Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Justice for Exonerees Act.
Section 2. Penalty for unjust conviction and imprisonment
Section 2513 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (e), by striking $50,000 and inserting $70,000; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(f) The amount of damages awarded under subsection (e) shall be adjusted for inflation annually, based on the Consumer Price Index.