[19990217]RS20064_司法部道德与麦克达德·默塔公民保护法案.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20064February 17, 1999Justice Department Ethics and theMcDade-Murtha Citizens Protection Act(name redacted)Senior SpecialistAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThis is an abridged version of Justice Department Ethics and Section 801 of theOmnibus Appropriations Law for Fiscal Year 1999, CRS Report RL30060, without thecitations, footnotes, authorities and appendices found in the more detailed presentation.Section 801 of the omnibus appropriations law, a proposal originally offered byCongressmen McDade and Murtha and passed in October of 1998, P.L. 105-277,requires federal prosecutors to follow state and federal rules of professional ethics ineffect in the states where they conduct their activities. It also continues in place the sixtyyear old directive that federal prosecutors follow the ethics rules promulgated by thestates in which they are licensed to practice. Proponents claim the change will confirmthat federal prosecutors must follow the same ethical rules as other lawyers and willenhance the prospect of some protection against wayward federal prosecutors.Opponents cha