HR 2816
106th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Computer crimes
Computer networks
Computer software
Computers and government
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Economics and Public Finance
Evidence (Law)
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Indian law enforcement
Labor and Employment
Law
Computer Crime Enforcement Act
Introduced: September 8, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 28, 2000
Became Public Law No: 106-572.
Dec 28, 2000
Signed by President.
Dec 20, 2000
Presented to President.
Dec 18, 2000
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 15, 2000
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11942)
Dec 15, 2000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11942)
Dec 15, 2000
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 15, 2000
On passage Passed without objection.
Dec 15, 2000
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Dec 15, 2000
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H12509-12510; text of measure as introduced: CR H12510)
Dec 15, 2000
Mr. McCollum asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Dec 15, 2000
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Sep 17, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Sep 8, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 8, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1801)
Sep 8, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Computer Crime Enforcement Act - Directs the Office of Justice Programs to make a grant to each State to be used for programs to: (1) assist State and local law enforcement agencies in enforcing criminal laws relating to computer crime and in educating the public to prevent and identify computer crime; (2) educate and train State and local law enforcement officers and prosecutors to conduct investigations and forensic analyses of evidence and prosecutions of computer crime; (3) assist State and local law enforcement officers and prosecutors in acquiring computer and other equipment to conduct investigations and forensic analysis of evidence of computer crimes; and (4) facilitate and promote the sharing of Federal law enforcement expertise and information about the investigation, analysis, and prosecution of computer crimes with State and local law enforcement officers and prosecutors, including the use of multi-jurisdictional task forces.
Requires a State, to be eligible to receive a grant, to provide assurances to the Attorney General that the State has: (1) laws in effect that penalize computer crime; (2) made an assessment of the State and local resource needs; and (3) a plan for coordinating the programs funded under this Act with other federally funded technical assistant and training programs.
Sets the Federal share of a grant at up to 90 percent, subject to a waiver. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Attorney General to use amounts made available under this Act for grants to Indian tribes.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 106-572.
Committees of jurisdiction
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