Award of attorneys fees required in criminal cases that do not result in a conviction

Section 617 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (18 U.S.C. 3006A note) is amended— (1) by striking fiscal year 1998 and inserting fiscal year 2026; (2) by striking pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and inserting pending on or after the date of the enactment of the Litigation Reimbursement Act; and (3) by striking may award to a prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation expenses, where the court finds that the position of the United States was vexatious, frivolous, or in bad faith, and inserting shall award to a prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney’s fee and other litigation expenses, in any case that proceeds to trial and with respect to which a verdict is rendered by the judge or jury that is not a conviction,.