Undercover Operations Act of 1983

Summary

Undercover Operations Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General to allow law enforcement components of the Department of Justice to conduct undercover operations. Requires the Attorney General to issue, maintain and enforce guidelines governing undercover operations. States that such guidelines shall include: (1) the procedures to be followed to initiate, extend or terminate undercover operations; (2) the standards to be employed in such operations; and (3) the functions, powers and composition of the Undercover Operations Review Committee. Prescribes limitations on undercover operations. Creates standards for establishing the targets of investigations. Shifts the tort liability for negligent acts committed by government agents during the course of an undercover operation from the agent to the Federal government. Requires the Attorney General to report annually to the Judiciary Committees of the House and of the Senate on all undercover operations. Establishes a statutory entrapment defense.

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Timeline

1. 14 March 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 March 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 April 1983

   Referred

   Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Criminal Law.

   Source: Committee

4. 20 April 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.

   Source: Committee

5. 18 October 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.

   Source: Committee

6. 16 May 1984

   Committee

   Senate Subcommittee on Criminal Law. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1289.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 14 March 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rudman, Warren [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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