[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2155 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2155

    To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual 
                       exploitation of children.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 20, 2005

Mr. Kerry (for himself and Mr. Isakson) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual 
                       exploitation of children.

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

SECTION 1. CIVIL REMEDIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2255(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``(a) Any minor who is'' and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--Any person who, while a minor, was'';
                    (B) by inserting after ``such violation'' the 
                following: ``, regardless of whether the injury 
                occurred while such person was a minor,''; and
                    (C) by striking ``such minor'' and inserting ``such 
                person''; and
            (2) in the second sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``Any minor'' and inserting ``Any 
                person''; and
                    (B) by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting 
                ``$150,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2255(b) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``(b) Any action'' and inserting 
the following:
    ``(b) Statute of Limitations.--Any action''.
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