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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 Children Today Act of 2003 ("PROTECT Act"), Pub. L. No. 108-21, tit. II, § 202, 117 Stat. 650, 660 (codified at 18 U.S.C. § 3283 (2003)). In 2006, Congress enacted a provision titled, "Longer Statute of Limitation for Human Trafficking-Related Offenses," and sub-titled "Modification of Statute 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, whichever is longer. Violence Against Women and Department 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]otwithstanding any other law, an indictment may be found or an information instituted at any time without limitation 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 section 1591." Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety DOJ-OGR-00021690