Summary: Cloud Computing Act of 2012 - Amends the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to provide that each instance of unauthorized access of a cloud computing account, access of such an account in excess of authorization, or an attempt or conspiracy to access such an account without or in excess of authorization in violation of such Act shall constitute a separate offense. Defines: (1) "cloud computing account" as information stored on a cloud computing service that requires a password or similar information to access and is attributable to an individual; and (2) "cloud computing service" as a service that enables convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or interaction by the service provider. Establishes the value of the loss of the use of a computer, the value of the information obtained, and the value of the aggregated loss, for an offense involving unauthorized access to a protected computer that is part of a cloud computing service, as the greater of: (1) the value of the loss of use, information, or aggregated loss to one or more persons; or (2) the product obtained by multiplying $500 by the number of cloud computing accounts accessed. Directs the Secretary of State to work with international fora, such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), to advance the aims of ensuring interoperability between the provisions of this Act and other laws and policies of the United States and foreign countries. Requires, within 180 days after enactment of this Act and at least once each year for four years thereafter: (1) the Secretary to conduct a study on international cooperation regarding data privacy, retention, and security; and (2) the heads of specified federal agencies to submit to the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a three-year forecast of the agency's plans relating to the procurement of cloud computing services and support. Directs the Administrator to make each such forecast available to the public via an Internet website.

cloud computing act amends computer fraud abuse act provide instance unauthorized access cloud computing account access account excess authorization attempt conspiracy access account excess authorization violation act shall constitute separate offense defines cloud computing account information stored cloud computing service requires password similar information access attributable individual cloud computing service service enables convenient demand network access shared pool computing resources rapidly released minimal management effort interaction service provider establishes value loss use computer value information obtained value aggregated loss offense involving unauthorized access protected computer cloud computing service greater value loss use information aggregated loss persons product obtained multiplying number cloud computing accounts accessed directs secretary state work international fora organization economic cooperation development advance ensuring interoperability provisions act laws policies united_states foreign countries requires days enactment act year years secretary conduct study international cooperation data privacy retention security heads specified federal agencies submit administrator office_of_electronic_government information technology office_of_management_and_budget omb year forecast agency plans relating procurement cloud computing services support directs administrator forecast available public internet website


Summary: Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, to release a prisoner who has served one half or more of his or her term of imprisonment if that prisoner: (1) has attained age 45; (2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and (3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations.

federal prison bureau nonviolent offender relief_act amends federal criminal code direct bureau_of_prisons pursuant good time policy release prisoner served half term imprisonment prisoner attained age convicted crime violence engaged violation involving violent conduct institutional disciplinary regulations


Summary:
David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2013 or David's Law - Amends the federal criminal code to impose penalties for willfully causing bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempting to cause such injury, whether or not acting under color of law, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of any person, where the offense is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to study the issue of adult recruitment of juveniles to commit hate crimes and, if appropriate, to amend the federal sentencing guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements for such an offense.

Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to state and local programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles.

Authorizes appropriations to the Department of the Treasury and to DOJ for FY2013-FY2015 to increase the number of personnel to protect against criminal interference with federally-protected activities.

david ray hate crimes prevention act david law amends federal criminal code impose penalties willfully causing bodily injury person use fire firearm explosive device attempting cause injury acting color law actual perceived race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation disability person offense affects interstate foreign commerce directs sentencing commission study issue adult recruitment juveniles commit hate crimes appropriate amend federal sentencing guidelines provide sentencing enhancements offense requires administrator office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency_prevention department_of_justice doj grants state local programs designed combat hate crimes committed juveniles authorizes appropriations department_of_the_treasury doj fy2013 fy2015 increase number personnel protect criminal interference federally protected activities


Summary:
STALKERS Act of 2013 - 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 a 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 a person, engages in a course of conduct in or substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce that: (1) causes or attempts to cause bodily injury or serious emotional distress to another person, or (2) occurs in circumstances where the conduct would be reasonably expected to cause another person serious emotional distress.

Increases penalties for stalking offenses 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 and to identify and describe elements of such efforts that constitute the best practices for the enforcement of such laws.

Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

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 substantially affecting interstate foreign commerce causes attempts cause bodily injury emotional distress person occurs circumstances conduct reasonably expected cause person emotional distress increases penalties stalking offenses offense involves conduct violation protection order victim offense age age requires annual report attorney general include evaluation efforts enforce laws relating stalking identify describe elements efforts constitute best practices enforcement laws provides compliance budgetary effects act statutory pay act


Summary:
Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code to extend to three years and six months the period within which a tort claim against the United States must be presented in writing to a federal agency when the claim arises out of a government employee's conduct with respect to the criminal misconduct of a government informant. (Current law bars all tort claims against the United States that are not presented within two years after the claim accrues.)

Applies the amendment retroactively to any such claim that: (1) accrued on or after May 1, 1981; and (2) in the case of a claim accrued before the date of enactment of this Act, is presented within one year after such date.

Prohibits the government from asserting a defense or a bar, based on the doctrine of res judicata or collateral estoppel, to a claim that accrued before enactment of this Act and to which this Act applies.

justice victims confidential informant crime act amends federal judicial code extend years months period tort claim united_states presented writing federal agency claim arises government employee conduct respect criminal misconduct government informant current law bars tort claims united_states presented years claim accrues applies amendment retroactively claim accrued case claim accrued date enactment act presented year date prohibits government asserting defense bar based doctrine res collateral claim accrued enactment act act applies


Summary:
Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for an additional sentence of two years' imprisonment for violating the prohibitions against making false statements or misrepresenting identification regarding the acquisition of a firearm or ammunition: (1) knowing that the violation will further the transfer of two or more firearms to a person prohibited by law from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving a firearm; and (2) with the intent to conceal such person's identity from the transferor.

Prohibits the court from: (1) placing any person convicted of such violation on probation; and (2) reducing a term of imprisonment for such a violation so as to compensate for, or otherwise take into account, a term of imprisonment imposed or to be imposed for a separate such violation. Prohibits a term of imprisonment imposed under this Act from running concurrently with a term imposed on the person under any other legal provision, except that a term imposed may, in the court's discretion, run concurrently with another term imposed by the court at the same time for a separate such violation, subject to applicable guidelines and policy statements issued by the United States Sentencing Commission. Requires the court to specify in its statement of the reasons for imposing a sentence for such a violation the factors that require any sentence below the statutory minimum.

Directs the Attorney General to issue regulations requiring any form required to be completed by the purchaser of a firearm from a licensed firearms dealer to include a notice of the provisions of this Act.

purchaser penalty enhancement act_-_amends federal criminal code provide additional sentence years imprisonment violating prohibitions making false statements misrepresenting identification acquisition firearm ammunition knowing violation transfer firearms person prohibited law shipping transporting possessing receiving firearm intent conceal person identity transferor prohibits court placing person convicted violation probation reducing term imprisonment violation compensate account term imprisonment imposed imposed separate violation prohibits term imprisonment imposed act running concurrently term imposed person legal provision term imposed court discretion run concurrently term imposed court time separate violation subject applicable guidelines policy statements issued united_states_sentencing_commission requires court specify statement reasons imposing sentence violation factors require sentence statutory minimum directs attorney general issue regulations requiring form required completed purchaser firearm licensed firearms dealer include notice provisions act


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 8, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2014 or the STOP Identity Theft Act of 2014 - Calls for the Attorney General to: (1) make use of all existing resources of the Department of Justice (DOJ), including task forces, to bring more perpetrators of tax return identity theft to justice; and (2) take into account the need to concentrate efforts in areas of the country where the crime is most frequently reported, to coordinate with state and local authorities to prosecute and prevent such crime, and to protect vulnerable groups from becoming victims or otherwise being used in the offense.

Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include organizations as victims for purposes of prohibitions against identity theft or aggravated identity theft, and (2) subject an identity theft offense committed during and in relation to tax fraud to a fine and/or up to 20 years' imprisonment.

Directs the Attorney General to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on: (1) trends in the incidence of tax return identity theft, (2) recommendations on additional statutory tools that would aid in the effective prosecution of tax return identity theft, and (3) the status of implementing DOJ's March 2010 Audit Report 10-21 entitled "The Department of Justice's Efforts to Combat Identity Theft."

measure amended reported house september summary version repeated stopping tax offenders prosecuting identity theft act stop identity theft act calls attorney general use existing resources department_of_justice doj including task forces bring perpetrators tax return identity theft justice account need concentrate efforts areas country crime frequently reported coordinate state local authorities prosecute prevent crime protect vulnerable groups victims offense amends federal criminal code include organizations victims purposes prohibitions identity theft aggravated identity theft subject identity theft offense committed relation tax fraud fine years imprisonment directs attorney general report house senate judiciary_committees trends incidence tax return identity theft recommendations additional statutory tools aid effective prosecution tax return identity theft status implementing doj march audit report entitled department_of_justice efforts combat identity theft


Summary:
Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states to develop and operate systems to retrieve firearms from armed prohibited persons.

Defines an "armed prohibited person" as a person whose possession of a lawfully purchased firearm became unlawful because of an act or omission committed by such person.

Requires a state's grant application to include assurances that: (1) the state's system will provide a reasonable opportunity for such a person to lawfully dispose of a firearm before the state takes any action to retrieve it, (2) the state will contribute pertinent information to the national instant criminal background check system, and (3) the state has a plan for the continued operation and maintenance of the system.

armed prohibited persons act authorizes attorney general grants states develop operate systems retrieve firearms armed prohibited persons defines armed prohibited person person possession lawfully purchased firearm unlawful act omission committed person requires state grant application include assurances state system provide reasonable opportunity person lawfully dispose firearm state takes action retrieve state contribute pertinent information national_instant_criminal_background_check_system state plan continued operation maintenance system


Summary:
Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013 - Establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) an Office of Elder Justice, which shall address issues relating to elder abuse. Requires the Director of such Office to: (1) provide information, training, and technical assistance to assist states and local governments in preventing, investigating, prosecuting, and mitigating the impact of elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect and in addressing the physical and psychological trauma to victims of such abuse; (2) evaluate the efficacy of measures intended to prevent, detect, respond to, or redress elder abuse and the extent to which the needs of the victims in each state are met by crime victim services, programs, and sources of funding; (3) evaluate training models to determine best practices for investigating elder abuse, addressing evidentiary and legal issues, and interacting with victims; and (4) conduct, and regularly update, a study of state laws and practices relating to elder abuse.

Directs the Attorney General to annually: (1) collect from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutor offices statistical data relating to the incidence of elder abuse; (2) identify common data points among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutor offices that would allow for the collection of uniform national data related to elder abuse; (3) publish a summary of the data collected; (4) identify the types of elder abuse data that should be collected and what entity is most capable of collecting it; and (5) develop recommendations for collecting additional data.

Authorizes the Director to provide grants and technical assistance to assist not more than 15 states in establishing and operating programs designed to improve: (1) the response to elder abuse in a manner that limits additional trauma to victims, and (2) the investigation and prosecution of cases of elder abuse. Requires eligible states to: (1) have a qualified crime victims compensation program; and (2) establish or designate a multidisciplinary task force on elder justice.

Amends the Social Security Act to include the Director as the alternate for the Attorney General as a member of the Elder Justice Coordinating Council.

elder abuse_victims_act establishes department_of_justice doj office elder justice shall address issues relating elder abuse requires director office provide information training technical assistance assist states local governments preventing investigating prosecuting mitigating impact elder abuse exploitation neglect addressing physical psychological trauma victims abuse evaluate efficacy measures intended prevent detect respond redress elder abuse extent needs victims state met crime victim services programs sources funding evaluate training models determine best practices investigating elder abuse addressing evidentiary legal issues victims conduct regularly update study state laws practices relating elder abuse directs attorney general annually collect federal state local law enforcement agencies prosecutor offices statistical data relating incidence elder abuse identify common data points federal state local law enforcement agencies prosecutor offices allow collection uniform national data related elder abuse publish summary data collected identify types elder abuse data collected entity capable collecting develop recommendations collecting additional data authorizes director provide grants technical assistance assist states establishing operating programs designed improve response elder abuse manner limits additional trauma victims investigation prosecution cases elder abuse requires eligible states qualified crime victims compensation program establish designate multidisciplinary task_force elder justice amends social_security_act include director alternate attorney general member elder_justice_coordinating_council


Summary:
Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 - Prohibits stealing specified metal being used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, the theft of which harms critical infrastructure, including metal used as part of an electrical substation, power line, cellular tower, telephone land line, highway equipment and facilities, railroad equipment and facilities, water well, reservoir, or sewage line. Sets penalties of a fine, 10 years' imprisonment, or both, for violations.

Defines "specified metal" to include metal that is: (1) marked with the name, logo, or initials of a city, county, state, or federal government entity, a railroad, an electric, gas, or water company, a telephone company, a cable company, a retail establishment, or a public utility; (2) part of certain infrastructure items, such as a street light pole, guard rail, storm water grate, or grave marker; (3) a wire or cable commonly used by communications and electrical utilities; or (4) copper, aluminum, and other metal that is valuable for recycling or reuse as raw metal (except for aluminum cans).

Prohibits a recycling agent from purchasing such metal: (1) unless the seller provides documentation of ownership of, or other proof of the authority of the seller to sell, such metal and there is a reasonable basis to believe that the documentation provided is valid (does not require the agent to independently verify such validity); or (2) that the agent knows, or has a reasonable basis to believe, to be stolen. Subjects violators to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per violation.

Sets forth recycling agent record-keeping and confidentiality requirements. Prohibits a recycling agent from paying cash for a single purchase of such metal of more than $100. Considers more than 1 purchase in any 48-hour period from the same seller to be a single purchase.

Exempts from such documentation requirements or purchase limits any recycling agent that is subject to a state or local law that requires obtaining such documentation or that limits such purchases.

Authorizes specified enforcement actions by the Attorney General and state attorneys general or equivalent state regulators.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and policy statements applicable to a person convicted of the theft of such metal.

metal theft prevention act prohibits stealing specified metal affecting interstate foreign commerce theft harms critical infrastructure including metal electrical power line cellular tower telephone land line highway equipment facilities railroad equipment facilities water reservoir sewage line sets penalties fine years imprisonment violations defines specified metal include metal marked logo initials city county state federal_government entity railroad electric gas water company telephone company cable company retail establishment public utility certain infrastructure items street light guard rail storm water grave marker wire cable commonly communications electrical utilities copper aluminum metal valuable recycling reuse raw metal aluminum prohibits recycling agent purchasing metal seller provides documentation ownership proof authority seller sell metal reasonable basis believe documentation provided valid require agent independently verify validity agent knows reasonable basis believe stolen subjects violators civil penalty violation sets forth recycling agent record keeping confidentiality requirements prohibits recycling agent paying cash single purchase metal considers purchase hour period seller single purchase exempts documentation requirements purchase limits recycling agent subject state local law requires obtaining documentation limits purchases authorizes specified enforcement actions attorney general state attorneys general equivalent state regulators directs sentencing commission review amend federal sentencing guidelines policy statements applicable person convicted theft metal


Summary:
Life, Liberty, and Justice for All Americans Act - Prohibits the President from using lethal military force against a U.S. citizen located in the United States.

Provides an exception if the President determines that: (1) the individual poses an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury to another individual, and (2) using such force will prevent or minimize such death or injury.

