Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act of 2009


 * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

{{SECTION|SEC. 1.|SECTION 1}}. SHORT TITLE.

 * This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act of 2009´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 2.|SEC. 2}}. IMPROVEMENTS TO TITLE 18.

 * Title 18 of the United States Code is amended—
 * (1) in section 2703—
 * (A) in subsection (a), by striking “by a court with jurisdiction over the offense under investigation or an equivalent State warrant” and inserting “(or, in the case of a State court, issued using State warrant procedures) by a court of competent jurisdiction”;


 * (B) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking “by a court with jurisdiction over the offense under investigation or an equivalent State warrant” and inserting “(or, in the case of a State court, issued using State warrant procedures) by a court of competent jurisdiction”; and


 * (C) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking “by a court with jurisdiction over the offense under investigation or an equivalent State warrant” and inserting “(or, in the case of a State court, issued using State warrant procedures) by a court of competent jurisdiction”;


 * (2) in section 2711(3), by striking “has the meaning assigned by section 3127, and includes any Federal court within that definition, without geographic limitation; and” and inserting the following: ``includes—


 * (3) in section 3127(2)(A), by striking “having jurisdiction over the offense being investigated;” and inserting the following: ``that—


 * (4) in chapter 223, by adding at the end the following:


 * (5) in the table of sections for chapter 223, by adding at the end the following:


 * ``3512. Foreign requests for assistance in criminal investigations and prosecutions.´´.

Approved October 19, 2009.

Legislative History

 * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009):
 * July 10, considered and passed Senate.
 * Sept. 30, considered and passed House.
 * Sept. 30, considered and passed House.

