Presidential Threat Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to expand the scope of provisions regarding threats to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon former Presidents and certain other persons protected by the United States Secret Service to include: (1) a member of the immediate family of a major candidate for President or Vice President; and (2) certain distinguished foreign visitors to the United States and official U.S. representatives performing special missions abroad when the President directs that such protection be provided. Increases the term of imprisonment for such an offense.(Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secret Service, at the direction of: (1) the President, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, to participate in the planning, coordination, and implementation of security operations at events or gatherings of national significance; and (2) the Secretary, to establish the National Threat Assessment Center as a unit within the Service. Sets forth provisions regarding functions of the Center and reporting requirements.(Sec. 5) Rewrites provisions regarding administrative subpoenas in Federal health care investigations to provide that, in any investigation of a Federal health care offense or a Federal offense involving the sexual exploitation or abuse of children, the Attorney General (or in the case of an offense involving threats against the President and successors to the Presidency, or against former Presidents and certain other persons protected by the Secret Service, the Secretary) may issue in writing and cause to be served a subpoena requiring the production of any records or other things relevant to the investigation and testimony by the custodian of the things required to be produced concerning the production and authenticity of those things.Specifies that the production of records relating to a Federal health care offense shall not be required at any place more than 500 miles from the place where the subpoena for the production of such records is served, and that the production of things in any other case may be required from any place within the United States or subject to the laws or jurisdiction of the United States. Allows the person or entity summoned, at any time before the return date specified in the summons, to petition in U.S. district court for the district in which that person or entity does business or resides for an order modifying or setting aside the summons, or a prohibition of disclosure ordered by a court.Authorizes a U.S. district court for the district in which the summons is or will be served, upon application of the United States, to issue an ex parte order that no person or entity disclose to any other person or entity (other than to an attorney for the purposes of an application modifying or setting aside the order) the existence of such summons for a 90-day period. Specifies that such order may be issued upon a showing that the things being sought may be relevant to the investigation and there is reason to believe that such disclosure may result in: (1) endangerment to the life or physical safety of any person; (2) flight from prosecution; (3) destruction of or tampering with evidence; (4) intimidation of potential witnesses; or (5) defeating any remedy or penalty provided for the violation of the laws of the United States.Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) renewal for additional 90-day periods; and (2) penalties for violations. Prohibits such a summons from requiring the production of anything that would be protected from production under standards applicable to a subpoena duces tecum issued by a U.S. court. Directs the agency to which those records or things were delivered, if no case or proceeding arises from their production within a reasonable time, to return them (upon written demand) to that person, except where the production required only copies.(Sec. 6) Rewrites provisions regarding forfeiture of counterfeit paraphernalia to provide that all seizures and civil forfeitures pursuant to such provisions shall be governed by the procedures set forth under the code pertaining to civil forfeitures. Grants the Attorney General sole responsibility for disposing of petitions for remission or mitigation with respect to property involved in a judicial forfeiture proceeding.Requires a court, in sentencing a person for specified code violations, to order the person to forfeit property, with such property (including any seizure and disposition of the property and any related judicial or administrative proceeding) governed by provisions of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.Specifies that anyone failing or refusing to surrender possession of counterfeit material to an authorized Treasury Department agent or other officer shall be imprisoned not more than one year (current law) or fined (currently, limited to $100).
Senate agreed to the House amendment to Senate amendment No. 5 by Unanimous Consent. (text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S11651)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to Senate amendment No. 5 by Unanimous Consent.(text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S11651)
Senate receded from Senate amendments No. 2 and No. 4 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11651-11654)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate receded from Senate amendments No. 2 and No. 4 by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11651-11654)
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk:.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to disagree to Senate amendments Nos. 2 and 4, agree to Senate amendments Nos. 1 and 3, and agree to Senate amendment No. 5 with an amendment Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H10872-10874; text as House disagreed to certain Senate amendments and agreed to certain Senate amendments: CR H10872-10873)
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion to disagree to Senate amendments Nos. 2 and 4, agree to Senate amendments Nos. 1 and 3, and agree to Senate amendment No. 5 with an amendment Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H10872-10874; text as House disagreed to certain Senate amendments and agreed to certain Senate amendments: CR H10872-10873)
Mr. Hutchinson asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to Senate amendments Nos. 2 and 4, agree to Senate amendments Nos. 1 and 3, and agree to Senate amendment No. 5 with an amendment.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10546-10550)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 775.
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5090-5091)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5090-5091)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3048.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5090-5092)
Mr. Coble moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-669.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-669.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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