[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2453 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2453

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase speedy trial time 
                                limits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 1995

  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase speedy trial time 
                                limits.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fugitive Detention Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. SPEEDY TRIAL TIME LIMITS.

    Section 3161 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(l) If the defendant was a fugitive from justice, the time limit 
required by subsection (c), as extended by subsection (h), is further 
extended by 60 days for each year the court determines the defendant 
was a fugitive from justice. Section 3164(c) of this title does not 
apply with respect to such a defendant.''.
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