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House Bill 7522
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Global Criminal Justice Act
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H. R. 7522 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7522


To encourage the establishment in the Department of State of an Office of Global Criminal Justice, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 14, 2022

Ms. Omar (for herself, Ms. Jacobs of California, Mr. Carson, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Bush, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. García of Illinois, and Ms. Lee of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To encourage the establishment in the Department of State of an Office of Global Criminal Justice, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Global Criminal Justice Act”.

SEC. 2. Office of Global Criminal Justice.

(a) In general.—There should be established within the Department of State an Office of Global Criminal Justice (referred to in this section as the “Office”), which may be placed within the organizational structure of the Department at the discretion of the Secretary.

(b) Duties.—The Office should carry out the following:

(1) Advise the Secretary of State and other relevant senior officials on issues related to atrocities, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

(2) Assist in formulating United States policy on the prevention of, responses to, and accountability for atrocities.

(3) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other relevant Federal departments and agencies, United States Government positions relating to the international and hybrid courts currently prosecuting persons suspected of atrocities around the world.

(4) Work with other governments, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, as appropriate, to establish and assist international and domestic commissions of inquiry, fact-finding missions, and tribunals to investigate, document, and prosecute atrocities around the world.

(5) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other relevant Federal departments and agencies, the deployment of diplomatic, legal, economic, military, and other tools to help collect evidence of atrocities, judge those responsible, protect and assist victims, enable reconciliation, prevent and deter atrocities, and promote the rule of law.

(6) Provide advice and expertise on transitional justice mechanisms to United States personnel operating in conflict and post-conflict environments.

(7) Act as a point of contact for international, hybrid, and domestic tribunals exercising jurisdiction over atrocities committed around the world.

(8) Represent the Department on any interagency whole-of-government coordinating entities addressing genocide and other atrocities.

(9) Perform any additional duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of State may prescribe.

(c) Supervision.—If established, the Office shall be led by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice who is nominated by the President and appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.