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3/12/2009--Reported to Senate amended. Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act - Amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand prohibitions against bribery, theft of public money, and other public corruption offenses. (Sec. 2) Establishes a six-year limitation period for the prosecution of public corruption crimes involving bribery, extortion, theft of government property, mail fraud, and racketeering. (Sec. 3) Expands mail and wire fraud statutes to cover offenses involving any other thing of value (e.g., intangible rights and licenses). (Sec. 4) Modifies general venue rules for criminal prosecutions to allow prosecutions in any district in which an act in furtherance of an offense is committed. (Sec. 5) Reduces from $5,000 to $1,000 the threshold amount for theft or bribery involving federally-assisted programs and increases the maximum prison term for such offenses from 10 to 15 years. (Sec. 6) Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for theft and embezzlement of federal money, property, or records from 10 to 15 years. (Sec. 7) Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for bribery offenses from 15 to 20 years. (Sec. 8) Increases to 10 years the maximum term of imprisonment for: (1) solicitation by federal officers and employees of political contributions from other federal officers and employees; (2) promise of employment made possible by an act of Congress for political activity; (3) deprivation of such employment for political activity; (4) intimidation to secure political contributions; (5) solicitation and acceptance of contributions in federal offices; and (6) coercion of political activity by federal employees. (Sec. 9) Applies the prohibition against embezzlement or theft of federal money or property to government officials and employees of the District of Columbia. (Sec. 10) Includes embezzlement or theft of government money or property as predicates for racketeering prosecutions and wiretaps. (Sec. 12) Modifies elements relating to the crime of bribery of public officials and witnesses to: (1) prohibit public officials from accepting anything of value, other than what is permitted by rule or regulation, for or because of the official's or person's official position; (2) expand the definition of &quot;official act&quot; to include any conduct that falls within the range of official duty of a public official; (3) include a course of conduct involving multiple gifts, offers or promises designed to influence a public official. (Sec. 15) Expands the types of perjury and obstruction of justice offenses for which venue lies in the district in which the official proceeding was intended to be affected or in which the conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred. (Sec. 16) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2013 for additional Department of Justice (DOJ) personnel to investigate and prosecute public corruption offenses. (Sec. 17) Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements relating to public corruption offenses to reflect the intent of Congress that penalties for such offenses be increased.<br/>

1236830400 2009-03-12 Sat Sep 19 00:12:29 -0500 2009 reported to senate 53447 'act':5 'improv':4 'public':1 'corrupt':2 'prosecut':3 71964 false short introduced 53447 'law':17 'bill':2 'help':4 'feder':5 'combat':9 'public':10 'clarifi':15 'corrupt':11 'investig':8 'prosecutor':6 'strengthen':13 65947 false official introduced 53447 'act':5 'improv':4 'public':1 'corrupt':2 'prosecut':3 66422 true popular introduced 53447 'act':5 'improv':4 'public':1 'corrupt':2 'prosecut':3 66510 false short calendar 53447 1236830400 Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 187453 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32. L000174 1940-03-31 433 Russell Senate Office Building http://leahy.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-3479 Patrick 'd':4 'vt':5 'sen':1 'leahi':3,7,9 'patrick':2,6,8 M 300065 Leahy Patrick_Leahy J. Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] N00009918 9914 Democrat 202-224-4242 Roman Catholic VT Patrick Leahy 4.13793103448276 http://leahy.senate.gov/ SenatorPatrickLeahy C001056 1952-02-02 517 Hart Senate Office Building http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-2856 John 'r':4 'tx':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,8 'cornyn':3,7,9 M 300027 Cornyn John_Cornyn Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] N00024852 32255 Republican 202-224-2934 Church of Christ TX John Cornyn 4.22131147540984 http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/ senjohncornyn K000373 383 Russell Senate Office Building http://kaufman.senate.gov/services/contact/ 202-228-3075 Edward 'd':4 'de':5 'sen':1 'edward':2,6,8 'kaufman':3,7,9 M 412329 Kaufman E. Sen. Edward Kaufman [D, DE] 2724 Democrat 202-224-5042 DE Ted Edward Kaufman 3.66666666666667 http://kaufman.senate.gov calendar 53447 1236830400 Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 187453 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32. action 53447 1236830400 Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 187452 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. calendar 53447 1236830400 Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 187451 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. action 53447 1236229200 Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185869 Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m. action 53447 1231218000 Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 180463 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. action 53447 1231218000 Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 179418 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S56) introduced 53447 1231218000 Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 179269 action 53447 1231218000 Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 179270 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.