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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 · Sec. 1212

Sec. 1212. CIVIL REMEDIES; CLARIFYING DEFINITION

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## SEC. 1212 CIVIL REMEDIES; CLARIFYING DEFINITION ###
(a)Civil Remedy for Personal Injuries Section 2255 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “section 2241(c)” and inserting “section 1589, 1590, 1591, 2241(c)”; and ####
(2)in subsection (b), by striking “six years” and inserting “10 years”. ###
(b)Definition ####
(1)In general Section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102) is amended— #####
(A)by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(14)as paragraphs
(2)through (15), respectively; #####
(B)by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following: > > #### “(1) Abuse or threatened abuse of law or legal process > > The term ‘abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process’ means the use or threatened use of a law or legal process, whether administrative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or for any purpose for which the law was not designed, in order to exert pressure on another person to cause that person to take some action or refrain from taking some action.” > ; #####
(C)in paragraph (14), as redesignated, by striking “paragraph (8)” and inserting “paragraph (9)”; and #####
(D)in paragraph (15), as redesignated, by striking “paragraph
(8)or (9)” and inserting “paragraph
(9)or (10)”. ####
(2)Technical and conforming amendments #####
(A)Trafficking victims protection act of 2000 The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et eq.) is amended— ######
(i)in section 110(e) (22 U.S.C. 7107(e))— ######
(I)by striking “section 103(7)(A)” and inserting “section 103(8)(A)”; and ######
(II)by striking “section 103(7)(B)” and inserting “section 103(8)(B)”; and ######
(ii)in section 113(g)(2) (22 U.S.C. 7110(g)(2)), by striking “section 103(8)(A)” and inserting “section 103(9)(A)”. #####
(B)North korean human rights act of 2004 Section 203(b)(2) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7833(b)(2)) is amended by striking “section 103(14)” and inserting “section 103(15)”. #####
(C)Trafficking victims protection reauthorization act of 2005 Section 207 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044e) is amended— ######
(i)in paragraph (1), by striking “section 103(8)” and inserting “section 103(9)”; ######
(ii)in paragraph (2), by striking “section 103(9)” and inserting “section 103(10)”; and ######
(iii)in paragraph (3), by striking “section 103(3)” and inserting “section 103(4)”. #####
(D)Violence against women and department of justice reauthorization act of 2005 Section 111(a)(1) of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044f(a)(1)) is amended by striking “paragraph (8)” and inserting “paragraph (9)”. ### PART II ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF POSSIBLE WITNESSES AND INFORMANTS
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