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tion to a court of competent jurisdiction for an ex
parte order requiring the Secretary to permit the At-
torney General (or his designee) to—
‘‘(A) collect reports, records, and informa-
tion (including individually identifiable informa-
tion) in the possession of the center that are
relevant to an authorized investigation or pros-
ecution 
of 
an 
offense 
listed 
in 
section
2332b(g)(5)(B) of title 18, United States Code,
or an act of domestic or international terrorism
as defined in section 2331 of that title; and
‘‘(B) for official purposes related to the in-
vestigation or prosecution of an offense de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A), retain, dissemi-
nate, and use (including as evidence at trial or
in other administrative or judicial proceedings)
such information, consistent with such guide-
lines as the Attorney General, after consultation
with the Secretary, shall issue to protect con-
fidentiality.
‘‘(2) APPLICATION AND APPROVAL.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An application under
paragraph (1) shall certify that there are spe-
cific and articulable facts giving reason to be-
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lieve that the information sought is described in
paragraph (1)(A).
‘‘(B) The court shall issue an order de-
scribed in paragraph (1) if the court finds that
the application for the order includes the certifi-
cation described in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(3) PROTECTION.—An officer or employee
of the Department who, in good faith, produces
information in accordance with an order issued
under this subsection does not violate sub-
section (b)(2) and shall not be liable to any per-
son for that production.’’.
TITLE VI—PROVIDING FOR VIC-
TIMS OF TERRORISM, PUBLIC
SAFETY 
OFFICERS, 
AND
THEIR FAMILIES
Subtitle A—Aid to Families of
Public Safety Officers
SEC. 611. EXPEDITED PAYMENT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFI-
CERS INVOLVED IN THE PREVENTION, INVES-
TIGATION, RESCUE, OR RECOVERY EFFORTS
RELATED TO A TERRORIST ATTACK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the limitations
of subsection (b) of section 1201 or the provisions of sub-
sections (c), (d), and (e) of such section or section 1202
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of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796, 3796a), upon certification
(containing identification of all eligible payees of benefits
pursuant to section 1201 of such Act) by a public agency
that a public safety officer employed by such agency was
killed or suffered a catastrophic injury producing perma-
nent and total disability as a direct and proximate result
of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty as de-
scribed in section 1201 of such Act in connection with pre-
vention, investigation, rescue, or recovery efforts related
to a terrorist attack, the Director of the Bureau of Justice
Assistance shall authorize payment to qualified bene-
ficiaries, said payment to be made not later than 30 days
after receipt of such certification, benefits described under
subpart 1 of part L of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.).
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
terms ‘‘catastrophic injury’’, ‘‘public agency’’, and ‘‘public
safety officer’’ have the same meanings given such terms
in section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b).
SEC. 612. TECHNICAL CORRECTION WITH RESPECT TO EX-
PEDITED PAYMENTS FOR HEROIC PUBLIC
SAFETY OFFICERS.
Section 1 of Public Law 107–37 (an Act to provide
for the expedited payment of certain benefits for a public
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safety officer who was killed or suffered a catastrophic in-
jury as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury
sustained in the line of duty in connection with the ter-
rorist attacks of September 11, 2001) is amended by—
(1) inserting before ‘‘by a’’ the following: ‘‘(con-
taining identification of all eligible payees of benefits
pursuant to section 1201)’’;
(2) inserting ‘‘producing permanent and total
disability’’ after ‘‘suffered a catastrophic injury’’;
and
(2) striking ‘‘1201(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘1201’’.
SEC. 613. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFIT PROGRAM
PAYMENT INCREASE.
(a) PAYMENTS.—Section 1201(a) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796) is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$250,000’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any death or disability occurring
on or after January 1, 2001.
SEC. 614. OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS.
Section 112 of title I of section 101(b) of division
A of Public Law 105–277 and section 108(a) of appendix
A of Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1501A–20) are
amended—
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(1) after ‘‘that Office’’, each place it occurs, by
inserting ‘‘(including, notwithstanding any contrary
provision of law (unless the same should expressly
refer to this section), any organization that admin-
isters any program established in title 1 of Public
Law 90–351)’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘functions, including any’’
after ‘‘all’’.
Subtitle B—Amendments to the
Victims of Crime Act of 1984
SEC. 621. CRIME VICTIMS FUND.