States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow the killing of a U.S. citizen without due process of law.

life liberty justice americans act prohibits president lethal military force citizen located united_states provides exception president determines individual poses imminent threat death bodily injury individual force prevent minimize death injury states act shall construed allow killing citizen process law


Summary: Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a federal court to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum if necessary to avoid violating federal provisions prescribing factors courts must consider in imposing a sentence. Requires the court to give the parties notice of its intent to impose a lower sentence and to state in writing the factors requiring such a sentence.

justice safety act amends federal criminal code authorize federal court impose sentence statutory minimum necessary avoid violating federal provisions prescribing factors courts consider imposing sentence requires court parties notice intent impose lower sentence state writing factors requiring sentence


Summary:
Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2013 - Revises and reorganizes the federal criminal code. Incorporates into such code all major federal crimes, including crimes involving national security and terrorism, crimes of violence against federal officials and employees, property crimes, including theft of medical equipment, drug crimes, immigration crimes, transportation-related crimes, sex crimes, regulatory and financial crimes, international law crimes, and crimes involving female genital mutilation. Consolidates civil and criminal forfeiture provisions related to federal crimes.

Sets forth uniform definitions and standards, including state of mind requirements, applicable to the entire criminal code.

Provides for the punishment of attempts and conspiracies to commit a crime on the same basis as the completed offense, as a general rule.

criminal code modernization simplification act revises federal criminal code incorporates code major federal crimes including crimes involving national security terrorism crimes violence federal officials employees property crimes including theft medical equipment drug crimes immigration crimes transportation related crimes sex crimes regulatory financial crimes international law crimes crimes involving female consolidates civil criminal forfeiture provisions related federal crimes sets forth uniform definitions standards including state mind requirements applicable entire criminal code provides punishment attempts conspiracies commit crime basis completed offense general rule


Summary: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2013 - Amends the Hobbs Act to authorize imposition of a fine of up to $100,000, 20 years' imprisonment, or both for: (1) obstructing, delaying, or affecting commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce by robbery or extortion (or attempting or conspiring to do so); and (2) threatening physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or purpose to interfere with commerce by threats or violence. Makes provisions regarding any such interference inapplicable to conduct that: (1) is incidental to otherwise peaceful picketing during the course of a labor dispute; (2) consists solely of minor bodily injury, or minor damage to property, or threat or fear of such minor injury or damage; and (3) is not part of a pattern of violent conduct or of coordinated violent activity. Subjects such conduct to prosecution only by the appropriate state and local authorities.

freedom union violence act amends hobbs act authorize imposition fine years imprisonment obstructing delaying affecting commerce movement article commodity commerce robbery extortion attempting conspiring threatening physical violence person property furtherance plan purpose interfere commerce threats violence makes provisions interference inapplicable conduct incidental peaceful picketing course labor dispute consists solely minor bodily injury minor damage property threat fear minor injury damage pattern violent conduct coordinated violent activity subjects conduct prosecution appropriate state local authorities


Summary:
Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2013 - Directs: (1) a court, in cases in which a sentence has not yet been imposed with respect to the application of the penalty amendments of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 to cocaine base offenses committed prior to the enactment of such Act, to impose such sentence as if such amendments were in effect on the date the offense was committed; and (2) the Court of Appeals to remand for resentencing consistent with such amendments such cases in which a sentence has already been imposed, if subject to a pending appeal on or after August 3, 2010.

Authorizes the sentencing court, in the case of a defendant who has been convicted of such an offense committed before August 3, 2010, for which a term of imprisonment has been imposed, to reduce the term of imprisonment for that crime consistent with the amendments made by that Act on motion of the defendant or the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, or on its own motion.

fair sentencing clarification act directs court cases sentence imposed respect application penalty amendments fair sentencing act cocaine base offenses committed prior enactment act impose sentence amendments effect date offense committed court_of_appeals remand consistent amendments cases sentence imposed subject pending appeal august authorizes sentencing court case defendant convicted offense committed august term imprisonment imposed reduce term imprisonment crime consistent amendments act motion defendant director bureau_of_prisons motion


Summary: Firearm Recidivist Sentencing Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code, with respect to additional penalties for using or carrying a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, to: (1) modify the penalty to require an additional prison term of not more than 5 years, not more than 7 years if the firearm is brandished, and not more than 10 years if the firearm is discharged (currently, not less than 5, 7, or 10 years respectively); (2) allow a prison term for any term of years (currently, minimum mandatory term of 25 years) for a person who has a prior conviction that has become final; (3) require an additional prison term of not more than 15 years (currently, not less than 15 years) for using, carrying, or possessing armor piercing ammunition during the commission of a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; and (4) eliminate the death penalty for cases in which the use of such ammunition results in a death.

firearm sentencing act amends federal criminal code respect additional penalties carrying firearm commission crime violence drug trafficking crime modify penalty require additional prison term years years firearm years firearm discharged currently years respectively allow prison term term years currently minimum mandatory term years person prior conviction final require additional prison term years currently years carrying possessing armor piercing ammunition commission crime violence drug trafficking crime eliminate death penalty cases use ammunition results death


Summary:
Aaron's Law Act of 2013 - Amends provisions of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) prohibiting computer fraud to replace the phrase "exceeds authorized access" with "access without authorization," which is defined as obtaining information on a protected computer that the accesser lacks authorization to obtain by knowingly circumventing one or more technological or physical measures that are designed to exclude or prevent unauthorized individuals from obtaining that information.

Modifies CFAA penalty provisions to: (1) limit the imposition of enhanced penalties to subsequent offenses under such Act (currently, additional penalties are allowed if there is a conviction for another offense) and to criminal acts punishable under federal or state law by a term of imprisonment for more than one year; and (2) require the determination of the value of information for enhanced penalty purposes to be made by reference to fair market value.

law act amends provisions computer fraud abuse act prohibiting computer fraud replace phrase exceeds authorized access access authorization defined obtaining information protected computer lacks authorization obtain knowingly technological physical measures designed exclude prevent unauthorized individuals obtaining information modifies penalty provisions limit imposition enhanced penalties subsequent offenses act currently additional penalties allowed conviction offense criminal acts punishable federal state law term imprisonment year require determination value information enhanced penalty purposes reference fair market value


Summary: Amends the federal judicial code to add a federal defender representative, designated by the Judicial Conference of the United States, as a nonvoting member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

amends federal judicial code add federal defender representative designated judicial_conference_of_the_united_states nonvoting member sentencing commission


Summary:
Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2013 or the PLANT Act - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend the federal sentencing guidelines to ensure that they provide for additional penalties applicable to persons convicted of Controlled Substances Act offenses of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance or a counterfeit substance while on federal property or intentionally trespassing on the property of another, if the offense involves:

 the use of a poison, chemical, or hazardous substance for the unlawful production of a controlled substance that: (1) creates a serious hazard to humans, wildlife, or domestic animals; (2) degrades or harms the environment or natural resources; or (3) pollutes an aquifer, spring, stream, river, or body of water; the diversion, redirection, obstruction, draining, or impoundment of an aquifer, spring, river, or body of water for the unlawful production of a controlled substance; or the substantial removal of vegetation or clear cutting of timber for the unlawful production of a controlled substance.

protecting lands narcotics trafficking act plant act_-_directs sentencing commission review amend federal sentencing guidelines ensure provide additional penalties applicable persons convicted controlled substances act offenses manufacturing distributing dispensing possessing intent distribute controlled substance counterfeit substance federal property intentionally trespassing property offense involves use poison chemical hazardous substance unlawful production controlled substance creates hazard humans wildlife domestic animals harms environment natural resources aquifer spring stream river body water diversion obstruction draining impoundment aquifer spring river body water unlawful production controlled substance substantial removal vegetation clear cutting timber unlawful production controlled substance


Summary:
End Sex Trafficking Act of 2013 - Amends: (1) the federal criminal code to expand the scope of prohibitions against sex trafficking to include patronizing or soliciting a commercial sex act with a victim of sex trafficking, and (2) the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the definition of "sex trafficking" to include patronizing or soliciting a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.

