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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1652 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 18, 2021 
Received 
AN ACT 
To deposit certain funds into the Crime Victims Fund, to 
waive matching requirements, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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’’. 
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(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 
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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 
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