property owned national including state local government pursuant warrant investigation felony amends federal criminal code prohibit federal agency federal law enforcement agency united_states authorizing federal officer employee use united_states unmanned aircraft purposes exceptions prohibits use information obtained violation prohibition criminal proceeding federal court subjects domestic use unmanned aircraft limitations exceptions apply case search prohibits evidence obtained agency unmanned aircraft introduced administrative hearing prohibits federal agency authorizing domestic use unmanned aircraft permit private person conduct surveillance private person consent person owner real property person present


Summary: Amends title 36 of the United States Code (Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations) to revise and expand the tables of contents for such title and its subtitles, revise the formatting of the chapter headings, and make technical corrections to subtitle and chapter headings.

amends title united_states code patriotic national ceremonies organizations revise expand tables contents title subtitles revise formatting chapter technical corrections subtitle chapter


Summary: Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any legal action; and (2) include any amount paid as punitive damages in gross income for income tax purposes.

stop deducting damages act amends_the_internal_revenue_code deny tax deduction paid incurred punitive damages connection judgment settlement legal action include paid punitive damages gross income income tax purposes


Summary: Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act of 2011 - Establishes an Office of Forensic Science (the Office) within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General in the Department of Justice (DOJ). Requires the Director of the Office (the Director) to: (1) establish, implement, and enforce standards for forensic science laboratory accreditation and forensic science personnel certification; (2) establish a comprehensive strategy for scientific research in the forensic sciences; (3) establish and implement standards and best practices for forensic science disciplines; (4) define "forensic science discipline" and "forensic science laboratory"; (5) establish and maintain a list of forensic science disciplines; and (6) establish committees to examine research needs, standards, best practices, and certification standards for the forensic science disciplines. Establishes a Forensic Science Board to promote confidence in the criminal justice system through standards and best practices and ensuring consistency, scientific validity, and accuracy regarding forensic testing, analysis, identification, and comparisons, the results of which may be used during the course of a criminal investigation or court proceeding. Prohibits a forensic science laboratory or covered entity (an entity that is not a forensic science laboratory and that conducts forensic testing) from receiving federal funds unless: (1) the Director has verified that the laboratory has been accredited in accordance with the standards and procedures established under this Act; and (2) all relevant personnel (individuals who conduct forensic testing or testify about evidence prepared by such individuals) of the laboratory or covered entity are certified under this Act. Requires the Director to establish standards for the certification of personnel and determine whether a laboratory or entity is eligible for federal funds. Authorizes the Director of the National Institute of Justice to make grants and provide technical assistance to laboratories and entities seeking accreditation. Requires the Board to recommend and the Director to establish: (1) a comprehensive strategy for fostering and improving peer-reviewed scientific research relating to the forensic science disciplines; and (2) a list of priorities for forensic science research funding. Directs: (1) the Board to submit to the Director a plan for encouraging collaboration among universities, nonprofit research institutions, state and local forensic science laboratories, private forensic science laboratories, private corporations, and the federal government to develop and perform cost-effective and reliable research in the forensic sciences; and (2) the Director to establish and disseminate uniform standards and best practices for the forensic science discipline. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to make grants to eligible entities to conduct peer-reviewed scientific research in areas consistent with the Director's research priorities. Requires the Board to submit and the Director to implement: (1) a plan for supporting, and a standardized curriculum for, the education and training of judges, attorneys, and law enforcement personnel in the forensic sciences and fundamental scientific principles; (2) a plan for supporting the development of undergraduate and graduate educational programs in the forensic science disciplines and related fields, if deemed appropriate; and (3) a plan to encourage the federal government and state and local governments to implement systems to ensure that qualified individuals perform medical-legal death examinations and to encourage qualified individuals to enter the field. Directs the Board and the Director to regularly coordinate with: (1) relevant federal agencies to make efficient and appropriate use of research expertise and funding; and (2) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other relevant federal agencies to determine ways in which the forensic science disciplines may assist in homeland security and emergency preparedness. Requires the Director to develop a system for any individual to provide information regarding lack of compliance with standards established under this Act. Requires the Board to submit and the Director to implement: (1) a plan to require interoperability among databases and technologies in each of the forensic science disciplines among all levels of government, in all states, and with the private sector; and (2) a recommended code of ethics for the forensic science disciplines.

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Summary: Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to impose a fine and/or a prison term of up to 10 years for knowingly and intentionally to defraud or mislead, and with conscious or reckless disregard of a risk of death or serious bodily injury: (1) introducing into or receiving or delivering in interstate commerce any food, drug, device, tobacco product, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded; (2) adulterating or misbranding any such item in interstate commerce; or (3) altering, mutilating, destroying, obliterating, or removing labeling of such item while it is held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce resulting in such item being adulterated or misbranded.

food safety accountability_act amends federal food drug cosmetic act impose fine prison term years knowingly intentionally defraud mislead conscious reckless disregard risk death bodily injury introducing receiving delivering interstate commerce food drug device tobacco product cosmetic adulterated misbranded misbranding item interstate commerce altering destroying removing labeling item held sale shipment interstate commerce resulting item adulterated misbranded


Summary: Stalkers Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the definition of stalking and impose criminal penalties on anyone who, with intent to kill, physically injure, harass, or intimidate another person or to place a person under surveillance with the intent to kill, physically injure, harass, or intimidate such person, travels in interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or enters or leaves Indian country and: (1) causes or attempts to cause bodily injury or serious emotional distress to another person, or (2) engages in conduct that would be reasonably expected to cause serious emotional distress to another person. Imposes the same criminal penalties on anyone who, with intent to kill, physically injure, harass, or intimidate another person, engages in a course of conduct that: (1) uses the mail, any interactive computer service, or any other facility of interstate or foreign commerce; and (2) causes or attempts to cause bodily injury or significant emotional distress to another person or occurs in circumstances where the conduct would be reasonably expected to cause another person significant emotional distress. Increases by 5 years the penalty for a stalking offense if: (1) the offense involves conduct in violation of a protection order, or (2) the victim of the offense is under the age of 18 or over the age of 65. Requires the annual report of the Attorney General to include an evaluation of efforts to enforce laws relating to stalking, including a description of those elements that constitute the best practices for the enforcement of such laws.

act amends federal criminal code revise definition stalking impose criminal penalties intent kill physically injure intimidate person place person surveillance intent kill physically injure intimidate person travels interstate foreign commerce special maritime territorial jurisdiction united_states enters leaves indian country causes attempts cause bodily injury emotional distress person engages conduct reasonably expected cause emotional distress person imposes criminal penalties intent kill physically injure intimidate person engages course conduct uses mail interactive computer service facility interstate foreign commerce causes attempts cause bodily injury significant emotional distress person occurs circumstances conduct reasonably expected cause person significant emotional distress increases years penalty stalking offense offense involves conduct violation protection order victim offense age age requires annual report attorney general include evaluation efforts enforce laws relating stalking including description elements constitute best practices enforcement laws


