III 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 367 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2009 Mr. Crapo (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) and the substantial contributions to the Crime Victims Fund made through the criminal prosecutions conducted by the Financial Litigation Units of the United States Attorneys' offices.

Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 has its 25th anniversary this year; Whereas for 25 years, the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 has provided funds to States for victim assistance and compensation programs to support victims of crime and those affected by violent crimes; Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 has enabled approximately 4,400 community-based public and private programs to offer services to victims of crime, including crisis intervention, counseling, guidance, legal advocacy, and transportation shelters; Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 provides assistance and monetary support to over 4,000,000 victims of crime each year; Whereas the Crime Victims Fund established under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 provides direct services to victims of sexual assault, spousal abuse, child abuse, survivors of homicide victims, elderly victims of abuse or neglect, victims of drunk drivers, and other such crimes; Whereas in 2008, the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 assisted State crime victim compensation programs by allocating $432,000,000 to 151,643 victims of violent crime; Whereas since the establishment of the Crime Victims Fund in 1984, nearly $12,000,000,000 in offender-generated, non-taxpayer funds have been deposited into the Crime Victims Fund solely to help victims of crime; Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 also supports services to victims of Federal crimes, by providing funds for victims and witness coordinators in United States Attorneys' offices, Federal Bureau of Investigation victim-assistance specialists, and the Federal Victim Notification System; and Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 also supports important improvements in the victim services field through grants for training and technical assistance and evidence-based demonstration projects: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate recognizes— (1)the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.); and (2)the substantial contributions to the Crime Victims Fund made through the criminal prosecutions conducted by the Financial Litigation Units of the United States Attorneys' offices.