H.R. 8202

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8202 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8202

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-
year statute of limitations for export control violations.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 6, 2026

Mr. Mackenzie (for himself and Mr. Castro of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-
year statute of limitations for export control violations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TEN-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR EXPORT CONTROL 
VIOLATIONS.

Section 1760 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4819) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Statute of Limitations.--
``(1) Time for commencing proceedings.--
``(A) In general.--An action, suit, or proceeding 
for the enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or 
forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, under this section 
shall not be entertained if commenced later than 10 
years after the date of the violation upon which the 
civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture is based.
``(B) Commencement.--For purposes of this 
paragraph, the commencement of an action, suit, or 
proceeding includes the issuance of a charging letter.
``(2) Time for indictment.--No person shall be prosecuted, 
tried, or punished for any offense under subsection (a) unless 
the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 
10 years after the latest date of the violation upon which the 
indictment or information is based.''.
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