Directs the Attorney General to ensure that all task forces and working groups within the Innocence Lost National Initiative engage in activities, programs, or operations to increase the investigative capabilities of state and local law enforcement officers in the detection, investigation, and prosecution of persons who patronize or solicit children for sex.

end sex trafficking act amends federal criminal code expand scope prohibitions sex trafficking include soliciting commercial sex act victim sex trafficking trafficking_victims_protection_act expand definition sex trafficking include soliciting person purpose commercial sex act directs attorney general ensure task forces working groups innocence lost national initiative engage activities programs operations increase investigative capabilities state local law enforcement officers detection investigation prosecution persons solicit children sex


Summary:
USA FREEDOM Act - Title I: FISA Business Records Reforms - (Sec. 101) Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to establish a new process to be followed when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits an application to a FISA court for an order requiring the production of tangible things (commonly referred to as business records, including books, records, papers, documents, and other items) for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities.

Requires the FBI to include in such tangible thing applications a specific selection term to be used as the basis for such production.

Defines "specific selection term" as a discrete term (such as a term specifically identifying a person, entity, account, address, or device) used by the government to limit the scope of the information or tangible things sought pursuant to the statute authorizing the provision of such information or tangible things to the government.

Provides for applications seeking the production of call detail records to be considered under revised FISA requirements for the production of tangible things.

Defines "call detail record" as session identifying information (including an originating or terminating telephone number, an International Mobile Subscriber Identity number, or an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity number), a telephone calling card number, or the time or duration of a call. Excludes from such definition: (1) the contents of any communication; (2) the name, address, or financial information of a subscriber or customer; or (3) cell site location information.

Establishes two separate frameworks for the production of such call detail records with different standards that apply based on whether the application seeks: (1) production on a daily basis of call detail records created before, on, or after the date of the application relating to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism; or (2) production of call detail records in any other manner under revised FISA requirements for the production of all other tangible things.

Requires the FBI, in applications seeking the production on a daily basis of call detail records created before, on, or after the date of an application relating to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism, to include a statement of facts showing: (1) reasonable grounds to believe that the call detail records sought to be produced based on the specific selection term are relevant to such investigation; and (2) facts giving rise to a reasonable, articulable suspicion that such specific selection term is associated with a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power.

Requires a judge approving the release, on a daily basis, of call detail records created before, on, or after the date of application relating to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism to:

 limit such production to a period not to exceed 180 days, but allow such orders to be extended upon application with judicial approval; permit the government to require the prompt production of such records using: (1) a specific selection term that satisfies the reasonable, articulable suspicion standard that the term is associated with a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; and (2) call detail records with a direct connection to such specific selection term as the basis for production of a second set of call detail records (thus limiting the government to what is commonly referred to as two "hops" of call records when the order concerns production on a daily basis of call detail records created before, on, or after the date of the application relating to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism); and direct the government to: (1) adopt minimization procedures requiring prompt destruction of such call records that the government determines are not foreign intelligence information, and (2) destroy all call detail records produced under the order as prescribed by such procedures. Requires applications and orders under FISA for production of call detail records in any other manner (other than in the manner required for a daily production of such records created before, on, or after the date of an application relating to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism) to be considered under the standards applicable to all other applications and orders for the production of tangible things. (Thus, requires a specific selection term but does not subject the production to the additional requirements--including the reasonable, articulable suspicion standard regarding an association with a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power, the 180-day period limitation, the two-hop limitation, and the prompt destruction requirements for records that are not foreign intelligence information--that are applicable only to the daily production of call detail records created before, on, or after the date of the application relating to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism.)

(Sec. 102) Authorizes the Attorney General to require the emergency production of tangible things, without first obtaining a court order, if the Attorney General: (1) reasonably determines that an emergency situation requires the production of tangible things before an order authorizing production can be obtained with due diligence, (2) reasonably determines that a factual basis exists for the issuance of such a production order, (3) informs a FISA judge of the decision to require such production at the time the emergency decision is made, and (4) makes an application to a FISA judge within seven days after the Attorney General requires such emergency production.

Terminates the authority for such emergency production of tangible things when the information sought is obtained, when the application for the order is denied, or after the expiration of seven days from the time the Attorney General begins requiring such emergency production, whichever is earliest.

Prohibits information obtained or evidence derived from such an emergency production from being received in evidence or disclosed in any proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, office, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision if: (1) the subsequent application for court approval is denied, or (2) the production is terminated and no order is issued approving the production. Bars information concerning any U.S. person acquired from such production from being used or disclosed in any other manner by federal officers or employees without the consent of such person, except with approval of the Attorney General if the information indicates a threat of death or serious bodily harm.

(Sec. 103) Requires FISA court orders approving the production of tangible things to include each specific selection term used as the basis for such production.

Prohibits FISA courts from authorizing the collection of tangible things without the use of a specific selection term.

(Sec. 104) Requires a FISA court, as a condition to approving an application for a tangible thing production order, to find that the minimization procedures submitted with the application meet applicable FISA standards.

(Sec. 105) Extends liability protections to: (1) persons required to provide information, facilities, or technical assistance for the production of tangible things; and (2) persons who provide technical assistance to the government for such production or to implement amendments made by this Act to FISA's requirements for such production. (Currently, liability protections are limited to persons who produce such tangible things.)

(Sec. 106) Requires the government to compensate a person for reasonable expenses incurred for: (1) producing tangible things or providing information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with an order issued for the production of daily-basis call detail records created before, on, or after the date of the application or an emergency production that requires an application for such daily-basis call records; or (2) providing such technical assistance to the government or to implement the tangible thing production amendments of this Act.

(Sec. 108) Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 to require the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to audit the effectiveness and use of FISA authority to obtain production of tangible things from 2012 to 2014, including an examination of whether minimization procedures adopted by the Attorney General adequately protect the constitutional rights of U.S. persons. Directs the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, for the same 2012-2014 period, to assess: (1) the importance of such information to the intelligence community; (2) the manner in which such information was collected, retained, analyzed, and disseminated; and (3) the adequacy of minimization procedures, including an assessment of any minimization procedures proposed by an element of the intelligence community that were modified or denied by the court.

Requires such Inspectors General to report to Congress regarding the results of such audit and assessment.

(Sec. 109) Requires amendments made by this Act to FISA's tangible thing requirements to take effect 180 days after enactment of this Act.

Prohibits this Act from being construed to alter or eliminate the government's authority to obtain an order under the tangible things requirements of FISA as in effect prior to the effective date of such amendments during the period ending on such effective date.

(Sec. 110) Prohibits this Act from being construed to authorize the production of the contents of any electronic communication from an electronic communication service provider under such tangible thing requirements.

Title II: FISA Pen Register and Trap and Trace Device Reform - (Sec. 201) Requires the government's FISA applications for orders approving pen registers or trap and trace devices to include a specific selection term as the basis for selecting the telephone line or other facility to which the register or device is to be attached or applied.

(Sec. 202) Directs the Attorney General to ensure that appropriate procedures are in place to safeguard nonpublicly available information concerning U.S. persons that is collected through the use of a pen register or trap and trace device installed with FISA court approval. Requires such procedures to include protections for the collection, retention, and use of information concerning U.S. persons.

Requires information collected through the use of a pen register or trap and trace device that the Attorney General authorizes on an emergency basis to be subject to the same procedural safeguards.

Title III: FISA Acquisitions Targeting Persons Outside the United States Reforms - (Sec. 301) Requires the Attorney General's minimization procedures for the targeting of persons outside the United States (other than U.S. persons) that is authorized by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to: (1) minimize the acquisition, and prohibit the retention and dissemination, of any communication as to which the sender and all intended recipients are determined to be located in the United States at the time of acquisition, consistent with the U.S. need to obtain, produce, and disseminate foreign intelligence information; and (2) prohibit the use of any discrete communication that is not to, from, or about the target of an acquisition and is to or from an identifiable U.S. person or a person reasonably believed to be located in the United States, except to protect against an immediate threat to human life.

