[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2183 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2183

To provide funding for the Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust 
                                 Fund.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2012

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide funding for the Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust 
                                 Fund.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bringing Fugitives to Justice Act''.

SEC. 2. FUGITIVE EXTRADITION AND APPREHENSION TRUST FUND.

    (a) Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund.--
            (1) In general.--There is created in the Treasury a 
        separate account to be known as the Fugitive Extradition and 
        Apprehension Trust Fund (referred to in this section as the 
        ``trust fund''). There shall be deposited in the trust fund the 
        proceeds of forfeited appearance bonds, bail bonds, and 
        collateral collected under section 3146 of title 18, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Use of funds.--Amounts deposited in the trust fund 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be obligated and expended by 
        the Attorney General for the following purposes:
                    (A) To the United States Marshals Service to 
                enhance efforts to investigate and apprehend fugitives 
                from justice.
                    (B) To the Offices of the United States Attorneys 
                to enhance efforts to investigate and prosecute 
                fugitives from justice.
                    (C) To the Office of International Affairs in the 
                Department of Justice to coordinate the investigation 
                and extradition or other legal rendition of 
                international fugitives from justice.
            (3) Reallocation.--Any portion of an amount available under 
        this subsection which is not obligated by the Attorney General 
        by the end of the fiscal year in which funds are made available 
        for allocation, shall be reallocated for award in the next 
        fiscal year.
    (b) Fiscal Year.--Amounts shall be deposited in the trust fund 
established in subsection (a) beginning in fiscal year 2013.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIME VICTIMS FUND.

    Section 1402(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 
10601) is amended by--
            (1) striking paragraph (3); and
            (2) redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) 
        and (4).
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