[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3602 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3602

  To authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to 
    provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal 
   Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 25 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

    Mr. Kyl introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to 
    provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal 
   Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 103(b) of the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
405; 118 Stat. 2264) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012, 
        2013, and 2014 to the Office for Victims of Crime of the 
        Department of Justice for United States Attorneys Offices for 
        Victim/Witnesses Assistance Programs only for victim advocates 
        and their administrative support to provide direct services to 
        victims of crimes;''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(3) $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010, 2011, 
        2012, 2013, and 2014 to the Office for Victims of Crime of the 
        Department of Justice for staff to administer the appropriation 
        for the support of organizations as designated under paragraph 
        (4);
            ``(4) $11,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010, 2011, 
        2012, 2013, and 2014, to the Office for Victims of Crime of the 
        Department of Justice, for the National Crime Victim Law 
        Institute to provide legal counsel and support services for 
        victims in criminal cases for the enforcement of crime victims' 
        rights in Federal jurisdictions, and in States and tribal 
        governments that have laws substantially equivalent to the 
        provisions of chapter 237 of title 18, United States Code; 
        and''.
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