(Sec. 302) Requires, to the extent the FISA court orders a correction of a certification or minimization procedures provided to the court by the Attorney General and DNI for such targeting, that no information obtained or evidence derived from an acquisition pursuant to the deficient part of the certification or procedures concerning a U.S. person be received in evidence or otherwise disclosed in any proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, office, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision. Prohibits information concerning any U.S. person acquired pursuant to such part of such certification from being used or disclosed subsequently in any other manner by federal officers or employees without the consent of the U.S. person, except with approval of the Attorney General if the information indicates a threat of death or serious bodily harm.

Title IV: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Reforms - (Sec. 401) Requires the FISA court and the FISA court of review to appoint an individual to serve as amicus curiae to assist in the consideration of any application for an order or a review that presents a novel or significant interpretation of the law, unless the court issues a finding that such appointment is not appropriate.

Permits appointment of amicus curiae in any other instance as such courts deem appropriate.

Directs the presiding judges of such courts to jointly designate at least five individuals to be eligible to serve as amicus curiae. Requires such judges to notify the Attorney General of each appointment.

(Sec. 402) Requires the DNI to: (1) conduct a declassification review of each decision, order, or opinion issued by the FISA court or the FISA court of review that includes a significant construction or interpretation of any FISA provision, including a construction or interpretation of "specific selection term" as defined in this Act; and (2) make such decisions, orders, or opinions publicly available to the greatest extent practicable, subject to permissible redactions.

Authorizes the DNI to waive such review and public availability requirements if: (1) a waiver is necessary to protect the national security of the United States or properly classified intelligence sources or methods, and (2) an unclassified statement prepared by the Attorney General is made publicly available to summarize the significant construction or interpretation of the FISA provision.

Title V: National Security Letter Reform - (Sec. 501) Amends the federal criminal code, the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the use of a specific selection term as the basis for requests (commonly referred to as "national security letters") that: (1) the FBI makes to wire or electronic communication service providers for telephone toll and transactional records, as well as to consumer reporting agencies for information regarding the financial institutions at which consumers maintain accounts; and (2) other government authorities make to financial institutions for financial records and to consumer reporting agencies for consumer reports.

Title VI: FISA Transparency and Reporting Requirements - (Sec. 601) Requires the Attorney General to expand an annual report to Congress regarding tangible thing applications to include the total number of: (1) applications made for the daily production of call detail records created before, on, or after the date of an application relating to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism; and (2) orders approving such requests.

(Sec. 602) Requires the Attorney General to include in such reports a summary of all compliance reviews conducted by the federal government regarding the production of tangible things.

(Sec. 603) Directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to submit annually to Congress, and make available publicly on an Internet website, the number of: (1) FISA orders entered, modified, or denied under specified FISA authorities; and (2) appointments of an individual to serve as amicus curiae for FISA courts, including the name of each appointed individual. Makes the Internet availability of such information subject to a declassification review by the Attorney General and DNI.

Directs the DNI to make available publicly a report that identifies, for the preceding 12-month period, the total number of: (1) FISA court orders issued for electronic surveillance, physical searches, the targeting of persons outside the United States, pen registers and trap and trace devices, call detail records, and other tangible things; and (2) national security letters issued. Requires such reports to include the estimated number of targets affected by each order and the number requests for information contained within such national security letters.

(Sec. 604) Permits a person who is subject to FISA orders or who receives national security letters to choose one of three methods to report publicly, on a semiannual basis, the aggregate number of orders or directives with which the person was required to comply in the preceding six months. Specifies the categories of orders and letters to be itemized, the details authorized to be included with respect to content orders and the number of customer accounts affected, and the ranges within which the number of orders or letters received may be reported aggregately in bands under each permitted method (i.e., reported in bands of 1000, 500, or 250 depending on the chosen method).

Delays the time periods within which persons may make such disclosures by requiring that certain semiannual reports only include information for: (1) the period ending at least 180 days before the publication of such report; and (2) the period ending at least two years before the publication of such report when the information is with respect to a platform, product, or service for which a person did not previously receive such an order or letter.

Prohibits such structured reporting methods from being construed to prohibit the government and any person from jointly agreeing to the publication of such information in a time, form, or manner other than as described in this section.

(Sec. 605) Expands the categories of FISA court decisions, orders, or opinions that the Attorney General is required to submit to Congress within 45 days after issuance of the decision to include: (1) a denial or modification of an application under FISA; and (2) a change of the application, or a new application, of any FISA provision. (Currently, the Attorney General is only required to submit decisions regarding a significant construction or interpretation of any FISA provision.)

(Sec. 606) Revises reporting requirements regarding electronic surveillance, physical searches, and tangible things to include the House Judiciary Committee as a recipient of such reports.

Requires the Attorney General to identify in an existing semiannual report each agency on behalf of which the government has applied for orders approving the use of pen registers or trap and trace devices under FISA.

 Title VII: Sunsets - (Sec. 701) Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend until December 31, 2017 (thereby aligning the expiration date of the following provisions with the expiration date of provisions under the FISA Amendments Act of 2008), specified authority concerning: (1) the production of business records and other tangible things, (2) roving electronic surveillance orders, and (3) a revised definition of "agent of a foreign power" to include any non-U.S. person who engages in international terrorism or preparatory activities (commonly referred to as the "lone wolf" provision). (Currently, such provisions are scheduled to expire on June 1, 2015.)

