[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3071]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5919. Mr. HUSTED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. TEN-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR EXPORT CONTROL 
                   VIOLATIONS.

       Section 1760 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
     U.S.C. 4819) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Statute of Limitations.--
       ``(1) Time for commencing proceedings.--
       ``(A) In general.--An action, suit, or proceeding for the 
     enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture, 
     pecuniary or otherwise, under this section shall not be 
     entertained if commenced later than 10 years after the date 
     of the violation upon which the civil fine, penalty, or 
     forfeiture is based.
       ``(B) Commencement.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     commencement of an action, suit, or proceeding includes the 
     issuance of a charging letter.
       ``(2) Time for indictment.--No person shall be prosecuted, 
     tried, or punished for any offense under subsection (a) 
     unless the indictment is found or the information is 
     instituted within 10 years after the latest date of the 
     violation upon which the indictment or information is 
     based.''.
                                 ______