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H.R. 266

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Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2013
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Committee
Latest Action · January 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Congress
113th (2013–2015)
Introduced
January 15, 2013
Sponsor
Rep. Stephen LynchD
Cosponsors (0)
None
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Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code to extend to three years and six months the period within which a tort claim against the United States must be presented in writing to a federal agency when the claim arises out of a government employee's conduct with respect to the criminal misconduct of a government informant. (Current law bars all tort claims against the United States that are not presented within two years after the claim accrues.) Applies the amendment retroactively to any such claim that: (1) accrued on or after May 1, 1981; and (2) in the case of a claim accrued before the date of enactment of this Act, is presented within one year after such date. Prohibits the government from asserting a defense or a bar, based on the doctrine of res judicata or collateral estoppel, to a claim that accrued before enactment of this Act and to which this Act applies.

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