HR 2740 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007
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EnactedLatest: Star Print ordered on the bill.(2007-10-15)
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MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 - Provides that persons who, while employed under a federal agency contract in a region outside the United States in which the Armed Forces are conducting a contingency operation, engage in conduct that would constitute an offense punishable by imprisonment for more than one year if engaged in within U.S. jurisdiction shall be punished as provided for that offense. Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report to Congress on the status of the Department's investigations of abuses alleged to have been committed by contract personnel and findings and recommendations about the Department's capacity and effectiveness in prosecuting misconduct by contract personnel. Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to establish a Theater Investigative Unit for each theater of operations established in connection with a contingency operation in which contract personnel are carrying out work under a covered contract, to be responsible for investigating allegations of criminal misconduct by such personnel.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2740, MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007
Sep 20, 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 2, 2007</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 2740, MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007
Sep 20, 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 2, 2007
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (15)
15 Democrats