[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3534 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3534

    To amend the statute of limitations for civil actions regarding 
                            terrorist acts.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 12, 2012

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the statute of limitations for civil actions regarding 
                            terrorist acts.

    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 ``American Victims of Terrorism 
Justice Act''.

SEC. 2. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CIVIL ACTIONS REGARDING TERRORIST 
              ACTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2335 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``four years'' and 
        inserting ``10 years''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``four years'' and 
        inserting ``10 years''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to--
            (1) proceedings pending in any form on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act;
            (2) proceedings commenced on or after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (3) any civil action brought for recovery of damages under 
        section 2333 of title 18, United States Code, provided that 
        such action is filed not later than 6 years after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection.
    (c) Effect of Dismissed Causes of Action.--Any private civil action 
arising from a violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1991 may be 
refiled not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act 
if the action--
            (1) was dismissed as time barred prior to the date of 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) would have been timely filed pursuant to section 2335 
        of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this section.
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