,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ah       
7legislative day1 ,may #ag71 #bjbb,mr4  
,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,durbin1   
,mr4 ,graham1 and ,mr4 ,leahy7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend section #bdda of title #ah1   
,united ,states ,code1 to broaden the   
scope of individuals subject to         
prosecution for war crimes4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,justice for ,victims of ,war ,crimes   
,act4  #b4 ,war crimes ,section #bdda of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection   
7b7 and inserting the following3  7b7   
,jurisdiction ,there is jurisdiction    
over an offense described in subsection 
7a7 if-- 7#a7 the offense occurs in     
whole or in part within the ,united     
,states2 or  7#b7 regardless of where   
the offense occurs-- 7,a7 the victim or 

offender is-- 7i7 a national of the     
,united ,states or an alien lawfully    
admitted for permanent residence2 or    
7ii7 a member of the ,armed ,forces of  
the ,united ,states1 regardless of      
nationality2 or  7,b7 the offender is   
present in the ,united ,states1         
regardless of the nationality of the    
victim or offender4  2 and  7#b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,nonapplicability of certain limitations
 ,in the case of an offense described in
 subsection 7a71 an indictment may be   
found or an information may be          
instituted at any time without          
limitation4  7f7 ,certification         
requirement ,no prosecution for an      
offense described in subsection 7a7     
shall be undertaken by the ,united      
,states except on written certification 
of the ,attorney ,general or a designee 
that a prosecution by the ,united       
,states is in the public interest and   
necessary to secure substantial justice4
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