(a) DEPOSIT
OF GIFTS
IN
THE FUND.—Section
1402(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C.
10601(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) any gifts, bequests, or donations to the
Fund from private entities or individuals.’’.
(b) FORMULA FOR FUND DISTRIBUTIONS.—Section
1402(c) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C.
10601(c)) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(c) FUND DISTRIBUTION; RETENTION OF SUMS IN
FUND; AVAILABILITY FOR EXPENDITURE WITHOUT FIS-
CAL YEAR LIMITATION.—
‘‘(1) Subject to the availability of money in the
Fund, in each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year
2003, the Director shall distribute not less than 90
percent nor more than 110 percent of the amount
distributed from the Fund in the previous fiscal
year, except the Director may distribute up to 120
percent of the amount distributed in the previous
fiscal year in any fiscal year that the total amount
available in the Fund is more than 2 times the
amount distributed in the previous fiscal year.
‘‘(2) In each fiscal year, the Director shall dis-
tribute amounts from the Fund in accordance with
subsection (d). All sums not distributed during a fis-
cal year shall remain in reserve in the Fund to be
distributed during a subsequent fiscal year. Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, all sums depos-
ited in the Fund that are not distributed shall re-
main in reserve in the Fund for obligation in future
fiscal years, without fiscal year limitation.’’.
(c) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS
FOR
COSTS
AND
GRANTS.—Section 1402(d)(4) of the Victims of Crime Act
of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(4)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘deposited in’’ and inserting ‘‘to
be distributed from’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘48.5’’
and inserting ‘‘47.5’’;
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘48.5’’
and inserting ‘‘47.5’’; and
(4) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘3’’ and
inserting ‘‘5’’.
(d) ANTITERRORISM EMERGENCY RESERVE.—Sec-
tion 1402(d)(5) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10601(d)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(5)(A) In addition to the amounts distributed
under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the Director
may set aside up to $50,000,000 from the amounts
transferred to the Fund for use in responding to the
airplane hijackings and terrorist acts that occurred
on September 11, 2001, as an antiterrorism emer-
gency reserve. The Director may replenish any
amounts expended from such reserve in subsequent
fiscal years by setting aside up to 5 percent of the
amounts remaining in the Fund in any fiscal year
after distributing amounts under paragraphs (2), (3)
and (4). Such reserve shall not exceed $50,000,000.
‘‘(B) The antiterrorism emergency reserve re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) may be used for sup-
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plemental grants under section 1404B and to pro-
vide compensation to victims of international ter-
rorism under section 1404C.
‘‘(C) Amounts in the antiterrorism emergency
reserve established pursuant to subparagraph (A)
may be carried over from fiscal year to fiscal year.
Notwithstanding subsection (c) and section 619 of
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2001 (and any similar limitation on Fund obli-
gations in any future Act, unless the same should
expressly refer to this section), any such amounts
carried over shall not be subject to any limitation on
obligations from amounts deposited to or available in
the Fund.’’.
(e) VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.—Amounts
transferred to the Crime Victims Fund for use in respond-
ing to the airplane hijackings and terrorist acts (including
any related search, rescue, relief, assistance, or other simi-
lar activities) that occurred on September 11, 2001, shall
not be subject to any limitation on obligations from
amounts deposited to or available in the Fund,
notwithstanding—
(1) section 619 of the Departments of Com-
merce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Re-
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lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, and any
similar limitation on Fund obligations in such Act
for Fiscal Year 2002; and
(2) subsections (c) and (d) of section 1402 of
the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C.
10601).
SEC. 622. CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION.
(a) ALLOCATION
OF FUNDS
FOR COMPENSATION
AND ASSISTANCE.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
1403(a) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C.
10602(a)) are amended by inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2002
and of 60 percent in subsequent fiscal years’’ after ‘‘40
percent’’.
(b) LOCATION OF COMPENSABLE CRIME.—Section
1403(b)(6)(B) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10602(b)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘are out-
side the United States (if the compensable crime is ter-
rorism, as defined in section 2331 of title 18), or’’.
