[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 88 (Thursday, May 25, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S7553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           THE COMPREHENSIVE TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 1995

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                        LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 1198

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment to the bill (S. 735) to prevent and 
punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes; as follows:
       At the end of title IX, add the following new title:

                   TITLE X--VICTIMS OF TERRORISM ACT

     SEC. 1001. TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Victims of Terrorism Act 
     of 1995''.

     SEC. 1002. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND COMPENSATION 
                   TO VICTIMS OF TERRORISM.

       The Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after section 1404A the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 1404B COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF 
                   TERRORISM.

       ``(a) Victims of Acts of Terrorism Outside the United 
     States.--The Director may make supplemental grants to States 
     and may provide compensation and assistance to any resident 
     of the United States who, while outside the territorial 
     boundaries of the United States, is a victim of a terrorist 
     act and is not a person eligible for compensation under title 
     VIII of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 
     of 1986.
       ``(b) Victims of Domestic Terrorism.--The Director may make 
     supplemental grants to States for eligible crime victim 
     compensation and assistance programs to provide emergency 
     relief, assistance, training, and technical assistance for 
     the benefit of victims of terrorist acts occurring within the 
     United States.''.

     SEC. 1003. FUNDING OF COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS 
                   OF TERRORISM AND CRIME.

       (a) Reservation.--Section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act 
     of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5) After the reserve under paragraph (4) reaches 
     $20,000,000 for any fiscal year, the Director may reserve any 
     additional amount deposited in
      the Fund during that fiscal year as a reserve for victims of 
     terrorist acts under section 1404B.''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Amounts Awarded and Unspent.--Any amount awarded as 
     part of a grant under this chapter that remains unspent at 
     the end of a fiscal year in which the grant is made may be 
     expended for the purpose for which the grant is made at any 
     time during the 2 succeeding fiscal years, at the end of 
     which period, any remaining unobligated sums shall be 
     returned to the Fund.''
       (b) Base Amount.--Section 1404(a)(5)(B) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 10603(a)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ``$200,000'' 
     and inserting ``$500,000''.

     SEC. 1004. PAYMENTS INTO CRIME VICTIMS FUND.

       Section 3013 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 3013. Special assessment on convicted persons

       ``(a) The court shall assess on any person convicted of an 
     offense against the United States--
       ``(1) in the case of a misdemeanor--
       ``(A) not less than $50 if the defendant is an individual; 
     and
       ``(B) not less than $250 if the defendant is a person other 
     than an individual; or
       ``(2) in the case of a felony--
       ``(A) not less than $100 if the defendant is an individual; 
     or
       ``(B) not less than $500 if the defendant is a person other 
     than an individual.
       ``(b) Amounts assessed under this section shall be 
     collected in the same manner as fines are collected in 
     criminal cases.''.
                                 

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