SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VOCA Fix to Sustain 
the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE FIX OF CRIME VICTIMS FUND 
AND COMPENSATION. 
(a) CRIME VICTIMS FUND.—Section 1402 of the Vic-
tims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) any funds that would otherwise be depos-
ited in the general fund of the Treasury collected 
pursuant to— 
‘‘(A) a deferred prosecution agreement; or 
‘‘(B) a non-prosecution agreement.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Director’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Director, except that renewals and 
extensions beyond that period may be granted at the 
discretion of the Attorney General’’.
(b) CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION.—Section 1403 of 
the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20102) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘40 per-
cent in fiscal year 2002 and of 60 percent in 
subsequent fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘75 per-
cent’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘of 40 
percent in fiscal year 2002 and of 60 percent 
in subsequent fiscal years’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) For the purposes of calculating amounts 
awarded in the previous fiscal year under this sub-
section, the Director shall not require eligible crime 
victim compensation programs to deduct recovery 
costs or collections from restitution or from subroga-
tion for payment under a civil lawsuit.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘authori-
ties;’’ and inserting ‘‘authorities, except if a program 
determines such cooperation may be impacted due to 
a victim’s age, physical condition, psychological
state, cultural or linguistic barriers, or any other 
health or safety concern that jeopardizes the victim’s 
wellbeing;’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) the term ‘recovery costs’ means expenses 
for personnel directly involved in the recovery efforts 
to obtain collections from restitution or from sub-
rogation for payment under a civil law suit.’’. 
SEC. 3. WAIVER OF MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1404(a) of the Victims of 
Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20103(a)) is amended by 
inserting at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7)(A) Each chief executive may waive a 
matching requirement imposed by the Director, in 
accordance with subparagraph (B), as a condition 
for the receipt of funds under any program to pro-
vide assistance to victims of crimes authorized under 
this chapter. The chief executive shall report to the
Director the approval of any waiver of the matching 
requirement. 
‘‘(B) Each chief executive shall establish and 
make public, a policy including— 
‘‘(i) the manner in which an eligible crime 
victim assistance program can request a match 
waiver; 
‘‘(ii) the criteria used to determine eligi-
bility of the match waiver; and 
‘‘(iii) the process for decision making and 
notifying the eligible crime victim assistance 
program of the decision.’’. 
(b) 
NATIONAL
EMERGENCY
WAIVER.—Section 
1404(a) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 
20103(a)), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
amended by inserting at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(8) Beginning on the date a national emer-
gency is declared under the National Emergencies 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to a pan-
demic and ending on the date that is one year after 
the date of the end of such national emergency, each 
chief executive shall issue waivers for any matching 
requirement, in its entirety, for all eligible crime vic-
tim assistance programs contracted to provide serv-
ices at that time.’’. 
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 17, 
2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.