Corporate Crime Database Act of 2022
This bill requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to establish a public database of enforcement actions taken by federal agencies against businesses for corporate offenses.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9362 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9362
To direct the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to establish
a database with respect to corporate offenses, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 29, 2022
Ms. Scanlon (for herself and Mr. Raskin) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To direct the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to establish
a database with respect to corporate offenses, 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 ``Corporate Crime Database Act of
2022''.
SEC. 2. CORPORATE CRIME DATABASE AT THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS.
(a) In General.--Part C of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10131 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``SEC. 305. CORPORATE CRIME DATABASE.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Business entity.--The term `business entity' means a
corporation, association, partnership, limited liability
company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity.
``(2) Corporate offense.--The term `corporate offense'
means--
``(A) a violation or alleged violation of Federal
law committed by--
``(i) a business entity; or
``(ii) an individual employed by a business
entity within the conduct of the individual's
occupational role; and
``(B) any other violation determined by the
Director to be a corporate offense.
``(3) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Bureau.
``(4) Enforcement action.--The term `enforcement action'
includes any concluded administrative, civil, or criminal
enforcement action or any declination, settlement, deferred
prosecution agreement, or non-prosecution agreement entered
into by a Federal agency to enforce a law or regulation.
``(5) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' has the
meaning given the term `agency' in section 551 of title 5,
United States Code.
``(b) Establishment.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of the Corporate Crime Database Act of 2022, the
Director shall--
``(1) collect, aggregate, and analyze information regarding
enforcement actions taken with respect to corporate offenses;
and
``(2) publish on the internet website of the Bureau a
database of the enforcement actions described in paragraph (1).
``(c) Information Included.--The database established under
subsection (b) shall include the following information on an
enforcement action with respect to corporate offenses:
``(1) Each business entity or individual identified by the
enforcement action.
``(2) The employer of an individual identified under
paragraph (1), as determined relevant by the Director.
``(3) The parent company of a business entity identified
under paragraph (1) or the parent company of any employer
identified under paragraph (2), as determined relevant by the
Director.
``(4) The type of offense or alleged offense committed by
the business entity or individual.
``(5) Any relevant statute or regulation violated by the
business entity or individual.
``(6) Each Federal agency bringing the enforcement action.
``(7) The outcome of the enforcement action, if any,
including all documentation relevant to the outcome.
``(8) An unique identifier for each business entity,
individual, employer, or parent company identified by the
enforcement action.
``(9) Any additional information the Director determines
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
``(d) Information Collection by Director.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of the Corporate Crime Database Act of 2022, the
Director shall establish guidance for the collection of
information from each Federal agency that carries out an
enforcement action with respect to corporate offenses,
including identification of each Federal agency that shall
submit information to the Director and the manner in which,
time at which, and frequency with which the information shall
be submitted.
``(2) Timing of information included.--To the extent to
which information is available, the database established under
subsection (b) shall include the information described in
subsection (c) on each enforcement action with respect to
corporate offenses taken by a Federal agency before, on, or
after the date of enactment of the Corporate Crime Database Act
of 2022.
``(e) Publication Details.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Corporate Crime Database Act of 2022, the
Director shall publish on the internet website of the Bureau
the database established under subsection (b) in a format that
is searchable, downloadable, and accessible to the public.
``(2) Update of information.--The Director shall update the
information included in the database established under
subsection (b) each time the information is collected under
subsection (d).
``(f) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the publication
of the database established under subsection (b), and annually
thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report including--
``(1) a description of the data collected and analyzed
under this section related to corporate offenses, including an
analysis of recidivism, offenses and alleged offenses, and
enforcement actions;
``(2) an estimate of the impact of corporate offenses on
victims and the public; and
``(3) recommendations, developed in consultation with the
Attorney General, for legislative or administrative actions to
improve the ability of Federal agencies to monitor, respond to,
and deter instances of corporate offenses.''.
(b) Chief Data Officer Council.--Section 3520A(b) of title 44,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) identify ways in which a Federal agency (as defined
in section 305 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968) that carries out an enforcement action (as
defined in that section) with respect to a corporate offense
(as defined in that section) can improve the collection,
digitalization, tabulation, sharing, and publishing of
information under that section, and the standardization of
those processes, in order to carry out that section.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8678)
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