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Calendar No. 899
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2892
[Report No. 110–431]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 18 (legislative day, April 17), 2008
Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Obama, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
July 25, 2008
Reported by Mr. Leahy, without amendment
A BILL
To promote the prosecution and enforcement of frauds against the United States by suspending the statute of limitations during times when Congress has authorized the use of military force.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Wartime Enforcement of Fraud Act
of 2008
.
Suspension of statute of limitations when congress has authorized the use of military force
Section 3287 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
by inserting
or Congress has enacted a specific authorization for the use of the
Armed Forces, as described in section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50
U.S.C. 1544(b)),
after is at war
;
by inserting
or directly connected with or related to the authorized use of the Armed
Forces
after prosecution of the war
;
by striking
three years
and inserting 5 years
;
by striking
proclaimed by the President
and inserting proclaimed by a
Presidential proclamation, with notice to Congress,
; and
by adding at the
end the following: For purposes of applying such definitions in this
section, the term war includes a specific authorization for the
use of the Armed Forces, as described in section 5(b) of the War Powers
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)).
.
July 25, 2008
Reported without amendment