[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4342 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4342

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend certain statutes of 
                              limitation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 3, 1996

 Mr. Schumer 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 extend certain statutes of 
                              limitation.

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

SECTION 1. CAPITAL OFFENSES AND CLASS A FELONIES INVOLVING MURDER.

    (a) In General.--Section 3281 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3281. Capital offenses and Class A felonies involving murder
    ``An indictment for any offense punishable by death or an 
indictment or information for a Class A felony involving murder (as 
defined in section 1111 of this title or as defined under applicable 
State law in the case of an offense under section 1963(a) of this title 
involving racketeering activity described in section 1961(1) of this 
title) may be found at any time without limitation.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any offense for which the applicable statute of limitations 
had not run as of the date of enactment of such subsection.

SEC. 2. CLASS A VIOLENT AND DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3295. Class A violent and drug trafficking offenses
    ``Except as provided in section 3281, no person shall be 
prosecuted, tried, or punished for a Class A felony that is a crime of 
violence or a drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 924(c) of 
this title) unless the indictment is returned or the information is 
filed within 10 years after the commission of the offense.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (c) shall 
apply to any offense for which the applicable statute of limitations 
had not run as of the date of enactment of such subsection.

SEC. 3. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.

    The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 213 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the item relating to section 3281, by inserting 
        ``and Class A felonies involving murder'' before the period; 
        and
            (2) adding at the end the following new item:

``3295. Class A violent and drug trafficking offenses.''.
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