Summary: Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Title I: Crime Victims - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal criminal code to include as a victim's right the right to be informed of rights and to be provided contact information for the Office of the Victims' Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to permit sums in the Crime Victims Fund that are not used for child abuse prevention and treatment grants to be used only to improve services for the benefit of crime victims in the federal criminal justice system and for a Victim Notification System. (Sec. 102) Amends: (1) the Justice for All Act of 2004 to authorize appropriations for crime victims legal assistance grants through FY2017, and (2) the Victims of Crime Act to authorize appropriations for crime victims notification grants through FY2017. (Sec. 103) Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to revise the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program to: (1) require the development of protocols and practices for the accurate, timely, and effective collection and processing of DNA evidence and to require states and local governments to adopt such protocols and practices; (2) expand the authority of the Attorney General to make grants for the collection, processing, testing, and analysis of DNA evidence; (3) allow the use of grant funds to alleviate a backlog of cases with respect to a forensic science other than DNA analysis; (4) impose penalties on states and local governments for noncompliance with Program requirements; and (5) extend funding for the Program through FY2017. (Sec. 104) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Safe Streets Act) to: (1) entitle a state, local, or tribal government to rape exam payments only if such government incurs the full out-of-pocket cost of such exams (current law) and coordinates with regional health care providers to notify sexual assault victims of the availability of free rape exams; and (2) repeal provisions providing that such a government shall be deemed to incur the full out-of-pocket cost of such exams if it reimburses victims for the cost of such exams. Provides that, to be in compliance with rape exam payment requirements, such a government must comply with Act requirements regardless of whether the victim participates in the criminal justice system or cooperates with law enforcement. (Sec. 105) Amends the Justice for All Act of 2004 to authorize appropriations through FY2017 for: (1) DNA training and education for law enforcement, correctional personnel, and court officers; (2) sexual assault forensic exam program grants; (3) DNA research and development; (4) DNA programs of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and (5) DNA identification of missing persons. (Sec. 106) Amends: (1) the Safe Streets Act to increase appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program, and (2) the Justice for All Act to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 for legal representation of indigent criminal defendants in state capital cases. (Sec. 108) Amends the federal criminal code to expand eligibility for post-conviction DNA testing in criminal proceedings other than death penalty cases. (Sec. 109) Amends the Justice for All Act to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 for: (1) incentive grants to states to ensure consideration of claims of actual innocence in criminal cases, and (2) the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program. (Sec. 110) Amends the Justice for All Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Justice, in consultation with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and government laboratories, to: (1) establish best practices for evidence retention to focus on the preservation of biological evidence; and (2) assist state, local, and tribal governments in adopting and implementing such practices. Requires the publication of the best practices within a year. States that nothing in this section shall be construed to require or obligate compliance with the best practices. (Sec. 111) Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act of 2012 - Amends the Safe Streets Act to require grant applications under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to include a comprehensive statewide plan for the improvement of the administration of the criminal justice system. Makes it unlawful for government entities or their agents to engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives indigent defendants of their constitutional rights to assistance of counsel in criminal proceedings. Authorizes appropriations for FY2013-FY2017. (Sec. 112) Subjects all grants awarded by DOJ under this Act to the following: (1) a requirement that the DOJ Inspector General, beginning in FY2013, conduct audits of grant recipients to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse; (2) a requirement that a recipient found to have an unresolved audit finding that the grantee has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost shall be ineligible to receive grant funds for a specified period; (3) a requirement that the Attorney General give priority to eligible entities that, during the three fiscal years before submitting a grant application, did not have an unresolved audit finding showing a violation in the terms or conditions of a DOJ grant program; and (4) requirements that an entity awarded grant funds during the period in which the entity is barred from receiving grants shall deposit an amount equal to the improperly awarded funds into the Treasury's General Fund and that the Attorney General shall seek to recoup the costs of repayment. Prohibits the Attorney General from awarding a grant under this Act to a nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax on unrelated business income of charitable organizations. Requires each nonprofit organization that is awarded a grant under this Act and that uses the procedures prescribed in regulations to create a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for the compensation of its officers, directors, trustees, and key employees to disclose to the Attorney General, in the grant application, the process for determining such compensation, including the independent persons involved in reviewing and approving such compensation, the comparability data used, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. Requires the Attorney General to make the information disclosed available for public inspection upon request. Prohibits more than 7.5% of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under this Act from being used by the Attorney General for salaries and administrative expenses of DOJ, unless otherwise explicitly provided in authorizing legislation. Prohibits sums authorized to be appropriated to DOJ under this Act from being used by the Attorney General, or by any individual or organization awarded discretionary funds through a cooperative agreement under this Act, to host or support any expenditure for conferences that uses more than $20,000 in DOJ funds, without prior written authorization by the Deputy Attorney General or other specified officials. Requires: (1) written approval to include a written estimate of all costs associated with the conference, and (2) the Deputy Attorney General to report annually to specified congressional committees on all approved conference expenditures. Prohibits sums authorized to be appropriated under this Act from being utilized by any grant recipient to lobby any representative of DOJ or of a federal, state, local, or tribal government regarding the award of grant funding. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) require any grant recipient determined to have violated such prohibition to repay the grant in full, and (2) prohibit such recipient from receiving another grant under this Act for not less than five years. Title II: Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2012 - Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2012 - (Sec. 203) Directs the Attorney General to carry out a grant program for the purpose of assisting states with the costs associated with the implementation of minimum or enhanced DNA collection processes. Defines: (1) "minimum DNA collection process" to mean, with respect to a state, a process under which the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) of the FBI is searched at least one time against samples from individuals at least 18 years of age who are arrested for or charged with a criminal offense under state law that consists of murder or voluntary manslaughter, that involves a sexual act or sexual contact with another and that is punishable by imprisonment for more than 5 years, or that involves kidnapping or abduction and that is punishable by imprisonment for more than 5 years; and (2) "enhanced DNA collection process" to mean, with respect to a state, a process under which the state provides for the collection, for purposes of inclusion in CODIS, of DNA samples from individuals at least 18 years of age who are arrested for or charged with a criminal offense under state law that consists of murder or voluntary manslaughter, that involves a sexual act or sexual contact with another and that is punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year, that involves kidnapping or abduction and that is punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year, that consists of burglary punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year, or that consists of assault punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year. Sets forth grant application requirements, including requiring a state, to be eligible, to demonstrate that it has statutory authorization for the implementation of either a minimum or enhanced DNA collection process. Requires the amount available to a state to be based on the projected costs that will be incurred by the state to implement the collection process. Provides that the Attorney General shall retain discretion to determine the amount of each grant awarded to an eligible state, subject to the following: (1) a state seeking a grant with respect to the implementation of a minimum DNA collection process shall be eligible for a grant that is equal to no more than 50% of the first year costs to the state of implementing such process, and (2) a state seeking a grant for implementation of an enhanced DNA collection process shall be eligible for a grant that is equal to no more than 100% of the first year costs. Requires a state, as a condition of receiving a grant, to have a procedure in place to: (1) provide written notification of expungement provisions and instructions for requesting expungement to all persons who submit a DNA sample for inclusion in the index, (2) provide the eligibility criteria for expungement and instructions for requesting expungement on an appropriate public website, and (3) make a determination and provide a written response on all expungement requests within 90 days of receipt. (Sec. 204) Makes the expungement requirements of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 applicable to any samples collected under this title for purposes of inclusion in CODIS. (Sec. 205) Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for each of FY2013-FY2015, to be derived from sums appropriated under the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000. (Sec. 206) Directs the Attorney General to submit a report annually to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees that: (1) lists the states that have and that have not implemented a minimum DNA collection process and an enhanced DNA collection process; and (2) includes statistics regarding the benefits to law enforcement resulting from the implementation of minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes, including the number of matches made due to the inclusion of arrestee profiles.

