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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 5560 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to incentivize States to eliminate civil and criminal statutes... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Grants for eliminating certain statutes of limitation

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The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants to States that are eligible to receive an award under section 107 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5106c ) to achieve one or more of the following reforms: The elimination of all State civil statutes of limitations for claims of, related to, or arising from, child sexual abuse, exploitation, and sex trafficking, against perpetrators, other individuals, and public and private entities. The elimination of all State criminal statutes of limitations for all felony and misdemeanor sex crimes against children, including sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking, and for inchoate offenses related to such sex crimes, including attempt, conspiracy, solicitation, and aiding and abetting.
The revival of previously time-barred civil claims for child sexual abuse, exploitation, and sex trafficking against perpetrators, other individuals, and public and private entities, which, at a minimum, permits previously time-barred claims a 2-year period or until a victim reaches age 55, whichever is longer. Of the funds made available to carry out this section— 25 percent shall be for States that achieve one of the reforms described in paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of subsection (a); 35 percent shall be for States that achieve two of such reforms; and 40 percent shall be for States that achieve three of such reforms. An award under this section shall be in addition to any funds for which the State is otherwise eligible to receive under section 107 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5106c ). There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2033.
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