[19990511]RS20081_司法部道德：第106届国会的立法活动.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20081Updated May 11, 1999Justice Department Ethics: Legislative Activity in the 106 Congressth(name redacted)Senior SpecialistAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThree bills have been introduced in the Senate that focus on issues of federalprosecutorial ethics addressed in the Citizens Protection Act (McDade-Murtha) enactedas part of the omnibus appropriations package on October 21, 1998 (801 of P.L. 105-277) and effective six months thereafter. The McDade-Murtha provision requires JusticeDepartment litigators to abide by the ethical standards of the states and local federalcourts where they conduct their activities. One of the bills, S. 755 (introduced bySenator Hatch), would have simply delayed the effective date of the McDade-Murthaprovision an additional six months. The other two bills, S. 250 (also offered by SenatorHatch) and S. 855 (introduced by Senator Leahy), repeal McDade-Murtha. S. 855replaces it with a call for a no contact standard applicable to Justice Departmentlitigators and promulgated as an amendment to the federal rules of civil and criminalprocedure. S.