,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #fdca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #h1  
#bjaf,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to ensure  
,united ,states jurisdiction over       
offenses committed by ,united ,states   
personnel stationed in ,canada in       
furtherance of border security          
initiatives4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,promoting     
,travel1 ,commerce1 and ,national       
,security ,act of #bjaf4  #b4           
,jurisdiction over offenses committed by
 certain ,united ,states personnel      
stationed in ,canada  7a7 ,amendment    
,chapter #bab;,a of title #ah1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in the
 chapter heading1 by striking           
trafficking in persons2 and  7#b7 by    
adding after section #cbgb the          
following3  #cbgc4 ,offenses committed  
by certain ,united ,states personnel    
stationed in ,canada in furtherance of  
border security initiatives  7a7 ,in    
general ,whoever1 while employed by the 

,department of ,homeland ,security or   
the ,department of ,justice and         
stationed or deployed in ,canada        
pursuant to a treaty1 executive         
agreement1 or bilateral memorandum in   
furtherance of a border security        
initiative1 engages in conduct 7or      
conspires or attempts to engage in      
conduct7 in ,canada that would          
constitute an offense for which a person
 may be prosecuted in a court of the    
,united ,states had the conduct been    
engaged in within the ,united ,states or
 within the special maritime and        
territorial jurisdiction of the ,united 
,states shall be fined or imprisoned1 or
 both1 as provided for that offense4    
7b7 ,definition ,in this section1 the   
term employed by the ,department of     
,homeland ,security or the ,department  
of ,justice means-- 7#a7 being employed 
as a civilian employee1 a contractor    
7including a subcontractor at any tier71
 or an employee of a contractor 7or a   
subcontractor at any tier7 of the       

,department of ,homeland ,security or   
the ,department of ,justice2  7#b7 being
 present or residing in ,canada in      
connection with such employment2 and    
7#c7 not being a national of or         
ordinarily resident in ,canada4  4  7b7 
,technical and conforming amendments    
,part ,,ii of title #ah1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the table  
of chapters1 by striking the item       
relating to chapter #bab;,a and         
inserting the following3  #bab;,a4      
,extraterritorial jurisdiction over     
certain offenses#cbga  2  and  7#b7 in  
the table of sections for chapter       
#bab;,a1 by inserting after the item    
relating to section #cbgb the following3
  #cbgc4 ,offenses committed by certain 
,united ,states personnel stationed in  
,canada in furtherance of border        
security initiatives4  4  7c7 ,rule of  
construction ,nothing in this section or
 the amendments made by this section    
shall be construed to infringe upon or  
otherwise affect the exercise of        

prosecutorial discretion by the         
,department of ,justice in implementing 
this section and the amendments made by 
this section4  ,passed the ,house of    
,representatives ,december #g1          
#bjaf4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk