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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 483 

To safeguard the Crime Victims Fund. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2009 

Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

CARNEY, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 

HIRONO, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MATSUI, 

Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. WALZ, Mr. WU, Mr. 

HOLDEN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. 

MICHAUD, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, and Mr. JOHNSON

of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules and 

the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To safeguard the Crime Victims Fund. 

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 ‘‘Victims of Crime Act 

5 Preservation Fund Act of 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CRIME VICTIMS FUND FROM ALL 

2 BUDGETS. 

3 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the re4 ceipts and disbursements of the Crime Victims Fund (es5 tablished under section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act 

6 of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601)) shall not be counted as new 

7 budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus 

8 for purposes of— 

9 (1) the budget of the United States Govern10 ment, as submitted by the President; or 

11 (2) the congressional budget. 

12 SEC. 3. LOCK-BOX PROTECTION. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi14 sion of law, it shall not be in order in the House of Rep15 resentatives or the Senate to consider any measure that 

16 would authorize the use of, or appropriate, amounts in the 

17 Crime Victims Fund, established under section 1402 of 

18 the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601), in19 cluding amounts in such Fund that are designated to re20 main in the Fund for obligation in future fiscal years, for 

21 any purpose other than a purpose authorized under such 

22 Act. 

23 (b) 60-VOTE WAIVER REQUIRED IN THE SENATE.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) may be 

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1 firmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly 

2 chosen and sworn. 

3 (2) APPEALS.— 

4 (A) PROCEDURE.—Appeals in the Senate 

5 from the decisions of the Chair relating to para6 graph (1) shall be limited to 1 hour, to be 

7 equally divided between, and controlled by, the 

8 mover and the manager of the measure that 

9 would authorize the payment or use of amounts 

10 in the Crime Victims Fund for a purpose other 

11 than a purpose authorized under the Victims of 

12 Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601). 

13 (B) 60-VOTES REQUIRED.—An affirmative 

14 vote of three-fiths of the Members, duly chosen 

15 and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to 

16 sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on 

17 a point of order raised in relation to paragraph 

18 (1). 

19 (c) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.—This sec20 tion is enacted by Congress— 

21 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

22 the House of Representatives and the Senate, re23 spectively, and as such they shall be considered as 

24 part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of 

25 that House to which they specifically apply, and 


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1 such rules shall supersede other rules only to the ex2 tent that they are inconsistent therewith; and 

3 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

4 right of either House to change the rules (so far as 

5 relating to such House) at any time, in the same 

6 manner, and to the same extent as in the case of 

7 any other rule of that House. 

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