# § 2335. Limitation of actions
**(a)** **In General.—** Subject to subsection (b), a suit for recovery of damages under section 2333 of this title shall not be maintained unless commenced within 10 years after the date the cause of action accrued.
**(b)** **Calculation of Period.—** The time of the absence of the defendant from the United States or from any jurisdiction in which the same or a similar action arising from the same facts may be maintained by the plaintiff, or of any concealment of the defendant’s whereabouts, shall not be included in the 10-year period set forth in subsection (a).
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 102–572, title X, § 1003(a)(4), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4523; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XII, § 1251(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2017.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
2013—Subsec. (a). , substituted “10 years” for “4 years”.
Subsec. (b). , substituted “10-year period” for “4-year period”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2013 Amendment
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### Effective Date
Section applicable to any pending case or any cause of action arising on or after 4 years before , see , set out as a note under .