usa freedom act title fisa business records reforms sec amends foreign_intelligence_surveillance_act fisa establish new process followed federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi submits application fisa_court order requiring production tangible things commonly referred business records including books records papers documents items investigation obtain foreign intelligence information concerning person protect international terrorism clandestine intelligence activities requires fbi include tangible thing applications specific selection term basis production defines specific selection term discrete term term specifically identifying person entity account address device government limit scope information tangible things sought pursuant statute authorizing provision information tangible things government provides applications seeking production detail records considered revised fisa requirements production tangible things defines detail record session identifying information including originating terminating telephone number international mobile subscriber identity number international mobile station equipment identity number telephone calling card number time duration excludes definition contents communication address financial information subscriber customer cell site location information establishes separate frameworks production detail records different standards apply based application seeks production daily basis detail records created date application relating authorized investigation protect international terrorism production detail records manner revised fisa requirements production tangible things requires fbi applications seeking production daily basis detail records created date application relating authorized investigation protect international terrorism include statement facts showing reasonable grounds believe detail records sought produced based specific selection term relevant investigation facts giving rise reasonable articulable suspicion specific selection term associated foreign power agent foreign power requires judge approving release daily basis detail records created date application relating authorized investigation protect international terrorism limit production period exceed days allow orders extended application judicial approval permit government require prompt production records specific selection term satisfies reasonable articulable suspicion standard term associated foreign power agent foreign power detail records direct connection specific selection term basis production second set detail records limiting government commonly referred hops records order concerns production daily basis detail records created date application relating authorized investigation protect international terrorism direct government adopt minimization procedures requiring prompt destruction records government determines foreign intelligence information destroy detail records produced order prescribed procedures requires applications orders fisa production detail records manner manner required daily production records created date application relating authorized investigation protect international terrorism considered standards applicable applications orders production tangible things requires specific selection term subject production additional requirements including reasonable articulable suspicion standard association foreign power agent foreign power day period limitation limitation prompt destruction requirements records foreign intelligence information applicable daily production detail records created date application relating authorized investigation protect international terrorism sec authorizes attorney general require emergency production tangible things obtaining court order attorney general reasonably determines emergency situation requires production tangible things order authorizing production obtained diligence reasonably determines factual basis exists issuance production order informs fisa judge decision require production time emergency decision makes application fisa judge seven days attorney general requires emergency production terminates authority emergency production tangible things information sought obtained application order denied expiration seven days time attorney general begins requiring emergency production whichever earliest prohibits information obtained evidence derived emergency production received evidence disclosed proceeding court grand jury department office agency regulatory body legislative committee authority united_states state political subdivision subsequent application court approval denied production terminated order issued approving production bars information concerning person acquired production disclosed manner federal officers employees consent person approval attorney general information indicates threat death bodily harm sec requires fisa_court orders approving production tangible things include specific selection term basis production prohibits fisa courts authorizing collection tangible things use specific selection term sec requires fisa_court condition approving application tangible thing production order find minimization procedures submitted application meet applicable fisa standards sec extends liability protections persons required provide information facilities technical assistance production tangible things persons provide technical assistance government production implement amendments act fisa requirements production currently liability protections limited persons produce tangible things sec requires government compensate person reasonable expenses incurred producing tangible things providing information facilities assistance accordance order issued production daily basis detail records created date application emergency production requires application daily basis records providing technical assistance government implement tangible thing production amendments act sec amends usa_patriot_improvement reauthorization act require inspector_general department_of_justice doj audit effectiveness use fisa authority obtain production tangible things including examination minimization procedures adopted attorney general adequately protect constitutional rights persons directs inspector_general intelligence_community period assess importance information intelligence_community manner information collected retained analyzed disseminated adequacy minimization procedures including assessment minimization procedures proposed element intelligence_community modified denied court requires inspectors_general report congress results audit assessment sec requires amendments act fisa tangible thing requirements effect days enactment act prohibits act construed alter eliminate government authority obtain order tangible things requirements fisa effect prior effective date amendments period ending effective date sec prohibits act construed authorize production contents electronic communication electronic communication service provider tangible thing requirements title fisa pen register trap trace device reform sec requires government fisa applications orders approving pen registers trap trace devices include specific selection term basis selecting telephone line facility register device attached applied sec directs attorney general ensure appropriate procedures place safeguard nonpublicly available information concerning persons collected use pen register trap trace device installed fisa_court approval requires procedures include protections collection retention use information concerning persons requires information collected use pen register trap trace device attorney general authorizes emergency basis subject procedural safeguards title iii fisa acquisitions targeting persons outside united_states reforms sec requires attorney general minimization procedures targeting persons outside united_states persons authorized attorney general director national_intelligence dni minimize acquisition prohibit retention dissemination communication sender intended recipients determined located united_states time acquisition consistent need obtain produce disseminate foreign intelligence information prohibit use discrete communication target acquisition identifiable person person reasonably believed located united_states protect immediate threat human life sec requires extent fisa_court orders correction certification minimization procedures provided court attorney general dni targeting information obtained evidence derived acquisition pursuant deficient certification procedures concerning person received evidence disclosed proceeding court grand jury department office agency regulatory body legislative committee authority united_states state political subdivision prohibits information concerning person acquired pursuant certification disclosed subsequently manner federal officers employees consent person approval attorney general information indicates threat death bodily harm title foreign_intelligence_surveillance_court reforms sec requires fisa_court fisa_court review appoint individual serve amicus curiae assist consideration application order review presents novel significant interpretation law court issues finding appointment appropriate permits appointment amicus curiae instance courts deem appropriate directs presiding judges courts jointly designate individuals eligible serve amicus curiae requires judges notify attorney general appointment sec requires dni conduct declassification review decision order opinion issued fisa_court fisa_court review includes significant construction interpretation fisa provision including construction interpretation specific selection term defined act decisions orders opinions publicly available greatest extent practicable subject permissible redactions authorizes dni waive review public availability requirements waiver necessary protect national security united_states properly classified intelligence sources methods unclassified statement prepared attorney general publicly available summarize significant construction interpretation fisa provision title national security letter reform sec amends federal criminal code right_to_financial_privacy_act fair_credit_reporting_act require use specific selection term basis requests commonly referred national security letters fbi makes wire electronic communication service providers telephone toll transactional records consumer reporting agencies information financial institutions consumers maintain accounts government authorities financial institutions financial records consumer reporting agencies consumer reports title fisa transparency reporting requirements sec requires attorney general expand annual report congress tangible thing applications include total number applications daily production detail records created date application relating authorized investigation protect international terrorism orders approving requests sec requires attorney general include reports summary compliance reviews conducted federal_government production tangible things sec directs administrative office courts submit annually congress available publicly internet website number fisa orders entered modified denied specified fisa authorities appointments individual serve amicus curiae fisa courts including appointed individual makes internet availability information subject declassification review attorney general dni directs dni available publicly report identifies preceding month period total number fisa_court orders issued electronic surveillance physical searches targeting persons outside united_states pen registers trap trace devices detail records tangible things national security letters issued requires reports include estimated number targets affected order number requests information contained national security letters sec permits person subject fisa orders receives national security letters choose methods report publicly semiannual basis aggregate number orders directives person required comply preceding months specifies categories orders letters itemized details authorized included respect content orders number customer accounts affected ranges number orders letters received reported bands permitted method reported bands depending chosen method delays time periods persons disclosures requiring certain semiannual reports include information period ending days publication report period ending years publication report information respect platform product service person previously receive order letter prohibits structured reporting methods construed prohibit government person jointly agreeing publication information time form manner described section sec expands categories fisa_court decisions orders opinions attorney general required submit congress days issuance decision include denial modification application fisa change application new application fisa provision currently attorney general required submit decisions significant construction interpretation fisa provision sec revises reporting requirements electronic surveillance physical searches tangible things include house judiciary committee recipient reports requires attorney general identify existing semiannual report agency behalf government applied orders approving use pen registers trap trace devices fisa title vii sunsets sec amends usa_patriot_improvement reauthorization act intelligence_reform_and_terrorism_prevention_act extend december aligning expiration date following provisions expiration date provisions fisa amendments act specified authority concerning production business records tangible things roving electronic surveillance orders revised definition agent foreign power include non person engages international terrorism preparatory activities commonly referred lone wolf provision currently provisions scheduled expire june


Summary: Nicole's Law of 2013 - Requires states to have in effect laws and policies to extend protections similar to those afforded to victims of domestic violence to victims of a sex offense who are not in a familiar or dating relationship with the perpetrator of such offense.

law requires states effect laws policies extend protections similar afforded victims domestic violence victims sex offense familiar dating relationship perpetrator offense


Summary: No Identity Theft in Health Care Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose an additional five-year prison sentence for committing a felony offense of aggravated identity theft, if such offense was facilitated by being a U.S. officer or employee charged with implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

identity theft health_care act amends federal criminal code impose additional year prison sentence committing felony offense aggravated identity theft offense facilitated officer employee charged implementing patient_protection affordable care act


Summary:
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013 - Repeals death penalty provisions for a wide range of homicide-related offenses under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act, and other statutes relating to aircraft hijacking, espionage and treason, and offenses punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Prohibits the sentencing to death or execution of any person for any violation of federal law after the enactment of this Act. Commutes death penalties imposed prior to the enactment of this Act to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

federal death penalty abolition act repeals death penalty provisions wide range homicide related offenses immigration_and_nationality_act federal criminal code controlled substances act statutes relating aircraft espionage treason offenses punished uniform code military justice prohibits sentencing death execution person violation federal law enactment act commutes death penalties imposed prior enactment act life imprisonment possibility parole


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 15, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014 or the SAVE Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or an individual engaged in such an act through force, fraud, or coercion; or (2) benefitting financially or otherwise from such advertising knowing that the individual involved was a minor or victim of force, fraud, or coercion.

measure amended reported house summary version repeated stop advertising victims exploitation act save act amends federal criminal code prohibit knowingly advertising commercial sex acts involving minor individual engaged act force fraud coercion benefitting financially advertising knowing individual involved minor victim force fraud coercion


Summary:
Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2014 or the REDEEM Act - Amends the federal criminal code to provide a process for the sealing or expungement of records relating to nonviolent or juvenile offenses.

