,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cajg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bh1  
#bjba,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1    
,mrs4 ,capito1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide incentives for ,states to   
eliminate statutes of limitation related
 to child sexual abuse1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,no ,time ,limit for
 ,justice ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress
 finds the following3 7#a7 ,according to
 the ,children's ,bureau of the         
,administration on ,children1 ,youth and
 ,families of the ,department of ,health
 and ,human ,services1 every #i minutes1
 a child is sexually assaulted in the   
,united ,states1 and #ic percent of     
victims know the perpetrator1 who is    
often related to the victim4  7#b7      
,child sexual abuse can have a serious  
impact on the physical and mental health

 of victims1 who often experience       
post-traumatic stress disorder1 shame1  
guilt1 anxiety1 and depression4  7#c7 ,a
 study from the ,national ,institutes of
 ,health found that between #fj and #hj 
percent of victims of childhood sexual  
abuse wait until adulthood to disclose  
their abuse4  7#d7 ,due to the          
especially heinous nature of child      
sexual abuse1 it is imperative that     
perpetrators of this crime are punished 
and prevented from reoffending1 and that
 victims have the opportunity to see    
their abusers brought to justice4  7#e7 
,statutes of limitations for felony sex 
crimes against minors differ by ,state1 
and some end as little as #c years after
 the crime occurred1 even for crimes    
like production of child sexual abuse   
imagery4 ,for victims1 statutes of      
limitations can hinder their ability to 
seek justice and hold their perpetrator 
accountable4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this 
,act3 7#a7 ,covered grant program ,the  
term covered grant program means the    

grant program under part ,t of title ,i 
of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and     
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajdda et seq47 7commonly     
referred to as the ,,stop ,violence     
,against ,women ,formula ,grant         
,program74  7#b7 ,sexual abuse ,the term
 sexual abuse has the meaning given the 
term in section #aaa of the ,child      
,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;g74  #d4 ,increased
 funding for grants authorized under    
stop grant program  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,attorney ,general shall1 in accordance
 with subsection 7b71 increase the total
 amount of each grant awarded to a      
,state under the covered grant program1 
if1 as of the first day of the fiscal   
year for which the grant is being       
awarded-- 7#a7 child sexual abuse       
criminal offenses under the laws of the 
,state are not subject to a statute of  
limitations2 and  7#b7 civil actions    
authorizing damages for victims of child
 sexual abuse under the laws of the     

,state are not subject to a statute of  
limitations4  7b7 ,grant increase ,the  
amount of an increase provided to a     
,state under subsection 7a7 shall be    
equal to not more than #e percent of the
 average of the total amount of funding 
provided to the ,state under the covered
 grant program during the #c most recent
 fiscal years in which the ,state was   
awarded a grant under the covered grant 
program4  7c7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated #aj1jjj1jjj for each of 
#bjbb through #bjbf to carry out this   
section4