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science dna analysis impose penalties states local governments noncompliance program requirements extend funding program fy2017 sec amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act safe streets act entitle state local tribal government rape exam payments government incurs pocket cost exams current law coordinates regional health_care providers notify sexual_assault victims availability free rape exams repeal provisions providing government shall deemed incur pocket cost exams reimburses victims cost exams provides compliance rape exam payment requirements government comply act requirements regardless victim participates criminal justice system law enforcement sec amends justice act authorize appropriations fy2017 dna training education law enforcement correctional personnel court officers sexual_assault forensic exam program grants dna research development dna programs federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi dna identification missing persons sec amends safe streets act increase appropriations fy2013 fy2017 paul coverdell forensic sciences improvement grant program justice act authorize appropriations fy2013 fy2017 legal representation indigent criminal defendants state capital cases sec amends federal criminal code expand eligibility post conviction dna testing criminal proceedings death penalty cases sec amends justice act authorize appropriations fy2013 fy2017 incentive grants states ensure consideration claims actual innocence criminal cases post conviction dna testing grant program sec amends justice act require director national_institute_of_justice consultation federal state local law enforcement agencies government laboratories establish best practices evidence retention focus preservation biological evidence assist state local tribal governments adopting implementing practices requires publication best practices year states section shall construed require obligate compliance best practices sec effective administration criminal justice act amends safe streets act require grant applications edward_byrne_memorial_justice assistance grant program include comprehensive statewide plan improvement administration criminal justice system makes unlawful government entities agents engage pattern practice conduct indigent defendants constitutional rights assistance counsel criminal proceedings authorizes appropriations fy2013 fy2017 sec subjects grants awarded doj act following requirement doj inspector_general beginning fy2013 conduct audits grant recipients prevent waste fraud abuse requirement recipient found unresolved audit finding grantee utilized grant funds unauthorized expenditure unallowable cost shall ineligible receive grant funds specified period requirement attorney general priority eligible entities fiscal years submitting grant application unresolved audit finding showing violation terms conditions doj grant program requirements entity awarded grant funds period entity barred receiving grants shall deposit equal improperly awarded funds treasury general_fund attorney general shall seek recoup costs repayment prohibits attorney general awarding grant act nonprofit organization holds money offshore accounts purpose avoiding paying tax unrelated business income charitable organizations requires nonprofit organization awarded grant act uses procedures prescribed regulations create rebuttable presumption reasonableness compensation officers directors trustees key employees disclose attorney general grant application process determining compensation including independent persons involved reviewing approving compensation comparability data contemporaneous substantiation deliberation decision requires attorney general information disclosed available public inspection request prohibits amounts authorized appropriated act attorney general salaries administrative expenses doj explicitly provided authorizing legislation prohibits sums authorized appropriated doj act attorney general individual organization awarded discretionary funds cooperative agreement act host support expenditure conferences uses doj funds prior written authorization deputy attorney general specified officials requires written approval include written estimate costs associated conference deputy attorney general report annually specified congressional committees approved conference expenditures prohibits sums authorized appropriated act utilized grant recipient lobby representative doj federal state local tribal government award grant funding directs attorney general require grant recipient determined violated prohibition repay grant prohibit recipient receiving grant act years title enhanced dna collection act enhanced dna collection act sec directs attorney general carry grant program purpose assisting states costs associated implementation minimum enhanced dna collection processes defines minimum dna collection process mean respect state process combined dna index system codis fbi time samples individuals years age arrested charged criminal offense state law consists murder voluntary manslaughter involves sexual act sexual contact punishable imprisonment years involves kidnapping abduction punishable imprisonment years enhanced dna collection process mean respect state process state provides collection purposes inclusion codis dna samples individuals years age arrested charged criminal offense state law consists murder voluntary manslaughter involves sexual act sexual contact punishable imprisonment year involves kidnapping abduction punishable imprisonment year consists punishable imprisonment year consists assault punishable imprisonment year sets forth grant application requirements including requiring state eligible demonstrate statutory authorization implementation minimum enhanced dna collection process requires available state based projected costs incurred state implement collection process provides attorney general shall retain discretion determine grant awarded eligible state subject following state seeking grant respect implementation minimum dna collection process shall eligible grant equal year costs state implementing process state seeking grant implementation enhanced dna collection process shall eligible grant equal year costs requires state condition receiving grant procedure place provide written notification expungement provisions instructions requesting expungement persons submit dna sample inclusion index provide eligibility criteria expungement instructions requesting expungement appropriate public website determination provide written response expungement requests days receipt sec makes expungement requirements dna identification act applicable samples collected title purposes inclusion codis sec authorizes appropriations carry title fy2013 fy2015 derived sums appropriated dna analysis backlog elimination act sec directs attorney general submit report annually house senate judiciary_committees lists states implemented minimum dna collection process enhanced dna collection process includes statistics benefits law enforcement resulting implementation minimum enhanced dna collection processes including number matches inclusion profiles


Summary: Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require government entities, in order to be entitled to justice system improvement grants to combat violent crimes against women under such Act, to: (1) incur the full out-of-pocket cost of forensic medical exams for victims of sexual assault (current law), and (2) coordinate with regional health care providers to notify sexual assault victims of the availability of free exams. Repeals a provision deeming a government entity to have incurred the full out-of-pocket cost of such an exam if it reimburses the victim for the cost of such exam. Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to revise the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program to: (1) require the annual reports to the Attorney General by state and local governments receiving Program grants to include a specific breakdown of the number of sexual assault cases that are in a backlog for DNA case work and the percentage of grant amounts allocated to reducing the backlog; (2) direct the Attorney General to compile and publish, annually, a list of states and local governments receiving grants that have failed to provide such information, and (3) prohibit the Attorney General from awarding to such a state or local government for the next fiscal year a grant amount greater than 50% of the amount such government would have received otherwise.