Requires a court considering a petition to seal a nonviolent offense to balance factors including the harm of the protected information to the ability of the petitioner to secure and maintain employment.

Sets forth limitations on involuntary room confinements at juvenile detention facilities.

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) to remove offenses relating to possession or use of a controlled substance from the categories of drug offenses that result in the convicted individual being ineligible for assistance under: (1) a state program funded with temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) grants under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act; or (2) the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) or any state program carried out under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

Prohibits the denial of such assistance and benefits if the convicted individual: (1) committed an offense related to a substance abuse disorder, (2) participates in a substance abuse treatment program, and (3) complies with all court-imposed obligations. Includes employment services among the categories of federal benefits that are not to be denied under PRWORA. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow the Attorney General, in awarding public safety and community policing grants, to give preferential consideration to an applicant in a state with laws similar to this Act.

record expungement designed enhance employment act redeem act_-_amends federal criminal code provide process sealing expungement records relating nonviolent juvenile offenses requires court considering petition seal nonviolent offense balance factors including harm protected information ability petitioner secure maintain employment sets forth limitations involuntary room juvenile detention facilities amends personal_responsibility_and_work_opportunity reconciliation act remove offenses relating possession use controlled substance categories drug offenses result convicted individual ineligible assistance state program funded temporary_assistance needy families tanf grants title social_security_act supplemental nutrition assistance program snap food stamp program state program carried food_and_nutrition_act_of_2008 prohibits denial assistance benefits convicted individual committed offense related substance abuse disorder participates substance abuse treatment program complies court imposed obligations includes employment services categories federal benefits denied amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act allow attorney general awarding public safety community policing grants preferential consideration applicant state laws similar act


Summary:
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to require the government to include in any notice required to be sent in a nonjudicial civil forfeiture proceeding under a civil forfeiture statute that the person receiving the notice may be able to obtain free or reduced rate legal representation.

Requires the government, in a suit or action brought under any civil forfeiture statute for the civil forfeiture of property, to prove that the property is subject to forfeiture by clear and convincing evidence (currently, by a preponderance of the evidence).

Provides that where a prima facie case is made for an innocent owner defense, the government has the burden of proving that the claimant knew or reasonably should have known that the property was involved in the illegal conduct giving rise to the forfeiture (currently, the claimant has the burden of proving that the claimant is an innocent owner). Places the burden on the government to show that the property owner should have had knowledge of the criminal activity by demonstrating that the property owner did not: (1) give timely notice to law enforcement of information that led the person to know the conduct giving rise to a forfeiture occurred; and (2) in a timely fashion, revoke or attempt to revoke permission for those engaging in such conduct to use the property or take reasonable actions in consultation with law enforcement to discourage or prevent the illegal use of the property.

Directs the court, in determining whether the forfeiture was constitutionally excessive, to consider such factors as the seriousness of the offense, the extent of the nexus of the property to the offense, the range of sentences available for the offense giving rise to forfeiture, the fair market value of the property, and the hardship to the property owner and dependents (currently, the court is required to compare the forfeiture to the gravity of the offense giving rise to the forfeiture).

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) specify, in the annual report on the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund, deposits from each type of forfeiture, identifying which funds were obtained from criminal forfeitures and which were obtained from civil forfeitures; and (2) assure that any equitable sharing between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a local or state law enforcement agency was not initiated for the purpose of circumventing any state law that prohibits civil forfeiture or limits use or disposition of property obtained via civil forfeiture by state or local agencies.

civil asset forfeiture reform_act amends federal criminal code require government include notice required sent nonjudicial civil forfeiture proceeding civil forfeiture statute person receiving notice able obtain free reduced rate legal representation requires government suit action brought civil forfeiture statute civil forfeiture property prove property subject forfeiture clear convincing evidence currently preponderance evidence provides prima facie case innocent owner defense government burden proving claimant knew reasonably known property involved illegal conduct giving rise forfeiture currently claimant burden proving claimant innocent owner places burden government property owner knowledge criminal activity demonstrating property owner timely notice law enforcement information led person know conduct giving rise forfeiture occurred timely fashion revoke attempt revoke permission engaging conduct use property reasonable actions consultation law enforcement discourage prevent illegal use property directs court determining forfeiture constitutionally excessive consider factors offense extent nexus property offense range sentences available offense giving rise forfeiture fair market value property hardship property owner dependents currently court required compare forfeiture offense giving rise forfeiture requires attorney general specify annual report department_of_justice assets forfeiture fund deposits type forfeiture identifying funds obtained criminal forfeitures obtained civil forfeitures assure equitable sharing department_of_justice doj local state law enforcement agency initiated purpose state law prohibits civil forfeiture limits use disposition property obtained civil forfeiture state local agencies


Summary: Eliminating Pornography from Agencies Act - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidelines that prohibit the access of a pornographic or other explicit website from a federal computer, except any federal computer that is used for an investigative purpose that requires accessing such a website.

eliminating pornography agencies act_-_directs director office_of_management_and_budget omb issue guidelines prohibit access pornographic explicit website federal computer federal computer investigative purpose requires accessing website


Summary: Lynnette's Law - Amends the federal criminal code to make an interstate act to conceal (or attempt to conceal) a homicide a federal offense punishable by imprisonment for any term of years or for life.

law amends federal criminal code interstate act conceal attempt conceal homicide federal offense punishable imprisonment term years life


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2013 or the STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013 - Calls for the Attorney General to: (1) make use of all existing resources of the Department of Justice (DOJ), including task forces, to bring more perpetrators of tax return identity theft to justice; and (2) take into account the need to concentrate efforts in areas of the country where the crime is most frequently reported, to coordinate with state and local authorities to prosecute and prevent such crime, and to protect vulnerable groups from becoming victims or otherwise being used in the offense.

Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include organizations as victims for purposes of prohibitions against identity theft or aggravated identity theft, and (2) subject an identity theft offense committed during and in relation to tax fraud to a fine and/or up to 20 years' imprisonment.

Directs the Attorney General to include in the first annual DOJ performance report made more than nine months after the date of this Act's enactment information as to progress in implementing this Act regarding: (1) information readily available to DOJ about trends in the incidence of tax return identity theft, (2) the effectiveness of statutory tools in aiding DOJ in prosecuting it, (3) recommendations on additional statutory tools that would aid in removing barriers to effective prosecution, and (4) the status of implementing DOJ's March 2010 audit report on DOJ efforts to combat identity theft.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated stopping tax offenders prosecuting identity theft act stop identity theft act calls attorney general use existing resources department_of_justice doj including task forces bring perpetrators tax return identity theft justice account need concentrate efforts areas country crime frequently reported coordinate state local authorities prosecute prevent crime protect vulnerable groups victims offense amends federal criminal code include organizations victims purposes prohibitions identity theft aggravated identity theft subject identity theft offense committed relation tax fraud fine years imprisonment directs attorney general include annual doj performance report months date act enactment information progress implementing act information readily available doj trends incidence tax return identity theft effectiveness statutory tools aiding doj prosecuting recommendations additional statutory tools aid removing barriers effective prosecution status implementing doj march audit report doj efforts combat identity theft


Summary:
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 -Amends the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 to: (1) expand the assistance provided under such Act, and (2) reauthorize appropriations for FY2015-FY2019.

