,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #c1 #bjai,ms4   
,w>r5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli%    
crim9al liability = neglig5t executive  
(fic]s ( major corporations1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,corporate ,executive      
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,crim9al      
liability  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p ,i ( title  
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] *apt] #bc ! foll[+3  #bd    
,corporations  ,sec4 #dea4 ,neglig5ce ( 
executive (fic]s4  #dea4 ,neglig5ce (   
executive (fic]s  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section-- 7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ corporation 
means a corporation t g5]ates m ?an     
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 rev5ue on an annual    
basis2 &  7#b7 ! t]m executive (fic]    
includes any individual :o-- 7,a7 is    
describ$ 9 section #bdj4c;b-#g ( title  
#ag1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any

 successor regulation !reto2 &  7,b7 by 
reason ( ! position ( ! individual 9 !  
corporation1 has ! responsibility &     
au?ority to take necess>y measures to   
prev5t or rem$y violations4  7b7        
,crim9al liability  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,x    
%all be unlawful = an executive (fic] ( 
a cov]$ corporation to neglig5tly p]mit 
or fail to prev5t a violation ( law     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7         
,violations describ$ ,a violation ( law 
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is-- 7,a7 any   
crim9al violation ( ,f$]al or ,/ate law 
= :i* ! cov]$ corporation 0 convict$ or 
ent]$ into a def]r$ or non-prosecution  
agreem5t2  7,b7 any civil violation (   
,f$]al or ,/ate law-- 7i7 = :i* ! cov]$ 
corporation 0 f\nd liable or ent]$ into 
a settlem5t agreem5t ) any ,/ate or     
,f$]al ag5cy2 &  7ii7 t affects ! heal?1
 safety1 f9ances1 or p]sonal data (--   
7,i7 n less ?an #a p]c5t ( ! population 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,,ii7 n less ?an
 #a p]c5t ( ! population ( a ,/ate2 or  
7,c7 any crim9al or civil violation (   

,f$]al or ,/ate law1 = :i* ! cov]$      
corporation 0 convict$ or f\nd liable1 z
 ! case may be1 t 0 committ$ :ile !     
cov]$ corporation 0 op]at+ "u a civil or
 crim9al judgm5t ( any c\rt1 a def]r$   
prosecution or non-prosecution agreem5t1
 or settlem5t ) any ,/ate or ,f$]al     
ag5cy relat+ to a diff]5t crim9al or    
civil violation4  7c7 ,p5alty ,any      
executive (fic] :o violates subsection  
7b7 %all-- 7#a7 = a fir/ (f5se1 be f9$ 9
 accordance ) ?is title1 imprison$ = n m
 ?an #a ye>1 or bo?2 &  7#b7 = a second 
or subsequ5t (f5se1 be f9$ 9 accordance 
) ?is title1 imprison$ = n m ?an #c     
ye>s1 or bo?4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+
 am5dm5t ,! table ( *apt]s 9 "p ,i (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to *apt]  
#bc ! foll[+3  #bd4 ,corporations#dea  4