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Summary: Safety From Sex Offenders Act of 2011 - Prohibits a property manager from providing a key or other means of access to a residence to a sex offender, and prohibits a sex offender from possessing such means of access while acting on behalf of a property manager, unless the owner or lessor of the residence: (1) is notified of any offense for which the individual was convicted that requires the individual to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, and (2) provides a written authorization for such access. Imposes a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both for violations of this Act.

safety sex offenders act prohibits property manager providing key means access residence sex offender prohibits sex offender possessing means access acting behalf property manager owner lessor residence notified offense individual convicted requires individual register sex offender registration notification act provides written authorization access imposes fine imprisonment year violations act


Summary: Amends the federal criminal code to subject an individual who knowingly and for pecuniary gain, while representing himself or herself as a principal, officer, or director of an educational institution, files a petition for certification or recertification with the Student and Exchange Visitor Program for attendance at such institution of certain nonimmigrant students under false pretenses, to a fine, up to 15 years imprisonment, or both. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to reflect such penalties.

amends federal criminal code subject individual knowingly pecuniary gain representing principal officer director educational institution files petition certification recertification student_and_exchange_visitor_program attendance institution certain nonimmigrant students false pretenses fine years imprisonment directs united_states_sentencing_commission amend federal sentencing guidelines policy statements reflect penalties


Summary: Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court, in any civil action in which the pleadings state facts relevant to protecting public health or safety, from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement agreement that would restrict such disclosure, or restricting access to court records, subject to exceptions, unless the court has first made independent findings of fact that: (1) the order would not restrict the disclosure of information relevant to the protection of public health or safety; or (2) the public interest in the disclosure of past, present, or potential health or safety hazards is outweighed by a specific and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information, and the requested protective order is no broader than necessary to protect the confidentiality interest asserted. Prohibits a court from approving any party's stipulation or request to stipulate to an order that would violate this Act. Prohibits such a court from: (1) approving or enforcing any provision of an agreement between or among parties, or an order entered under this Act, to the extent that it restricts a party from disclosing information to any federal or state agency with authority to enforce laws regulating an activity relating to such information (requires such information disclosed to a federal or state agency to be confidential to the extent provided by law); or (2) enforcing any provision of a settlement agreement described under this Act between or among parties to such civil action that prohibits a party from disclosing that a settlement was reached or the terms of the settlement, other than the amount paid, or from discussing the civil action, or evidence produced in it, that involves matters relevant to the protection of public health or safety. Excepts from this enforcement prohibition (thus allowing enforcement of) a settlement agreement provision about which the court finds that the public interest in the disclosure of past, present, or potential health or safety hazards is outweighed by a specific and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information or records in question, and the requested protective order is no broader than necessary to protect the confidentiality interest asserted. Creates a rebuttable presumption that the interest in protecting personally identifiable information relating to an individual's financial, health, or other similar information outweighs the public interest in disclosure. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit, require, or authorize the disclosure of, and no court shall be prohibited from restricting disclosure of or access to: (1) information classified under a secret Executive order concerning national defense or foreign policy, or (2) intelligence sources and methods. (Sec. 3) Bars this Act from providing a basis for: (1) granting a motion to reconsider, modify, amend, or vacate a protective or settlement order entered before the effective date of this Act; or (2) reversing such an order retroactively on appeal.

sunshine litigation act sec amends federal judicial code prohibit court civil action pleadings state facts relevant protecting public health safety entering order restricting disclosure information obtained discovery approving settlement agreement restrict disclosure restricting access court records subject exceptions court independent findings fact order restrict disclosure information relevant protection public health safety public interest disclosure past present potential health safety hazards outweighed specific substantial interest maintaining confidentiality information requested protective order broader necessary protect confidentiality interest asserted prohibits court approving party stipulation request stipulate order violate act prohibits court approving enforcing provision agreement parties order entered act extent restricts party disclosing information federal state agency authority enforce laws regulating activity relating information requires information disclosed federal state agency confidential extent provided law enforcing provision settlement agreement described act parties civil action prohibits party disclosing settlement reached terms settlement paid discussing civil action evidence produced involves matters relevant protection public health safety excepts enforcement prohibition allowing enforcement settlement agreement provision court finds public interest disclosure past present potential health safety hazards outweighed specific substantial interest maintaining confidentiality information records question requested protective order broader necessary protect confidentiality interest asserted creates rebuttable presumption interest protecting personally identifiable information relating individual financial health similar information outweighs public interest disclosure declares act shall construed permit require authorize disclosure court shall prohibited restricting disclosure access information classified secret executive order concerning national defense foreign policy intelligence sources methods sec bars act providing basis granting motion reconsider modify amend vacate protective settlement order entered effective date act order retroactively appeal


Summary: Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the chief justice of the highest court of any state that wishes to collect past-due, legally enforceable state judicial debts to designate a single state entity to communicate judicial debt information to the Secretary of the Treasury. Directs the Secretary, upon receiving notice from such an entity that a named person owes a past-due, legally enforceable state judicial debt, to pay such debt from any tax refund due to such person. Defines "state judicial debt" to include court costs, fees, fines, assessments, restitution to victims of crime, and other monies resulting from a judgment or sentence rendered by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction handling criminal or traffic cases in the state.

crime victim restitution court fee intercept act amends_the_internal_revenue_code require chief justice highest court state wishes collect past legally enforceable state judicial debts designate single state entity communicate judicial debt information secretary treasury directs secretary receiving notice entity named person owes past legally enforceable state judicial debt pay debt tax refund person defines state judicial debt include court costs fees fines assessments restitution victims crime monies resulting judgment sentence rendered court tribunal competent jurisdiction handling criminal traffic cases state


Summary: Protecting American Taxpayers from Misconduct Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any legal action; and (2) include any amount paid as punitive damages in gross income for income tax purposes.

protecting american taxpayers misconduct act amends_the_internal_revenue_code deny tax deduction paid incurred punitive damages connection judgment settlement legal action include paid punitive damages gross income income tax purposes


Summary: Amends the federal criminal code to provide for imprisonment for up to 5 years, a fine, or both, for criminal infringement of a copyright where the offense consists of 10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of one or more copyrighted works and where: (1) the total retail value of the performances, or the total economic value of such performances to the infringer or to the copyright owner, would exceed $2,500; or (2) the total fair market value of licenses to offer performances of those works would exceed $5,000. Includes, within copyright provisions protecting works from criminal infringement, the public performance of a work being prepared for commercial distribution.

amends federal criminal code provide imprisonment years fine criminal infringement copyright offense consists public performances electronic means day period copyrighted works total retail value performances total economic value performances copyright owner exceed total fair market value licenses offer performances works exceed includes copyright provisions protecting works criminal infringement public performance work prepared commercial distribution


Summary: State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2011 - Considers a state transportation department not to have violated federal contract requirements for the construction of a federal-aid highway project solely because the state in which the department is located, or a local government within that state, has in effect a law or order that limits the amount of money an individual or entity doing business with a state or local agency with respect to such a project may contribute to a political party, campaign, or elected official (pay to play).

