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Stalling Mass Damaging Hacking Act of 2016

S. 3485 · 114th Congress · Nov 30, 2016 · Lineage

A BILL

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

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Stalling Mass Damaging Hacking Act of 2016”.

Sec. 2 Criminal procedure rules

(a)
In general— Notwithstanding the order entered by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 2016—
(1)
effective on the date of enactment of this Act, rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended to read as it read on November 17, 2016; and
(2)
the proposed amendments to rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure set forth in such order shall take effect on April 1, 2017.
(b)
Applicability— Notwithstanding the amendment made by subsection (a)(1), for any warrant issued under rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure during the period beginning on December 1, 2016, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, such rule 41, as was in effect on the date on which the warrant was issued, shall apply with respect to the warrant.