(c) RELATIONSHIP OF CRIME VICTIM COMPENSA-
TION
TO
MEANS-TESTED
FEDERAL
BENEFIT
PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 1403 of the Victims of Crime Act of
1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602) is amended by striking subsection
(c) and inserting the following:
‘‘(c) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME, RESOURCES, AND
ASSETS
FOR PURPOSES
OF MEANS TESTS.—Notwith-
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standing any other law (other than title IV of Public Law
107–42), for the purpose of any maximum allowed income,
resource, or asset eligibility requirement in any Federal,
State, or local government program using Federal funds
that provides medical or other assistance (or payment or
reimbursement of the cost of such assistance), any amount
of crime victim compensation that the applicant receives
through a crime victim compensation program under this
section shall not be included in the income, resources, or
assets of the applicant, nor shall that amount reduce the
amount of the assistance available to the applicant from
Federal, State, or local government programs using Fed-
eral funds, unless the total amount of assistance that the
applicant receives from all such programs is sufficient to
fully compensate the applicant for losses suffered as a re-
sult of the crime.’’.
(d) DEFINITIONS OF ‘‘COMPENSABLE CRIME’’ AND
‘‘STATE’’.—Section 1403(d) of the Victims of Crime Act
of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘crimes in-
volving terrorism,’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘the United
States Virgin Islands,’’ after ‘‘the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico,’’.
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(e) RELATIONSHIP OF ELIGIBLE CRIME VICTIM COM-
PENSATION PROGRAMS TO THE SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM
COMPENSATION FUND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1403(e) of the Vic-
tims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602(e)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘including the program estab-
lished under title IV of Public Law 107–42,’’ after
‘‘Federal program,’’.
(2) COMPENSATION.—With respect to any com-
pensation payable under title IV of Public Law 107–
42, the failure of a crime victim compensation pro-
gram, after the effective date of final regulations
issued pursuant to section 407 of Public Law 107–
42, to provide compensation otherwise required pur-
suant to section 1403 of the Victims of Crime Act
of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602) shall not render that
program ineligible for future grants under the Vic-
tims of Crime Act of 1984.
SEC. 623. CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE.
(a) ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS IN THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, AND OTHER TERRITORIES
AND POSSESSIONS.—Section 1404(a) of the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(6) An agency of the Federal Government per-
forming local law enforcement functions in and on
behalf of the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, or any other territory or possession of the
United States may qualify as an eligible crime victim
assistance program for the purpose of grants under
this subsection, or for the purpose of grants under
subsection (c)(1).’’.
(b) PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CER-
TAIN VICTIMS.—Section 1404(b)(1) of the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(F) does not discriminate against victims
because they disagree with the way the State is
prosecuting the criminal case.’’.
(c) GRANTS FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION AND COM-
PLIANCE EFFORTS.—Section 1404(c)(1)(A) of the Vic-
tims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603(c)(1)(A))
is amended by inserting ‘‘, program evaluation, compliance
efforts,’’ after ‘‘demonstration projects’’.
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(d) ALLOCATION OF DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—Sec-
tion 1404(c)(2) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10603(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘not more
than’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘not less
than’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than’’.
(e) FELLOWSHIPS AND CLINICAL INTERNSHIPS.—
Section 1404(c)(3) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984
(42 U.S.C. 10603(c)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) use funds made available to the Di-
rector under this subsection—
‘‘(i) for fellowships and clinical intern-
ships; and
‘‘(ii) to carry out programs of training
and special workshops for the presentation
and dissemination of information resulting
from demonstrations, surveys, and special
projects.’’.
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SEC. 624. VICTIMS OF TERRORISM.
(a) COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF
DOMESTIC TERRORISM.—Section 1404B(b) of the Victims
of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603b(b)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(b) VICTIMS OF TERRORISM WITHIN THE UNITED
STATES.—The Director may make supplemental grants as
provided in section 1402(d)(5) to States for eligible crime
victim compensation and assistance programs, and to vic-
tim service organizations, public agencies (including Fed-
eral, State, or local governments) and nongovernmental
organizations that provide assistance to victims of crime,
which shall be used to provide emergency relief, including
crisis response efforts, assistance, compensation, training
and technical assistance, and ongoing assistance, including
during any investigation or prosecution, to victims of ter-
rorist acts or mass violence occurring within the United
States.’’.
(b) ASSISTANCE
TO VICTIMS
OF INTERNATIONAL
TERRORISM.—Section 1404B(a)(1) of the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603b(a)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘who are not persons eligible for compensation
under title VIII of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986’’.