(Sec. 2) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to establish or expand: (1) veterans treatment court programs, which involve collaboration among criminal justice, veterans, and mental health and substance abuse agencies to provide qualified veterans (preliminarily qualified offenders who were discharged from the armed forces under conditions other than dishonorable) with intensive judicial supervision and case management, treatment services, alternatives to incarceration, and other appropriate services, including housing, transportation, job training, education, and assistance in obtaining benefits; (2) peer to peer services or programs to assist such veterans in obtaining treatment, recovery, stabilization, or rehabilitation; (3) practices that identify and provide treatment, rehabilitation, legal, transitional, and other appropriate services to such veterans who have been incarcerated; and (4) training programs to teach criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, mental health, and substance abuse personnel how to identify and respond to incidents involving such veterans. Directs the Attorney General to give priority to grant applications that: (1) demonstrate collaboration between and joint investments by criminal justice, mental health, substance abuse, and veterans service agencies; (2) promote effective strategies to identify and reduce the risk of harm to qualified veterans and public safety; and (3) propose interventions with empirical support to improve outcomes for qualified veterans. Prohibits the use of more than 20% of funds authorized for such Act for such grants.

(Sec. 3) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to enhance the capabilities of a correctional facility to: (1) identify and screen for mentally ill inmates; (2) plan and provide assessments of the clinical, medical, and social needs of inmates and appropriate treatment and services that address mental health and substance abuse needs; (3) develop, implement, and enhance the availability of mental health care and substance abuse treatment services, alternatives to solitary confinement and segregated housing, mental health screening and treatment for inmates placed in solitary confinement or segregated housing, and post-release transition plans that coordinate services and public benefits; and (4) train employees in identifying and responding to incidents involving inmates with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) award not more than six grants per year to applicants for the purpose of reducing the use of public services by mentally ill individuals who consume a significantly disproportionate quantity of public resources; and (2) make grants to provide support for programs that teach law enforcement personnel how to identify and respond to incidents involving persons with such disorders, with priority to programs that law enforcement personnel and members of the mental health and substance abuse professions develop and administer cooperatively.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Attorney General to give priority in awarding grants for adult or juvenile collaboration programs to applications that: (1) propose interventions that have been shown by empirical evidence to reduce recidivism, and (2) use validated assessment tools to target preliminarily qualified offenders with a moderate or high risk of recidivism and a need for treatment and services.

(Sec. 7) Defines a "preliminarily qualified offender" as an adult or juvenile accused of an offense who has been diagnosed as having, or who manifests obvious signs of, mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Directs the relevant prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, probation or corrections official, judge, and mental health or substance abuse agency representative, in determining whether to designate a defendant as a preliminarily qualified offender, to take into account: (1) whether the defendant's participation in the program would pose a substantial risk of violence to the community, (2) the defendant's criminal history and the nature and severity of the offense for which the defendant is charged, (3) the views of any relevant victims to the offense, (4) the extent to which the defendant would benefit from participation in the program, (5) the extent to which the community would realize cost savings because of the defendant's participation in the program, and (6) whether the defendant satisfies the eligibility criteria for program participation unanimously established by such relevant officials.

(Sec. 8) Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct annual audits of all grant recipients under such Act to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees. Bars a recipient found to have an unresolved audit finding from receiving grant funds for two fiscal years. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) give priority for grants to eligible applicants that did not have an unresolved audit finding during the three fiscal years before submitting a grant application, and (2) seek to recoup grant funds erroneously awarded to an entity during the two fiscal-year period such entity was barred from receiving grants because of an unresolved audit finding. Directs the Attorney General to submit to the judiciary and appropriations committees an annual certification that: (1) indicates whether all audits have been completed and reviewed, all mandatory exclusions have been issued, and all required reimbursements have been made; and (2) includes a list of any grant recipients who were excluded the previous year.

Prohibits the Attorney General from awarding a grant under such Act to a nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying tax on certain unrelated business income.

Requires each nonprofit organization awarded a grant under such Act that uses prescribed procedures to create a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for the compensation of its officers, directors, trustees, and key employees to disclose in the grant application the process for determining such compensation.

Prohibits amounts made available to or by DOJ under such Act from being used for any expenditure for conferences of more than $20,000 without the prior written authorization of the relevant agency. Requires the Deputy Attorney General to submit an annual report to the judiciary committees on all approved conference expenditures.

Directs the Attorney General, before awarding a grant under such Act, to determine if duplicate grant awards are awarded for the same purpose and, if so, to submit a report to the judiciary committees that includes a list of all duplicate grants awarded and the reason the Attorney General awarded the duplicate grants.

justice mental health collaboration act mentally ill offender treatment crime reduction act expand assistance provided act reauthorize appropriations fy2015-fy2019 sec authorizes attorney general award grants establish expand veterans treatment court programs involve collaboration criminal justice veterans mental health substance abuse agencies provide qualified veterans qualified offenders discharged armed_forces conditions dishonorable intensive judicial supervision case management treatment services alternatives incarceration appropriate services including housing transportation job training education assistance obtaining benefits peer peer services programs assist veterans obtaining treatment recovery stabilization rehabilitation practices identify provide treatment rehabilitation legal transitional appropriate services veterans incarcerated training programs teach criminal justice law enforcement corrections mental health substance abuse personnel identify respond incidents involving veterans directs attorney general priority grant applications demonstrate collaboration joint investments criminal justice mental health substance abuse veterans service agencies promote effective strategies identify reduce risk harm qualified veterans public safety propose interventions empirical support improve outcomes qualified veterans prohibits use funds authorized act grants sec authorizes attorney general award grants enhance capabilities correctional facility identify screen mentally ill inmates plan provide assessments clinical medical social needs inmates appropriate treatment services address mental health substance abuse needs develop implement enhance availability mental health_care substance abuse treatment services alternatives solitary confinement segregated housing mental health screening treatment inmates placed solitary confinement segregated housing post release transition plans coordinate services public benefits train employees identifying responding incidents involving inmates mental health disorders occurring mental health substance abuse disorders sec authorizes attorney general award grants year applicants purpose reducing use public services mentally ill individuals consume significantly disproportionate quantity public resources grants provide support programs teach law enforcement personnel identify respond incidents involving persons disorders priority programs law enforcement personnel members mental health substance abuse professions develop administer cooperatively sec directs attorney general priority awarding grants adult juvenile collaboration programs applications propose interventions shown empirical evidence reduce recidivism use validated assessment tools target qualified offenders moderate high risk recidivism need treatment services sec defines qualified offender adult juvenile accused offense diagnosed having manifests signs mental illness occurring mental illness substance abuse disorders directs relevant prosecuting attorney defense attorney probation corrections official judge mental health substance abuse agency representative determining designate defendant qualified offender account defendant participation program pose substantial risk violence community defendant criminal history nature severity offense defendant charged views relevant victims offense extent defendant benefit participation program extent community realize cost savings defendant participation program defendant satisfies eligibility criteria program participation established relevant officials sec requires inspector_general department_of_justice doj conduct annual audits grant recipients act prevent waste fraud abuse funds grantees bars recipient found unresolved audit finding receiving grant funds fiscal years directs attorney general priority grants eligible applicants unresolved audit finding fiscal years submitting grant application seek recoup grant funds erroneously awarded entity fiscal year period entity barred receiving grants unresolved audit finding directs attorney general submit judiciary appropriations committees annual certification indicates audits completed reviewed mandatory exclusions issued required reimbursements includes list grant recipients excluded previous year prohibits attorney general awarding grant act nonprofit organization holds money offshore accounts purpose avoiding paying tax certain unrelated business income requires nonprofit organization awarded grant act uses prescribed procedures create rebuttable presumption reasonableness compensation officers directors trustees key employees disclose grant application process determining compensation prohibits amounts available doj act expenditure conferences prior written authorization relevant agency requires deputy attorney general submit annual report judiciary_committees approved conference expenditures directs attorney general awarding grant act determine duplicate grant awards awarded purpose submit report judiciary_committees includes list duplicate grants awarded reason attorney general awarded duplicate grants