of this crime are punished, prevented from re-
offending, and victims have the opportunity to see 
their abusers brought to justice. 
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF STATE STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS 
FOR CHILD ABUSE CASES. 
(a) CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT 
ACT.—Section 107(e)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106c(e)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) elimination of State civil and criminal 
statutes of limitations laws for child sexual 
abuse, exploitation, and sex trafficking, and 
adoption of laws reviving previously time-barred 
civil claims for child sexual abuse, exploitation, 
and sex trafficking.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Section 111(b) of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5106g(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) CHILD
SEXUAL
ABUSE
AND
EXPLOI-
TATION.—For purposes of section 107(e)(1)(D), the 
term ‘child sexual abuse and exploitation’ shall in-
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clude an act or a failure to act on the part of a par-
ent, caretaker, or any other person.’’. 
SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR ELIMINATING CERTAIN STATUTES OF 
LIMITATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may make grants to States that are eligi-
ble 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: 
(1) 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. 
(2) The elimination of all State criminal stat-
utes of limitations for all felony and misdemeanor 
sex crimes against children, including sexual abuse, 
exploitation, and trafficking, and for inchoate of-
fenses related to such sex crimes, including attempt, 
conspiracy, solicitation, and aiding and abetting. 
(3) 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 min-
imum, permits previously time-barred claims a 2- 
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year period or until a victim reaches age 55, which-
ever is longer. 
(b) ALLOCATION.—Of the funds made available to 
carry out this section— 
(1) 25 percent shall be for States that achieve 
one of the reforms described in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (a); 
(2) 35 percent shall be for States that achieve 
two of such reforms; and 
(3) 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). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2033. 
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Section 1404A of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
(34 U.S.C. 20103), by striking ‘‘section 109’’ and insert 
‘‘section 107’’. 
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