(c) COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONAL
TERRORISM.—Section 1404C(b) of the Victims of Crime
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of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603c(b)) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ‘‘The amount of compensation
awarded to a victim under this subsection shall be reduced
by any amount that the victim received in connection with
the same act of international terrorism under title VIII
of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism
Act of 1986.’’.
TITLE VII—INCREASED INFOR-
MATION SHARING FOR CRIT-
ICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
TECTION
SEC. 711. EXPANSION OF REGIONAL INFORMATION SHAR-
ING SYSTEM TO FACILITATE FEDERAL-STATE-
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE RE-
LATED TO TERRORIST ATTACKS.
Section 1301 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and ter-
rorist conspiracies and activities’’ after ‘‘activities’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as
paragraph (5);
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:
‘‘(4) establishing and operating secure informa-
tion sharing systems to enhance the investigation
and prosecution abilities of participating enforce-
ment agencies in addressing multi-jurisdictional ter-
rorist conspiracies and activities; and (5)’’; and
(3) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION TO THE
BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE.—There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Bureau of Justice Assistance
to carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002
and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.’’.
TITLE 
VIII—STRENGTHENING
THE 
CRIMINAL 
LAWS
AGAINST TERRORISM
SEC. 801. TERRORIST ATTACKS AND OTHER ACTS OF VIO-
LENCE 
AGAINST 
MASS 
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS.
Chapter 97 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 1993. Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence
against mass transportation systems
‘‘(a) GENERAL PROHIBITIONS.—Whoever willfully—
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‘‘(1) wrecks, derails, sets fire to, or disables a
mass transportation vehicle or ferry;
‘‘(2) places or causes to be placed any biological
agent or toxin for use as a weapon, destructive sub-
stance, or destructive device in, upon, or near a
mass transportation vehicle or ferry, without pre-
viously obtaining the permission of the mass trans-
portation provider, and with intent to endanger the
safety of any passenger or employee of the mass
transportation provider, or with a reckless disregard
for the safety of human life;
‘‘(3) sets fire to, or places any biological agent
or toxin for use as a weapon, destructive substance,
or destructive device in, upon, or near any garage,
terminal, structure, supply, or facility used in the
operation of, or in support of the operation of, a
mass transportation vehicle or ferry, without pre-
viously obtaining the permission of the mass trans-
portation provider, and knowing or having reason to
know such activity would likely derail, disable, or
wreck a mass transportation vehicle or ferry used,
operated, or employed by the mass transportation
provider;
‘‘(4) removes appurtenances from, damages, or
otherwise impairs the operation of a mass transpor-
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tation signal system, including a train control sys-
tem, centralized dispatching system, or rail grade
crossing warning signal;
‘‘(5) interferes with, disables, or incapacitates
any dispatcher, driver, captain, or person while they
are employed in dispatching, operating, or maintain-
ing a mass transportation vehicle or ferry, with in-
tent to endanger the safety of any passenger or em-
ployee of the mass transportation provider, or with
a reckless disregard for the safety of human life;
‘‘(6) commits an act, including the use of a
dangerous weapon, with the intent to cause death or
serious bodily injury to an employee or passenger of
a mass transportation provider or any other person
while any of the foregoing are on the property of a
mass transportation provider;
‘‘(7) conveys or causes to be conveyed false in-
formation, knowing the information to be false, con-
cerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or
to be made, to do any act which would be a crime
prohibited by this subsection; or
‘‘(8) attempts, threatens, or conspires to do any
of the aforesaid acts,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
twenty years, or both, if such act is committed, or in the
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case of a threat or conspiracy such act would be com-
mitted, on, against, or affecting a mass transportation
provider engaged in or affecting interstate or foreign com-
merce, or if in the course of committing such act, that
person travels or communicates across a State line in
order to commit such act, or transports materials across
a State line in aid of the commission of such act.
‘‘(b) AGGRAVATED OFFENSE.—Whoever commits an
offense under subsection (a) in a circumstance in which—
‘‘(1) the mass transportation vehicle or ferry
was carrying a passenger at the time of the offense;
or
‘‘(2) the offense has resulted in the death of
any person,
shall be guilty of an aggravated form of the offense and
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for a term
of years or for life, or both.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘biological agent’ has the meaning
given to that term in section 178(1) of this title;
‘‘(2) the term ‘dangerous weapon’ has the
meaning given to that term in section 930 of this
title;