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that victims compensation is not denied to any per-
son except as authorized by law.
(b) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME
FOR PURPOSES
OF
MEANS TESTS.—Section 1403 of the Victims of Crime Act
of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602) is amended by inserting after
subsection (b) the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF
MEANS TESTS.—Notwithstanding any other law, for the
purpose of any maximum allowed income eligibility re-
quirement in any Federal, State, or local government pro-
gram using Federal funds that provides medical or other
assistance (or payment or reimbursement of the cost of such
assistance) that becomes necessary to an applicant for such
assistance in full or in part because of the commission of
a crime against the applicant, as determined by the Direc-
tor, any amount of crime victim compensation that the ap-
plicant receives through a crime victim compensation pro-
gram under this section shall not be included in the income
of the applicant until 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
result of the crime.’’.
SEC. 202. VICTIMS OF TERRORISM ACT.
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND COM-
PENSATION TO VICTIMS OF TERRORISM.—The Victims of
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Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 1404A the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 1404B. COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS
OF TERRORISM OR MASS VIOLENCE.
‘‘(a) VICTIMS OF ACTS OF TERRORISM OUTSIDE THE
UNITED STATES.—The Director may make supplemental
grants to States to provide compensation and assistance to
the residents of such States who, while outside the territorial
boundaries of the United States, are victims of a terrorist
act or mass violence and are not persons eligible for com-
pensation under title VIII of the Omnibus Diplomatic Secu-
rity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986.
‘‘(b) VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.—The Direc-
tor may make supplemental grants to States for eligible
crime victim compensation and assistance programs to pro-
vide emergency relief, including crisis response efforts, as-
sistance, training, and technical assistance, for the benefit
of victims of terrorist acts or mass violence occurring within
the United States and may provide funding to United
States Attorney’s Offices for use in coordination with State
victims compensation and assistance efforts in providing
emergency relief.’’.
(b) FUNDING OF COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE TO
VICTIMS OF TERRORISM, MASS VIOLENCE, AND CRIME.—
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Section 1402(d)(4) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10601(d)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4)(A) If the sums available in the Fund are
sufficient to fully provide grants to the States pursu-
ant to section 1403(a)(1), the Director may retain
any portion of the Fund that was deposited during a
fiscal year that was in excess of 110 percent of the
total amount deposited in the Fund during the pre-
ceding fiscal year as an emergency reserve. Such re-
serve shall not exceed $50,000,000.
‘‘(B) The emergency reserve may be used for sup-
plemental grants under section 1404B and to supple-
ment the funds available to provide grants to States
for compensation and assistance in accordance with
sections 1403 and 1404 in years in which supple-
mental grants are needed.’’.
(c) CRIME VICTIMS FUND AMENDMENTS.—
(1) UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—Section 1402 of the
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; and
(B) by amending subsection (e) to read as
follows:
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‘‘(e) 
AMOUNTS
AWARDED
AND
UNSPENT.—Any
amount awarded as part of a grant under this chapter that
remains unspent at the end of a fiscal year in which the
grant is made may be expended for the purpose for which
the grant is made at any time during the 2 succeeding fiscal
years, at the end of which period, any remaining unobli-
gated sums in excess of $500,000 shall be returned to the
Treasury. Any remaining unobligated sums in an amount
less than $500,000 shall be returned to the Fund.’’.
(2) BASE AMOUNT.—Section 1404(a)(5) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 10603(a)(5)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(5) As used in this subsection, the term ‘base
amount’ means—
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph
(B), $500,000; and
‘‘(B) for the territories of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the
Republic of Palau, $200,000, with the Republic
of Palau’s share governed by the Compact of Free
Association between the United States and the
Republic of Palau.’’.
SEC. 203. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by
this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment
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to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made by
this Act, and the application of the provisions of such to
any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
SEC. 204. STUDY AND REPORT.
(a) STUDY.—The Attorney General, in cooperation
with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts, shall conduct a study of the funds paid out
of the Crime Victims Fund and the impact that the amend-
ments made by this Act have on funds available in the
Crime Victims Fund, including an assessment of any reduc-
tion or increase in fines collected and deposited into the
Fund directly attributable to the amendments made by this
Act.
(b) REPORT.—The Attorney General and the Director
of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
shall report interim findings to the Chairman and ranking
Member of the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate
and House of Representatives 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, an annually thereafter until issuing a
final report, together with recommendations, not later than
4 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act entitled the
Victims Justice Act of 1995’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
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