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TITLE XVII--ENDING TRAFFICKING IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
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P. L. 112- |
House Conference Report 112-705 |
SEC. 1706. EXPANSION OF PENALTIES FOR FRAUD IN FOREIGN LABOR CONTRACTING TO INCLUDE ATTEMPTED FRAUD AND WORK OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.(a) In General- Section 1351 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking `Whoever knowingly and with the intent to defraud recruits, solicits or hires a person outside the United States' and inserting `(a) Work Inside the United States- Whoever knowingly and with intent to defraud recruits, solicits, or hires a person outside the United States or causes another person to recruit, solicit, or hire a person outside the United States, or attempts to do so,'; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: `(b) Work Outside the United States- Whoever knowingly and with intent to defraud recruits, solicits, or hires a person outside the United States or causes another person to recruit, solicit, or hire a person outside the United States, or attempts to do so, for purposes of employment performed on a United States Government contract performed outside the United States, or on a United States military installation or mission outside the United States or other property or premises outside the United States owned or controlled by the United States Government, by means of materially false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises regarding that employment, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.'. (b) Special Rule for Alien Victims- No alien may be admitted to the United States pursuant to subparagraph (U) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) as a result of the alien being a victim of a crime described in subsection (b) of section 1351 of title 18, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). |
Expansion of penalties for fraud in
foreign labor contracting to include attempted fraud and work
outside the United States (sec. 1706) The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1707) that would amend section 1351 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human trafficking in connection with U.S. Government contracts performed outside the United States. The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 897) that would also address the issue of the admittance of aliens to the United States in certain circumstances. The House recedes. |
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