,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aj1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,omar 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 and  
,mr4 ,castro of ,texas7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to encourage the establishment 
in the ,department of ,state of an      
,office of ,global ,criminal ,justice1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,global ,criminal ,justice ,act4  #b4   
,office of ,global ,criminal ,justice   
7a7 ,in general ,there is established   
within the ,department of ,state an     
,office of ,global ,criminal ,justice   
7referred to in this section as the     
,office71 which may be placed within the
 organizational structure of the        
,department at the discretion of the    
,secretary of ,state4  7b7 ,duties ,the 
duties of the ,office are the following3
 7#a7 ,advise the ,secretary of ,state  
and other relevant senior ,federal      

officials on issues related to          
atrocities1 including war crimes1 crimes
 against humanity1 and genocide4  7#b7  
,assist in formulating ,united ,states  
policy on the prevention of1 responses  
to1 and accountability for atrocities4  
7#c7 ,coordinate1 as appropriate and    
with other relevant ,federal departments
 and agencies1 ,united ,states          
,government positions relating to the   
international and hybrid courts         
currently prosecuting persons suspected 
of atrocities around the world4  7#d7   
,work with other governments1           
international organizations1 and        
nongovernmental organizations1 as       
appropriate1 to establish and assist    
international and domestic commissions  
of inquiry1 fact-finding missions1 and  
tribunals to investigate1 document1 and 
prosecute atrocities around the world4  
7#e7 ,coordinate1 as appropriate and    
with other relevant ,federal departments
 and agencies1 the deployment of        
diplomatic1 legal1 economic1 military1  

and other tools to help collect evidence
 of atrocities1 judge those responsible1
 protect and assist victims1 enable     
reconciliation1 prevent and deter       
atrocities1 and promote the rule of law4
  7#f7 ,provide advice and expertise on 
transitional justice mechanisms to      
,united ,states personnel operating in  
conflict and post-conflict environments4
  7#g7 ,act as a point of contact for   
international1 hybrid1 and domestic     
tribunals exercising jurisdiction over  
atrocities committed around the world4  
7#h7 ,represent the ,department of      
,state on any interagency               
whole-of-government coordinating        
entities addressing genocide and other  
atrocities4  7#i7 ,perform any          
additional duties and exercise such     
powers as the ,secretary of ,state may  
prescribe4  7c7 ,supervision ,the       
,office shall be led by an              
,ambassador-at-,large for ,global       
,criminal ,justice1 who shall be        
nominated by the ,president and         

appointed by and with the advice and    
consent of the ,senate4