state ethics law protection act considers state transportation department violated federal contract requirements construction federal aid highway project solely state department located local government state effect law order limits money individual entity business state local agency respect project contribute political party campaign elected official pay play


Summary: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (the Act), to revise and reauthorize through FY2016 grant programs for: (1) state and local adult and juvenile offender reentry projects; (2) effective alternatives to incarceration; (3) family-based substance abuse treatment; (4) evaluation and improvement of educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; (5) technology careers training; (6) offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration; and (7) nonprofit organization mentoring programs. Sets forth requirements for planning and implementation grants for state and local adult and juvenile offender reentry projects. Directs the Attorney General to give priority to grant applications that best: (1) focus initiative on geographic areas with a disproportionate population of offenders released from prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; (2) include input from nonprofit organizations; (3) demonstrate effective case assessment and management abilities in order to provide comprehensive and continuous reentry; (4) review the process by which the applicant adjudicates violations of parole, probation, or supervision following release; (5) provide for an independent evaluation of reentry programs that include random assignment and controlled studies to determine their effectiveness; (6) target high-risk offenders for reentry programs through validated assessment tools; and (7) target offenders with histories of homelessness, substance abuse, or mental illness. Requires, as a condition of receiving financial assistance, the development of a comprehensive reentry strategic plan by grant applicants for adult and juvenile offenders. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, territories, Indian tribes, nonprofit agencies, or any combination thereof to develop, implement, or expand programs that provide alternatives to incarceration and to provide training and technical assistance for grantees. Directs the Attorney General to identify and publish best practices relating to academic and vocational education for offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities. (Sec. 3) Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ), beginning in FY2012 and every three years thereafter, to conduct an audit of not less than 10% of all grantees awarded funding for grant programs under provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 relating to: (1) adult offender reentry demonstration projects; (2) qualified drug treatment programs; (3) grants to develop, implement, and expand comprehensive and clinically-appropriate family-based substance abuse treatment programs as alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent parent drug offenders and grants to provide prison-based family treatment programs for incarcerated parents of minor children; (4) grants to evaluate and improve educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; (5) technology careers training demonstration grants; (6) the offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program; and (7) mentoring grants for nonprofit organizations.Prohibits a grantee found to have an unresolved audit finding (an audit finding or recommendation that a grantee has used grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved during a one-year period beginning on the date of initial notification of the finding or recommendation) from receiving grant funds in the two fiscal years following the fiscal year to which the finding relates. Prohibits the Attorney General from awarding a grant to a nonprofit organization for a programs subject to an audit if such organization holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of tax avoidance. Requires such organizations to disclose to the Attorney General the process for determining the compensation of its officers, directors, trustees, and key employees. (Sec. 4) Repeals provisions of the Act authorizing: (1) the program for responsible reintegration of offenders, (2) the study on the effectiveness of depot naltrexone for heroin addiction, and (3) the Federal Remote Satellite Tracking and Reentry Training (ReStart) Program.Provides that a prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment of more than one year, other than a term of life imprisonment, shall receive credit in addition to the time actually served at a rate of 54 days per year of sentence imposed if the Bureau of Prisons determines that the prisoner has displayed exemplary compliance with institutional disciplinary regulations. Makes any prisoner who, in the judgment of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, successfully participates in a program that has been demonstrated to reduce recidivism eligible to earn additional credit of up to 60 days per year toward satisfaction of the prisoner's sentence. Requires the Director to: (1) develop policies to require wardens of prisons and community-based facilities to enter into recidivism reduction partnerships with faith-based and community-based nonprofit organizations that are willing to provide, on a volunteer basis, programs that have been demonstrated to reduce recidivism; and (2) report annually on such partnerships. (Sec. 5) Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) conduct a study that identifies all programs and initiatives for prisoners in federal custody focusing on prisoner reentry, criminal recidivism, substance abuse treatment, mentoring, or career training and that evaluates whether any are duplicative or overlapping in nature; and (2) report on the study's findings and make recommendations for achieving cost savings.

second chance reauthorization act sec amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act amended second chance act act revise reauthorize fy2016 grant programs state local adult juvenile offender reentry projects effective alternatives incarceration family based substance abuse treatment evaluation improvement educational methods prisons jails juvenile facilities technology careers training offender reentry substance abuse criminal justice collaboration nonprofit organization mentoring programs sets forth requirements planning implementation grants state local adult juvenile offender reentry projects directs attorney general priority grant applications best focus initiative geographic areas disproportionate population offenders released prisons jails juvenile facilities include input nonprofit organizations demonstrate effective case assessment management abilities order provide comprehensive continuous reentry review process applicant violations parole probation supervision following release provide independent evaluation reentry programs include random assignment controlled studies determine effectiveness target high risk offenders reentry programs validated assessment tools target offenders histories homelessness substance abuse mental illness requires condition receiving financial assistance development comprehensive reentry strategic plan grant applicants adult juvenile offenders authorizes attorney general grants states local governments territories indian tribes nonprofit agencies combination thereof develop implement expand programs provide alternatives incarceration provide training technical assistance grantees directs attorney general identify publish best practices relating academic vocational education offenders prisons jails juvenile facilities sec requires inspector_general department_of_justice doj beginning fy2012 years conduct audit grantees awarded funding grant programs provisions omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act relating adult offender reentry demonstration projects qualified drug treatment programs grants develop implement expand comprehensive clinically appropriate family based substance abuse treatment programs alternatives incarceration nonviolent parent drug offenders grants provide prison based family treatment programs incarcerated parents minor children grants evaluate improve educational methods prisons jails juvenile facilities technology careers training demonstration grants offender reentry substance abuse criminal justice collaboration program mentoring grants nonprofit organizations prohibits grantee found unresolved audit finding audit finding recommendation grantee grant funds unauthorized expenditure unallowable cost closed resolved year period beginning date initial notification finding recommendation receiving grant funds fiscal years following fiscal year finding relates prohibits attorney general awarding grant nonprofit organization programs subject audit organization holds money offshore accounts purpose tax avoidance requires organizations disclose attorney general process determining compensation officers directors trustees key employees sec repeals provisions act authorizing program responsible reintegration offenders study effectiveness depot heroin addiction federal remote satellite tracking reentry training restart program provides prisoner serving term imprisonment year term life imprisonment shall receive credit addition time actually served rate days year sentence imposed bureau_of_prisons determines prisoner displayed exemplary compliance institutional disciplinary regulations makes prisoner judgment director bureau_of_prisons successfully participates program demonstrated reduce recidivism eligible earn additional credit days year satisfaction prisoner sentence requires director develop policies require prisons community based facilities enter recidivism reduction partnerships faith based community based nonprofit organizations willing provide volunteer basis programs demonstrated reduce recidivism report annually partnerships sec directs comptroller_general conduct study identifies programs initiatives prisoners federal custody focusing prisoner reentry criminal recidivism substance abuse treatment mentoring career training evaluates duplicative overlapping nature report study findings recommendations achieving cost savings


