To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for officers and employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who obtain knowledge of criminal conduct within the jurisdiction of State and local prosecutors and fail to so inform those prosecutors.

October 25, 2005

Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself and Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for officers and employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who obtain knowledge of criminal conduct within the jurisdiction of State and local prosecutors and fail to so inform those prosecutors.

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 `Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 2005'.

SEC. 2. F.B.I. FAILURE TO INFORM STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS OF CRIMES WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION.

(a) In General- Chapter 73 (relating to obstruction of justice) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`Sec. 1521. F.B.I. failure to inform State and local officials of crimes within their jurisdiction

`Whoever, being an officer or employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, obtains knowledge in the course of official duty pertaining to a crime of violence that violates the law of a State or other place within the United States, and knowingly fails promptly to so inform the chief law enforcement officer of the State or other place, and any local prosecuting official that officer or employee reasonably should know has jurisdiction over the matter, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. It shall be the duty of such officer or employee promptly to notify the Attorney General that such officer or employee has provided information pursuant to this section.'.

(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

`1521. F.B.I. failure to inform State and local officials of crimes within their jurisdiction.'.

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