,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #c1     
#bjai,ms4 ,warren introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish
 criminal liability for negligent       
executive officers of major             
corporations1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,corporate ,executive           
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,criminal    
liability  7a7 ,in general ,part ,i of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting after chapter #bc  
the following3  #bd ,corporations  ,sec4
 #dea4 ,negligence of executive         
officers4  #dea4 ,negligence of         
executive officers  7a7 ,definitions ,in
 this section-- 7#a7 the term covered   
corporation means a corporation that    
generates more than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj in   
revenue on an annual basis2 and  7#b7   

the term executive officer includes any 
individual who-- 7,a7 is described in   
section #bdj4c;b-#g of title #ag1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations1 or any        
successor regulation thereto2 and  7,b7 
by reason of the position of the        
individual in the corporation1 has the  
responsibility and authority to take    
necessary measures to prevent or remedy 
violations4  7b7 ,criminal liability    
7#a7 ,in general ,it shall be unlawful  
for an executive officer of a covered   
corporation to negligently permit or    
fail to prevent a violation of law      
described in paragraph 7#b74  7#b7      
,violations described ,a violation of   
law described in this paragraph is--    
7,a7 any criminal violation of ,federal 
or ,state law for which the covered     
corporation was convicted or entered    
into a deferred or non-prosecution      
agreement2  7,b7 any civil violation of 
,federal or ,state law-- 7i7 for which  
the covered corporation was found liable
 or entered into a settlement agreement 

with any ,state or ,federal agency2 and 
7ii7 that affects the health1 safety1   
finances1 or personal data of-- 7,i7 not
 less than #a percent of the population 
of the ,united ,states2 or  7,,ii7 not  
less than #a percent of the population  
of a ,state2 or  7,c7 any criminal or   
civil violation of ,federal or ,state   
law1 for which the covered corporation  
was convicted or found liable1 as the   
case may be1 that was committed while   
the covered corporation was operating   
under a civil or criminal judgment of   
any court1 a deferred prosecution or    
non-prosecution agreement1 or settlement
 with any ,state or ,federal agency     
relating to a different criminal or     
civil violation4  7c7 ,penalty ,any     
executive officer who violates          
subsection 7b7 shall-- 7#a7 for a first 
offense1 be fined in accordance with    
this title1 imprisoned for not more than
 #a year1 or both2 and  7#b7 for a      
second or subsequent offense1 be fined  
in accordance with this title1          

imprisoned for not more than #c years1  
or both4  4  7b7 ,technical and         
conforming amendment ,the table of      
chapters in part ,i of title #ah1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
chapter #bc the following3  #bd4        
,corporations#dea  4