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S. 1754 (106th)

Denying Safe Havens to International and War Criminals Act of 1999

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Introduced

20 October 1999

Last action

27 March 2000 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

Sponsors

Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]

Subjects

Immigration, Transport

Source updated

10 August 2026

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Summary

Denying Safe Havens to International and War Criminals Act of 1999 - Title I: Denying Safe Havens to International Criminals - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish procedures for extradition for specified serious offenses not covered by treaty. (Sec. 103) Grants the Attorney General authority, with respect to a person being held in custody in a foreign country based upon a violation of the law in that country, where the person is found extraditable to the United States by competent authorities of that country, to: (1) request the temporary transfer of that person to the United States to face prosecution in a Federal or State criminal proceeding; (2) maintain the custody of that person while in the United States; and (3) return that person to the foreign country at the conclusion of the criminal prosecution, including any imposition of sentence. (Sec. 104) Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit a person from using the resources of the courts of the United States in furtherance of a claim in any related civil forfeiture action or a claim in third party proceedings in any related criminal forfeiture action if that person: (1) purposely leaves U.S. jurisdiction; (2) declines to enter or reenter the United States to submit to its jurisdiction; or (3) otherwise evades the jurisdiction of the court in which a criminal case is pending against the person. (Sec. 105) Makes inapplicable a provision permitting an offender to be transferred from the United States to a country of which the offender is a citizen or national when otherwise provided by treaty. (Sec. 106) Authorizes the Attorney General to permit the temporary transit through the United States of a person wanted for prosecution or imposition of sentence in a foreign country. Title II: Promoting Global Cooperation in the Fight Against International Crime - Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize the Attorney General to present a request made by a foreign government for assistance with respect to a foreign investigation, prosecution, or proceeding regarding a criminal matter the execution of which requires the use of compulsory measures in more than one judicial district, to a judge or judge magistrate of any one of such districts or of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Grants such judge or magistrate the authority to issue orders to execute the request. (Sec. 202) Revises Federal criminal code provisions regarding custody and return of foreign witnesses to grant the Attorney General the authority, if testimony of a person serving a sentence, in pretrial detention, or otherwise being held in custody in the United States is needed in a foreign criminal proceeding, to: (1) temporarily transfer that person to the foreign country for the purpose of giving testimony; (2) transport that person from the United States in custody; (3) make appropriate arrangements for custody for that person while outside the United States; and (4) return that person in custody to the United States from the foreign country. Allows the Attorney General to exercise such authority over persons held in custody for a State law violation if the appropriate State authorities consent. Specifies that a person held in custody in a foreign country who is transferred to the United States to give testimony: (1) shall not by reason of that transfer, during the period that person is present in the United States pursuant to that transfer, be entitled to apply for or obtain any right or remedy under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (2) may be summarily removed from the United States upon order of the Attorney General. Title III: Anti-Atrocity Alien Deportation - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility and removability of aliens who have committed acts of torture abroad. (Sec. 302) Directs the Attorney General to establish within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice an Office of Special Investigations to investigate and remove, denaturalize, or prosecute alien participants of Nazi persecutions, genocide, or torture abroad. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 20 October 1999

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 October 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12932-12934)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 October 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 October 1999

    Reported

    Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  5. 25 October 1999

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344.

    Source: Calendars

  6. 25 October 1999

    Reported

    Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  7. 25 October 1999

    Reported

    Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  8. 4 November 1999

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S14007-14013)

    Source: Floor

  9. 4 November 1999

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

  10. 5 November 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  11. 5 November 1999

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  12. 5 November 1999

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

  13. 27 March 2000

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

    Source: Committee

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