Allows federal homicide prosecutions regardless of how much time passes between the act that caused a death and the death itself, and bars the death penalty unless the death occurs within one year and one day of that act.

• Adds Section 1123 to Chapter 51 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code, allowing prosecution for any federal homicide offense no matter how long passes between the act or omission and the victim's death
• Keeps the existing statute of limitations in Section 3282(a) in place where it applies
• Permits a death sentence only if the government proves beyond a reasonable doubt that no more than one year and one day elapsed between the act and the death
• Amends Section 1111(b) so first-degree murder carries any term of years or life, rather than only life imprisonment, when the death occurs more than one year and one day after the act, and applies to acts occurring after enactment

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Crime and Law Enforcement