ALB16929

S.L.C.

114TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION

S. ll

To delay the amendments to rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. DAINES, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. LEE, and Mr.
FRANKEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on llllllllll

A BILL
To delay the amendments to rule 41 of the Federal Rules
of Criminal Procedure.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Review the Rule Act

5 of 2016’’.
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SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the order en-

8 tered by the Supreme Court of the United States on April
9 28, 2016—

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(1) effective on the date of enactment of this

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Act, rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Proce-

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dure is amended to read as it read on November 17,

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2016; and

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(2) the proposed amendments to rule 41 of the

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Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure set forth in

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such order shall take effect on July 1, 2017.

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(b) APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding the amend-

9 ment made by subsection (a)(1), for any warrant issued
10 under rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
11 during the period beginning on December 1, 2016, and
12 ending on the date of enactment of this Act, such rule
13 41, as was in effect on the date on which the warrant
14 was issued, shall apply with respect to the warrant.