,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ifj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa          
7legislative day1 ,march #aj71 #bjbe,mr4
 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,ossoff1  
and ,mr4 ,lee7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice1 considered1 
read the third time1 and passed  ,a     
,,bill  ,to ensure that homicides can be
 prosecuted under ,federal law without  
regard to the time elapsed between the  
act or omission that caused the death of
 the victim and the death itself4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,justice for ,murder ,victims ,act4 
#b4 ,homicide offenses  7a7 ,in general 
,chapter #ea of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #aabc4 ,no      
maximum time period between act or      
omission and death of victim  7a7 ,in   
general ,a prosecution may be instituted
 for any homicide offense under this    
title without regard to the time that   
elapsed between-- 7#a7 the act or       

omission that caused the death of the   
victim2 and  7#b7 the death of the      
victim4  7b7 ,relation to statute of    
limitations ,nothing in subsection 7a7  
shall be construed to supersede the     
limitations period under section        
#cbhb7;a71 to the extent applicable4    
7c7 ,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 #a year and #a 
day elapsed between-- 7#a7 the act or   
omission that caused the death of the   
victim2 and  7#b7 the death of the      
victim4  4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the 
table of sections for chapter #ea of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #aabc4 ,no maximum time     
period between act or omission and death
 of victim4  4  7c7 ,applicability      
,section #aabc7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 as added by subsection  

7a71 shall apply with respect to an act 
or omission described in that section   
that occurs after the date of enactment 
of this ,act4  7d7 ,maximum penalty for 
first-,degree murder based on time      
period between act or omission and death
 of victim ,section #aaaa7;b7 of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after imprisonment for life
 the following3 1 unless the death of   
the victim occurred more than #a year   
and #a day after the act or omission    
that caused the death of the victim1 in 
which case the punishment shall be      
imprisonment for any term of years or   
for life4