Summary: Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Title I: Combating International Trafficking in Persons - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require that: (1) each Department of State (Department) regional bureau annually submit a list of goals for combating trafficking in persons (trafficking) for each country in its geographic area of responsibility, and (2) host governments be informed of such goals. (Sec. 102) Authorizes the Secretary of State to appoint anti-trafficking officers at U.S. embassies who shall: (1) collaborate with other countries to eliminate human trafficking, (2) enhance Department anti-trafficking efforts, (3) monitor regional trafficking trends, and (4) assist U.S. embassies to prepare the annual Trafficking in Persons Reports. (Sec. 103) Requires the Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to build U.S. government-private entity partnerships to ensure that: (1) U.S. citizens do not use any item, product, or material produced or extracted with the labor of victims of severe forms of trafficking; and (2) such entities do not contribute to trafficking in persons involving sexual exploitation. Directs the President to establish programs with foreign governments and civil society to enhance their anti-trafficking capacity. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) establish a fund to assist foreign governments meet urgent trafficking prevention needs, protect victims, and prosecute trafficking offenders; and (2) provide assistance for each country with a high prevalence of trafficking that enters into a child protection compact with the United States. (Sec. 104) Requires an annual congressional briefing on Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) efforts to promote international international cooperation regarding victim protection and assistance. (Sec. 105) Revises Department standards for measuring efforts to eliminate human trafficking. (Sec. 106) Revises Department reporting requirements regarding the status of severe forms of trafficking in persons. (Sec. 107) Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require that a video about U.S. legal rights and resources be developed and shown in embassies and consulates with the greatest concentrations of aliens applying for employment- or education-based nonimmigrant visas. (Sec. 108) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of State to establish a strategy: (1) to prevent child marriage, (2) to promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child marriage in developing countries, and (3) that addresses the needs of girls younger than 18 years of age in developing countries. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to include reporting on child marriage. (Sec. 109) Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to prohibit the provision of peacekeeping operation funds to countries that use child soldiers. Waives such prohibition for programs to professionalize military or security forces or to demobilize child soldiers. (Sec. 110) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to include "technological innovation" as a basis upon which the President may select an honoree for the Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons. (Sec. 111) Revises federal contracting provisions regarding trafficking in persons to require the government to include a condition in every contract, grant, or cooperative agreement that authorizes contract termination if the contractor or subcontractor engages in acts related to trafficking, procuring commercial sex acts, or use of forced labor in the performance of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. Specifies grounds for contract termination. Requires federal contractors, in certain overseas contracts or agreements in support of contingency operations, to: (1) create a compliance plan to prevent activities related to trafficking in persons, procurement of commercial sex, or forced labor; and (2) certify upon due diligence that neither the contractor nor any subcontractors are engaged in such activities. (Sec. 112) Requires the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (DOD) to include in its annual report information on trafficking cases, including such activities by DOD contractors. Title II: Combating Trafficking of Persons in the United States - Subtitle A: Penalties Against Traffickers and Other Crimes - (Sec. 201) Amends the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to include labor contract fraud under the scope of such Act. Amends the federal criminal code to subject a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien who resides overseas and engages in illicit sexual conduct, including sex trafficking, with a person under 18 years old to fine and/or imprisonment. Subjects a person to fine and/or imprisonment for the knowing destruction, concealment, removal, confiscation, or possession of certain immigration documents. (Sec. 202) Increases the statute of limitations to 10 years for a person to bring a civil action for an injury received while a minor that was caused by specified sexual- or forced labor-related violations of federal criminal law. Subtitle B: Ensuring Availability of Possible Witnesses and Informants - (Sec. 211) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to: (1) make eligible for a nonimmigrant T visa (trafficking victims cooperating with law enforcement) adult or minor children of certain derivative family members of a T visa alien if such children face a danger of retaliation in their home country by the traffickers, and (2) make an alien who was the victim of foreign labor contracting fraud eligible for a nonimmigrant U visa (victims of certain crimes). Subtitle C: Ensuring Interagency Coordination and Expanded Reporting - (Sec. 221) Revises certain trafficking-related reporting requirements for the Attorney General (DOJ) and the Secretary of Labor. (Sec. 223) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of State to provide the Department of Labor with information relating to child labor and forced labor in the production of goods in violation of international standards. (Sec. 225) Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress regarding the use of foreign labor contractors. (Sec. 226) Sets forth specified audit and oversight requirements for DOJ grants. Subtitle D: Enhancing State and Local Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons - (Sec. 231) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to authorize the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs to make renewable one-year block grants to four eligible state or local government entities in different regions of the United States to combat sex trafficking of minors. Authorizes FY2012-FY2015 appropriations. Terminates the program four years after enactment of this Act. (Sec. 232) Authorizes appropriations through FY2015 for grants for local law enforcement investigations and prosecutions of trafficking and commercial sex act violations. Directs GAO to evaluate the program. (Sec. 233) Includes in the model state criminal provisions protections for persons under 18 years old who have been arrested for engaging in commercial sex acts. Title III: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 301) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations through FY2015 for: (1) the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center, (2) the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, (3) the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, (4) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for trafficking victim assistance, (5) the Secretary of State to combat trafficking, (6) the Attorney General for trafficking victim assistance in the United States, (7) the President for foreign trafficking victims assistance and to foreign countries to meet minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, (8) the Secretary of Labor for trafficking victim assistance in the United States, and (9) the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) for trafficking investigations by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Sec. 302) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to authorize appropriations through FY2015 for studies and conferences addressing trafficking and sex trafficking in the United States. Amends INA to extend specified asylum and removal protections to aliens who are under the age of 18 as of a qualifying event. Title IV: Unaccompanied Alien Children - (Sec. 401) Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to direct: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish specified child advocate programs at immigration detention sites for trafficking victims and vulnerable unaccompanied alien children; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to individuals who reach the age of 18 and are transferred to DHS, to consider placement in the least restrictive setting available, including alternative detention programs. Authorizes appropriations through FY2015 for such child advocacy programs. Directs GAO to: (1) conduct a study of the effectiveness of the HHS child advocate program, and (2) conduct a study of the effectiveness of DHS border screening of unaccompanied alien children to determine whether they are trafficking victims. (Sec. 403) Makes a child granted U visa status eligible for certain assistance for refugee children.

trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act title combating international trafficking persons sec amends trafficking_victims_protection_act require department_of_state department regional bureau annually submit list goals combating trafficking persons trafficking country geographic area responsibility host governments informed goals sec authorizes secretary state appoint anti trafficking officers embassies shall collaborate countries eliminate human trafficking enhance department anti trafficking efforts monitor regional trafficking trends assist embassies prepare annual trafficking persons reports sec requires director office monitor combat_trafficking build government private entity partnerships ensure citizens use item product material produced extracted labor victims severe forms trafficking entities contribute trafficking persons involving sexual exploitation directs president establish programs foreign governments civil society enhance anti trafficking capacity authorizes secretary establish fund assist foreign governments meet urgent trafficking prevention needs protect victims prosecute trafficking offenders provide assistance country high prevalence trafficking enters child protection compact united_states sec requires annual congressional briefing department united_states_agency international_development usaid efforts promote international international cooperation victim protection assistance sec revises department standards measuring efforts eliminate human trafficking sec revises department reporting requirements status severe forms trafficking persons sec amends william_wilberforce_trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act require video legal rights resources developed shown embassies greatest concentrations aliens applying education based nonimmigrant visas sec amends trafficking_victims_protection_act direct secretary state establish strategy prevent child marriage promote empowerment girls risk child marriage developing countries addresses needs girls younger years age developing countries amends foreign assistance_act require annual state_department country reports human rights practices include reporting child marriage sec amends william_wilberforce_trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act prohibit provision peacekeeping operation funds countries use child soldiers waives prohibition programs military security forces child soldiers sec amends trafficking_victims_protection_act include technological innovation basis president select presidential award extraordinary efforts combat_trafficking persons sec revises federal contracting provisions trafficking persons require government include condition contract grant cooperative agreement authorizes contract termination contractor subcontractor engages acts related trafficking procuring commercial sex acts use forced labor performance grant contract cooperative agreement specifies grounds contract termination requires federal contractors certain overseas contracts agreements support contingency operations create compliance plan prevent activities related trafficking persons procurement commercial sex forced labor certify diligence contractor subcontractors engaged activities sec requires interagency_task_force monitor combat_trafficking dod include annual report information trafficking cases including activities dod contractors title combating trafficking persons united_states subtitle penalties traffickers crimes sec amends racketeer influenced corrupt organizations act rico include labor contract fraud scope act amends federal criminal code subject citizen permanent resident alien resides overseas engages illicit sexual conduct including sex trafficking person years old fine imprisonment subjects person fine imprisonment knowing destruction concealment removal confiscation possession certain immigration documents sec increases statute limitations years person bring civil action injury received minor caused specified forced labor related violations federal criminal law subtitle ensuring availability possible witnesses sec amends immigration_and_nationality_act ina eligible nonimmigrant visa trafficking victims cooperating law enforcement adult minor children certain derivative family members visa alien children face danger retaliation home country traffickers alien victim foreign labor contracting fraud eligible nonimmigrant visa victims certain crimes subtitle ensuring interagency coordination expanded reporting sec revises certain trafficking related reporting requirements attorney general doj secretary labor sec amends trafficking_victims_protection_act direct secretary state provide department_of_labor information relating child labor forced labor production goods violation international standards sec requires government_accountability_office gao report congress use foreign labor contractors sec sets forth specified audit oversight requirements doj grants subtitle enhancing state local efforts combat_trafficking persons sec amends trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act authorize assistant attorney general office_of_justice_programs renewable year block grants eligible state local government entities different regions united_states combat sex trafficking minors authorizes fy2012 fy2015 appropriations terminates program years enactment act sec authorizes appropriations fy2015 grants local law enforcement investigations prosecutions trafficking commercial sex act violations directs gao evaluate program sec includes model state criminal provisions protections persons years old arrested engaging commercial sex acts title iii authorization appropriations sec amends trafficking_victims_protection_act authorize appropriations fy2015 human smuggling trafficking center interagency_task_force monitor combat_trafficking office monitor combat_trafficking secretary health_and_human_services hhs trafficking victim assistance secretary state combat_trafficking attorney general trafficking victim assistance united_states president foreign trafficking victims assistance foreign countries meet minimum standards elimination trafficking secretary labor trafficking victim assistance united_states secretary homeland_security dhs trafficking investigations bureau immigration customs enforcement sec amends trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act authorize appropriations fy2015 studies conferences addressing trafficking sex trafficking united_states amends ina extend specified asylum removal protections aliens age qualifying event title unaccompanied alien children sec amends william_wilberforce_trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act direct secretary health_and_human_services establish specified child advocate programs immigration detention sites trafficking victims vulnerable unaccompanied alien children secretary homeland_security respect individuals reach age transferred dhs consider placement restrictive setting available including alternative detention programs authorizes appropriations fy2015 child advocacy programs directs gao conduct study effectiveness hhs child advocate program conduct study effectiveness dhs border screening unaccompanied alien children determine trafficking victims sec makes child granted visa status eligible certain assistance refugee children


Summary: Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the aiming of the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft or in its flight path. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to five years. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) individuals conducting research and development or flight test operations for an aircraft manufacturer or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (2) Department of Defense (DOD) or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel conducting research, development, operations, testing or training; or (3) an individual using a laser emergency signaling device to send a distress signal.

securing aircraft act amends federal criminal code prohibit beam laser aircraft flight path imposes fine prison term years exempts prohibition individuals conducting research development flight test operations aircraft manufacturer federal_aviation_administration faa department_of_defense dod department_of_homeland_security dhs personnel conducting research development operations testing training individual laser emergency signaling device send distress signal


Summary: Stolen Valor Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to subject an individual who, with intent to obtain anything of value, knowingly makes a misrepresentiation regarding his or her military service to: (1) a fine, one year's imprisonment, or both if the misrepresentation is that such individual served in a combat zone or in a special operations force or was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor; and (2) a fine, six months' imprisonment, or both, in any other case. Provides that: (1) this Act shall not apply to a misrepresentation that an individual did not serve in the Armed Forces, and (2) it is a defense to prosecution that the thing of value is de minimis.

stolen valor act amends federal criminal code subject individual intent obtain value knowingly makes military service fine year imprisonment misrepresentation individual served combat zone special operations force awarded congressional medal honor fine months imprisonment case provides act shall apply misrepresentation individual serve armed_forces defense prosecution thing value minimis


Summary: Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Attorney General (AG), at the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a state or political subdivision, to assist in the investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in a place of public use, and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings. Defines "mass killings" as three or more killings in a single incident. Authorizes the AG to pay rewards of up to $3 million (currently, $2 million), subject to exceptions, for assistance to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to permit the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), at the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a state or political subdivision and through deployment of the Secret Service or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to assist in the investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in a place of public use, and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings. Requires that any assistance provided under this Act be presumed to be within the scope of federal office or employment.

investigative assistance violent crimes act authorizes attorney general request appropriate law enforcement official state political subdivision assist investigation violent acts shootings occurring place public use investigation mass killings attempted mass killings defines mass killings killings single incident authorizes pay rewards million currently million subject exceptions assistance department_of_justice doj amends homeland_security act permit secretary homeland_security dhs request appropriate law enforcement official state political subdivision deployment secret_service immigration customs enforcement ice assist investigation violent acts shootings occurring place public use investigation mass killings attempted mass killings requires assistance provided act presumed scope federal office employment


