[19980325]98-289_1997年拟议的证人保护和州际搬迁法案：H、 R2181.pdf

1H.R. Rep. No. 258, 105th Cong., 1st Sess. 2.2Id.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-289 AMarch 25, 1998The Proposed Witness Protection and InterstateRelocation Act of 1997: H.R. 2181Paul S. Wallace, Jr.Specialist in American Public LawAmerican Law DivisionSummaryH.R. 2181 addresses the problem of gang-related witness intimidation by makingit a federal offense to travel in interstate or foreign commerce with the intent to delayor influence the testimony of a witness in a State criminal proceeding by bribery, force,intimidation, or threat.The bill would establish new federal offenses (punishable by fines andimprisonment) relating to attempts to influence the testimony of witnesses in criminalproceedings. The bill would authorize the appropriation of $500,000 for the AttorneyGeneral to provide witness protection training to state and local governments. The billwould also authorize the Attorney General to make grants from current appropriationsto state and local governments for witness protection programs.Introduced by Representative McCollum on July 17, 1997, H.R. 2181 passed theHouse under the suspension of the