[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 326 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 326

To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to apply to prosecutions 
     of child abuse cases in courts-martial an extended statute of 
 limitations applicable to prosecutions of child abuse cases in United 
            States District Courts, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 6, 2003

  Mr. Nelson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read 
         twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to apply to prosecutions 
     of child abuse cases in courts-martial an extended statute of 
 limitations applicable to prosecutions of child abuse cases in United 
            States District Courts, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENDED LIMITATION PERIOD FOR PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE 
              CASES IN COURTS-MARTIAL.

    Section 843(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 43 of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
    ``(3) Section 3283 of title 18, relating to an extension of a 
period of limitation for prosecution of an offense involving sexual or 
physical abuse of a child under the age of 18 years, shall apply to 
liability of a person for trial for such an offense by a court-martial 
and liability of a person for punishment for such an offense under 
section 815 of this title (article 15).''.
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