,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,ms4 
,waters introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
adjust the penalty for unjust conviction
 and imprisonment1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,justice for        
,exonerees ,act4  #b4 ,penalty for      
unjust conviction and imprisonment      
,section #beac of title #bh1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7e71 by striking #ej1jjj and 
inserting #gj1jjj2 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7f7 ,the     
amount of damages awarded under         
subsection 7e7 shall be adjusted for    
inflation annually1 based on the        
,consumer ,price ,index4  4