‘‘(A) 10 years after the cause of action arose; 
or 
‘‘(B) 10 years after the victim reaches 18 years 
of age, if the victim was a minor at the time of the 
alleged offense. 
‘‘(2) There shall be no time limit for the filing of a 
complaint commencing an action under this section relat-
ing to an alleged violation of section 2241, 2242, or 
2243.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 109A of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘2249. Civil remedy.’’. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIV-
ITY AND RELATED CRIMES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 117 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 2430. Civil remedy 
‘‘(a) An individual who is a victim of a violation of 
this chapter may bring a civil action against the perpe-
trator (or whoever knowingly benefits, or attempts or con-
spires to benefit, financially or by receiving anything of 
value from participation in a venture which that person 
knew or should have known has engaged in an act in viola-
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tion of this chapter) in any district court of the United 
States that has jurisdiction to hear a criminal prosecution 
arising out of the same conduct or occurrence and may 
recover damages and reasonable attorneys fees. 
‘‘(b)(1) Any civil action filed under subsection (a) 
shall be stayed during the pendency of any criminal action 
arising out of the same occurrence in which the claimant 
is the victim. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, a ‘criminal ac-
tion’— 
‘‘(A) includes investigation and prosecution; 
and 
‘‘(B) is pending until final adjudication in the 
trial court. 
‘‘(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no ac-
tion may be maintained under subsection (a) unless it is 
commenced not later than the later of— 
‘‘(A) 10 years after the cause of action arose; 
or 
‘‘(B) 10 years after the victim reaches 18 years 
of age, if the victim was a minor at the time of the 
alleged offense. 
‘‘(2) There shall be no time limit for the filing of a 
complaint commencing an action under this section relat-
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ing to an alleged violation of section 2421, 2422, or 
2423.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 117 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘2430. Civil remedy.’’. 
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. 
Section 1595 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘an appro-
priate district court of the United States’’ and in-
serting ‘‘any district court of the United States that 
has jurisdiction to hear a criminal prosecution aris-
ing out of the same conduct or occurrence’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, 
and adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(B), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘(c) No ac-
tion’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no action’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) There shall be no time limit for the filing of a 
complaint commencing an action under this section relat-
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ing to an alleged violation of section 1589, 1590, or 
1591.’’. 
SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall apply to— 
(1) any claim or action that, as of the date of 
enactment of this Act, would not have been barred 
under section 1595(c) of title 18, United States 
Code, as in effect on the day before the date of en-
actment of this Act; and 
(2) any claim or action arising on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) 1-YEAR LOOK BACK PERIOD.— 
(1) COVERED ACTION DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘covered action’’— 
(A) means— 
(i) a civil action that could have been 
brought on the day before the date of en-
actment of this Act under section 2249 or 
2430 of title 18, United States Code, as 
added by this Act, if that section had been 
in effect on that day; and 
(ii) a civil action under section 1595 
of title 18, United States Code, relating to 
an alleged violation of section 1589, 1590, 
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or 1591 of that title that was barred under 
section 1595(c) of that title as in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(B) includes a civil action described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) that was dismissed before the 
date of enactment of this Act on the basis of 
the time limit imposed on commencing an ac-
tion under section 1595(c) of title 18, United 
States Code, as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) FILING
PERIOD.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a covered action may be com-
menced during the 1-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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