[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 178 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13893-S13894]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TERRORIST VICTIMS' COURTROOM ACCESS ACT

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged of further consideration of S. 1858, and the 
Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1858) to permit closed circuit televising of the 
     criminal trial of Zacarias Moussaoui for the victims of 
     September 11th.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.


                           Amendment No. 2691

  Mr. REID. I ask consent the Senate now proceed to the consideration 
of the Allen amendment that is at the desk, the amendment be agreed to, 
the bill be read the third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and any statements be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], for Mr. Allen, proposes 
     an amendment numbered 2691.

  The amendment is as follows:

       (Purpose: To clarify the requirements of the trial court)

       On page 2, line 5, strike ``including'' and insert ``in''.
       On page 2, line 6, after ``San Francisco,'' insert: ``and 
     such other locations the trial court determines are 
     reasonably necessary,''.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the various requests of 
the Senator from Nevada?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2691) was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1858), as amended, was read the third time and passed, 
as follows:

                                S. 1858

       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 ``Terrorist Victims' Courtroom 
     Access Act''.

     SEC. 2. TELEVISING OF THE TRIAL OF ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI FOR THE 
                   VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of the 
     Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to the contrary, in order 
     to permit victims of crimes associated with the terrorist 
     acts of September 11, 2001 to watch criminal trial 
     proceedings in the criminal case against Zacarias Moussaoui, 
     the trial

[[Page S13894]]

     court in that case shall order closed circuit televising of 
     the proceedings to convenient locations, in Northern 
     Virginia, Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Newark, and San 
     Francisco, and such other locations the trial court 
     determines are reasonably necessary, for viewing by those 
     victims the court determines have a compelling interest in 
     doing so and are otherwise unable to do so by reason of 
     inconvenience and expense of traveling to the location of the 
     trial.
       (b) Procedures.--Except as provided in subsection (a), the 
     terms and restrictions of section 235 of the Antiterrorism 
     and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10608) 
     shall apply to the televising of court proceedings under this 
     section.

                          ____________________