S.Amdt. 3241

SA 3241. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Ossoff) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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 F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1067. JUSTICE FOR MURDER VICTIMS.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Justice for Murder Victims Act''.
(b) Homicide Offenses.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 51 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 1123. No maximum time period between act or omission
and death of victim

``(a) In General.--A prosecution may be instituted for any
homicide offense under this title without regard to the time
that elapsed between--
``(1) the act or omission that caused the death of the
victim; and
``(2) the death of the victim.
``(b) Relation to Statute of Limitations.--Nothing in
subsection (a) shall be construed to supersede the
limitations period under section 3282(a), to the extent
applicable.
``(c) Maximum Time Period Applicable if Death Penalty
Imposed.--A sentence of death may not be imposed for a
homicide offense under this title unless the Government
proves beyond a reasonable doubt that not more than 1 year
and 1 day elapsed between--
``(1) the act or omission that caused the death of the
victim; and
``(2) the death of the victim.''.
(2) Table of contents.--The table of sections for chapter
51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:

``1123. No maximum time period between act or omission and death of
victim.''.
(c) Applicability.--Section 1123(a) of title 18, United
States Code, as added by subsection (b)(1), shall apply with
respect to an act or omission described in that section that
occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Maximum Penalty for First-degree Murder Based on Time
Period Between Act or Omission and Death of Victim.--Section
1111(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after ``imprisonment for life'' the following: ``,
unless the death of the victim occurred more than 1 year and
1 day after the act or omission that caused the death of the
victim, in which case the punishment shall be imprisonment
for any term of years or for life''.
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