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Case 22-1426, Document 79, 06/29/2023, 3536060, Page43 of 93 30 108-66, at 54 (2003)). Accordingly, in 2003, Congress enacted a provision titled, “No Statute of Limitations for Child Abduction and Sex Crimes,” which amended Section 3283 to read: “No statute of limitations that would otherwise preclude prosecution for an offense involving the sexual or physical abuse, or kidnaping, of a child under the age of 18 years shall preclude such prosecution during the life of the child.” Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Chil- dren Today Act of 2003 (“PROTECT Act”), Pub. L. No. 108-21, tit. IT, § 202, 117 Stat. 650, 660 (codified at 18 U.S.C. § 3283 (2008)). In 2006, Congress enacted a provision titled, “Longer Statute of Limitation for Human Trafficking- Related Offenses,” and sub-titled “Modification of Stat- ute Applicable to Offense Against Children,” which further amended Section 3283 to its current form to permit the prosecution of such offenses during the life- time of the victim or ten years after the offense, which- ever is longer. Violence Against Women and Depart- ment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-162, tit. XI, § 1182(c), 119 Stat. 2960, 3126 (codified at 18 U.S.C. § 3283 (2006)). Later in 2006, Congress enacted 18 U.S.C. § 3299 in a provision titled, “No Limitation for Prosecution of Felony Sex Offenses,” which provides that “[n]otwith- standing any other law, an indictment may be found or an information instituted at any time without limi- tation for any offense under section 1201 involving a minor victim, and for any felony under chapter 109A, 110 (except for section 2257 and 2257A), or 117, or sec- tion 1591.” Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety DOJ-OGR-00021690