[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4857 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4857

 To eliminate the period of limitations for certain offenses, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 30, 2024

 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Lankford) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To eliminate the period of limitations for certain offenses, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Prosecution Integrity 
for Espionage Statutes Act'' or the ``SPIES Act''.

SEC. 2. OFFENSES INVOLVING ESPIONAGE, PROCUREMENT OF CITIZENSHIP OR 
              NATURALIZATION UNLAWFULLY, OR HARBORING OR CONCEALING 
              PERSONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3302. Espionage offenses
    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an indictment may be 
found or an information may be instituted at any time without 
limitation for--
            ``(1) a violation of section 951 or a conspiracy to violate 
        such section;
            ``(2) a violation of section 794 or a conspiracy to violate 
        such section; or
            ``(3) a violation of section 1425, if the offense was 
        committed to facilitate a violation of section 951.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 213 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``3302. Espionage offenses.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 19 of the Internal Security Act 
of 1950 (18 U.S.C. 792 note; 64 Stat. 1005) is amended by striking ``, 
793, or 794'' and inserting ``or 793''.
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