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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4165 

To protect crime victims’ rights. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 6, 2014 

Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. POE of 

Texas, and Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To protect crime victims’ rights. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for Crime Vic5 tims Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3771 of title 18, United 

8 States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

10 following: 


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1 ‘‘(9) The right to be informed in a timely man2 ner of any plea bargain or deferred prosecution 

3 agreement. 

4 ‘‘(10) The right to be informed of the rights 

5 under this section and the services described in sec6 tion 503(c) of the Victims’ Rights and Restitution 

7 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 10607(c)) and provided con8 tact information for the Office of the Victims’ 

9 Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice.’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (d)(3), in the fifth sentence, 

11 by inserting ‘‘, unless the litigants, with the approval 

12 of the court, have stipulated to a different time pe13 riod for consideration’’ before the period; and 

14 (3) in subsection (e)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘this chapter, the term’’ 

16 and inserting the following: ‘‘this chapter: 

17 ‘‘(1) COURT OF APPEALS.—The term ‘court of 

18 appeals’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) the United States court of appeals for 

20 the judicial district in which a defendant is 

21 being prosecuted; or 

22 ‘‘(B) for a prosecution in the Superior 

23 Court of the District of Columbia, the District 

24 of Columbia Court of Appeals. 

25 ‘‘(2) CRIME VICTIM.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; 

2 (B) by striking ‘‘In the case’’ and inserting 

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(B) MINORS AND CERTAIN OTHER VIC5 TIMS.—In the case’’; and 

6 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(3) DISTRICT COURT; COURT.—The terms 

8 ‘district court’ and ‘court’ include the Superior 

9 Court of the District of Columbia.’’. 

10 (b) CRIME VICTIMS FUND.—Section 1402(d)(3) of 

11 the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(3)) 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Of the sums’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘available for the United States 

16 Attorneys Offices’’ and all that follows and inserting 

17 the following: ‘‘available only for— 

18 ‘‘(i) the United States Attorneys Of19 fices and the Federal Bureau of Investiga20 tion to provide and improve services for 

21 the benefit of crime victims in the Federal 

22 criminal justice system (as described in 

23 3771 of title 18, United States Code, and 

24 section 503 of the Victims’ Rights and 

25 Restitution Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 


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1 10607)) through victim coordinators, vic2 tims’ specialists, and advocates, including 

3 for the administrative support of victim co4 ordinators and advocates providing such 

5 services; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) a Victim Notification System. 

7 ‘‘(B) Amounts made available under sub8 paragraph (A) may not be used for any purpose 

9 that is not specified in clause (i) or (ii) of sub10 paragraph (A).’’. 

11 (c) APPELLATE REVIEW OF PETITIONS RELATING TO

12 CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3771(d)(3) of title 

14 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection 

15 (a)(2) of this section, is amended by inserting after 

16 the fifth sentence the following: ‘‘In deciding such 

17 application, the court of appeals shall apply ordinary 

18 standards of appellate review.’’. 

19 (2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 

20 paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any peti21 tion for a writ of mandamus filed under section 

22 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code, that is 

23 pending on the date of enactment of this Act. 

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