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HR 4390 108th Congress House

MEJA Clarification Act

Official title: To extend the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) to provide for the arrest and commitment of contractor personnel who commit Federal offenses or… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To extend the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) to provide for the arrest and commitment of contractor personnel who commit Federal offenses or war crimes while supporting the mission of the Department of Defense overseas.

Introduced: July 8, 2004 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedureAmericans in foreign countriesArmed Forces and National SecurityArmed forces abroad
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 28, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 19, 2004
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
May 19, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

MEJA Clarification Act - Amends the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000 (MEJA) to require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that persons covered by the MEJA are arrested and delivered to proper authorities for prosecution if there is probable cause to believe that they have engaged in conduct that violates the MEJA while outside the United States.

Expands the jurisdiction of the MEJA to cover the civilian employees, contractors, and employees of contractors of any Federal agency or provisional authority, and their dependents, to the extent that the employment relates to the mission of the Department of Defense overseas or to operations within territory that the United States occupies solely or jointly.

Clarifies that the MEJA covers offenses that would constitute war crimes.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees within 90 days of enactment of this Act containing regulations implementing the MEJA.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
SPRATT, JOHN
· Sep 22, 2004
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 8, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 8, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 8, 2004
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Jul 8, 2004
TAYLOR, GENE
· Jul 8, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4390: MEJA Clarification Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4390/
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"H.R. 4390: MEJA Clarification Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4390/.
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H.R. 4390, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4390/.
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