PUBLIC LAW 103-322—SEPT. 13, 1994 108 STAT. 2129 Order 12839 and other Executive memoranda mandating reductions in the Federal workforce. SEC. 320916. AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST TRAVELERS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 540A. Investigation of violent crimes against travelers "(a) IN GENERAL. —At the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a State or political subdivision, the Attorney General and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may assist in the investigation of a felony crime of violence in violation of the law of any State in which the victim appears to have been selected because he or she is a traveler. "(b) FOREIGN TRAVELERS.— In a case in which the traveler who is a victim of a crime described in subsection (a) is from a foreign nation, the Attorney General and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, ana, when appropriate, the Secretary of State shall assist the prosecuting and law enforcement officials of a State or political subdivision to the fullest extent possible in securing from abroad such evidence or other information as may be needed for the effective investigation and prosecution of the crime. "(c) DEFINITIONS.— In this section— "'felony crime of violence' means an offense punishable by more than one year in prison that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another. "'State' means a State, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, "'traveler' means a victim of a crime of violence who is not a resident of the State in which the crime of violence occurred.". (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis for chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "540A. Investigation of violent crimes against travelers.". SEC. 320917. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ARSON. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 844(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any noncapital offense under this subsection unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 7 years sifter the date on which the offense was committed.". (b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT. —The amendment made by 18 USC 844 note, subsection (a) shall not apply to any offense described in the amendment that was committed more than 5 years prior to the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 320918. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION RIGHTS. It is the sense of the Congress that in determining child custody and visitation rights, the courts should take into consideration the history of drunk driving that any person involved in the determination may have.
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