Global Criminal Justice Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2009 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2009

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

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2025

Ms. Omar (for herself, Ms. Jacobs, and Mr. Castro of Texas) introduced
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign
                                Affairs

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                                 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 is 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 of
State.
    (b) Duties.--The duties of the Office are the following:
            (1) Advise the Secretary of State and other relevant senior
        Federal 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 of State 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.--The Office shall be led by an Ambassador-at-Large
for Global Criminal Justice, who shall be nominated by the President
and appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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