Summary: Stalkers Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise stalking provisions to prohibit: (1) the use of any electronic communication service or electronic communication system of interstate commerce to stalk victims; and (2) conduct that attempts to, or that would be reasonably expected to, cause substantial emotional distress to such a victim.

act amends federal criminal code revise stalking provisions prohibit use electronic communication service electronic communication system interstate commerce stalk victims conduct attempts reasonably expected cause substantial emotional distress victim


Summary: Michael Pohle Jr. Campus Emergency Alert Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the civil penalties applicable to institutions of higher education (IHEs) that fail to properly disclose campus security policies and crime statistics to current students and employees and, upon request, to any applicant for enrollment or employment. Sets a maximum penalty per violation and a limitation on the total amount an IHE can be penalized each year. Establishes a minimum penalty for each instance an IHE: (1) substantially misrepresents the number, location, or nature of the crimes it is required to report; (2) fails to notify the campus community of a significant emergency or dangerous situation that is an immediate threat to its health or safety, unless notice would compromise efforts to contain it; or (3) fails to provide the campus community with timely reports on crimes that are considered to be a threat to students and employees and are reported to campus security or the local police. Expresses maximum and minimum penalty amounts as percentages of the funds an IHE received from the Department of Education in the previous award year. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a special account in the Treasury where these penalties are to be collected and from which they are to be disbursed for activities promoting campus safety.

michael campus emergency alert act_-_amends title student assistance higher education act revise civil penalties applicable institutions higher education ihes fail properly disclose campus security policies crime statistics current students employees request applicant enrollment employment sets maximum penalty violation limitation total ihe penalized year establishes minimum penalty instance ihe substantially misrepresents number location nature crimes required report fails notify campus community significant emergency dangerous situation immediate threat health safety notice compromise efforts contain fails provide campus community timely reports crimes considered threat students employees reported campus security local police expresses maximum minimum penalty amounts percentages funds ihe received department_of_education previous award year directs secretary treasury establish special account treasury penalties collected disbursed activities promoting campus safety


Summary: Military Service Integrity Act of 2012 - Revises provisions prohibiting the unauthorized purchase, sale, or use of military medals or decorations. Repeals a prohibition against knowingly wearing such a medal when not authorized to do so. Adds the requirement that a person act with the intent of securing a tangible benefit or personal gain to the prohibition against knowingly, falsely, and materially representing oneself as having served in the U.S. Armed Forces or having been awarded any decoration, medal, ribbon, or other device authorized by Congress or pursuant to federal law for the Armed Forces. Defines "tangible benefit or personal gain" to include: (1) a benefit relating to military service provided by the federal government or a state or local government, (2) employment or professional advancement, (3) financial remuneration, (4) an effect on the outcome of a criminal or civil court proceeding, and (5) an impact on one's personal credibility in a political campaign. Repeals provisions providing for enhanced penalties for offenses involving a Congressional Medal of Honor, a distinguished-service cross, a Navy cross, an Air Force cross, a silver star, or a Purple Heart.

military service integrity act revises provisions prohibiting unauthorized purchase sale use military medals decorations repeals prohibition knowingly wearing medal authorized adds requirement person act intent securing tangible benefit personal gain prohibition knowingly falsely materially representing having served armed_forces having awarded medal ribbon device authorized congress pursuant federal law armed_forces defines tangible benefit personal gain include benefit relating military service provided federal_government state local government employment professional advancement financial remuneration effect outcome criminal civil court proceeding impact personal credibility political campaign repeals provisions providing enhanced penalties offenses involving congressional medal honor distinguished service cross navy cross air_force cross silver star purple heart


Summary: Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2012 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to increase the money penalties in administrative and civil actions involving securities laws violations. Prescribes a fourth tier penalty of triple monetary penalties for noncompliance with certain enforcement actions if the violator, within the five-year period preceding the prohibited act, was criminally convicted for securities fraud or became subject to a judgment or order imposing monetary, equitable, or administrative relief in any Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) action alleging fraud by such violator. Applies the treatment as a separate offense each day that a violation of an SEC cease-and-desist order is committed through continuing noncompliance to violation of any action to enforce a federal court injunction or certain SEC orders that bar, suspend, place limitations on the activities or functions of, or prohibit the activities of, a person.

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Summary: Student Visa Integrity Act - Amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine, between 2 and 15 years' imprisonment, or both, an individual who, while representing himself or herself as a principal, officer, or director of an educational institution, knowingly files a petition for certification or recertification with the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) for attendance at such institution of nonimmigrant students (F-visa) or nonimmigrant vocational students (M-visa) under false pretenses. Requires that a person coming to study at a college, university, language training program, seminary, high school, or elementary school in the United States under an F-visa must attend an institution that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) to require academic institutions (exempts seminaries or other religious institutions) to be similarly accredited for F-visa purposes if: (1) the institution is not already required to be accredited, and (2) an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education is able to provide such accreditation. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the accreditation requirement for an established college, university, or language training program that is otherwise in compliance with F-visa provisions and has been a candidate for accreditation for at least one year and continues to progress toward such accreditation. Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations that set a start date for the program to collect information regarding nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants for an academic term at each approved institution of higher education. Authorizes the Secretary, upon reasonable suspicion that an owner of, or a designated school official at, an approved institution of higher education, an other educational institution, or a designated exchange visitor program, has committed SEVP-related fraud to: (1) withdraw such certification without prior notification, and (2) terminate such official's or such school's access to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). Directs the Secretary, if an owner or school official is indicted for SEVP-related fraud to: (1) withdraw such certification without prior notification during the pendency of the criminal prosecution, and (2) terminate such official's or such school's SEVIS access during such time. Disqualifies permanently an owner or school official who is convicted of SEVP-related fraud from filing future petitions and from having an ownership interest or a management role in any U.S. educational institution that enrolls nonimmigrant alien students or nonimmigrant alien vocational students. Prohibits an individual from serving as a designated school official or from being granted access to SEVIS unless the individual is a U.S. national or a lawful permanent resident alien who, during the most recent three-year period, has undergone a specified background check. Prohibits any flight school in the United States from accessing SEVIS or issuing a Form I-20 to an alien seeking a student or vocational student visa if the flight school has not been certified to the satisfaction of the Secretary and by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Prohibits any school or designated school official in the United States from accessing SEVIS or issuing a Form I-20 to an alien seeking a student or vocational student visa if the school has not been licensed or authorized to offer a post-secondary credential by a state. (Authorizes the Secretary to waive such provision for religious-affiliated, elementary, or secondary schools.) Requires: (1) an accrediting agency or association, at the time it is required to notify the Secretary of Education and the appropriate state licensing agency of the final denial, withdrawal, suspension, or termination of accreditation of an institution, to notify the Secretary of such determination; and (2) the Secretary to withdraw the school from the SEVP and prohibit the school from accessing SEVIS. Directs the Secretary to implement both phases of the second generation Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS II) within two years of enactment of this Act.

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