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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 485(f )(1) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f )(1)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(I) A statement advising the campus community where
law enforcement agency information provided by a State under
section 170101( j) of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071( j)), concerning reg-
istered sex offenders may be obtained, such as the law enforce-
ment office of the institution, a local law enforcement agency
with jurisdiction for the campus, or a computer network
address.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this sub-
section shall take effect 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(d) AMENDMENT TO FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY
ACT OF 1974.—Section 444(b) of the General Education Provisions
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)), also known as the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(7)(A) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit
an educational institution from disclosing information provided
to the institution under section 170101 of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071)
concerning registered sex offenders who are required to register
under such section.
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to notify
educational institutions that disclosure of information described
in subparagraph (A) is permitted.’’.
SEC. 1602. TEEN SUICIDE PREVENTION STUDY.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Teen
Suicide Prevention Act of 2000’’.
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) measures that increase public awareness of suicide as
a preventable public health problem, and target parents and
youth so that suicide risks and warning signs can be recognized,
will help to eliminate the ignorance and stigma of suicide
as barriers to youth and families seeking preventive care;
(2) suicide prevention efforts in the year 2000 should—
(A) target at-risk youth, particularly youth with mental
health problems, substance abuse problems, or contact with
the juvenile justice system;
(B) involve—
(i) the identification of the characteristics of the
at-risk youth and other youth who are contemplating
suicide, and barriers to treatment of the youth; and
(ii) the development of model treatment programs
for the youth;
(C) include a pilot study of the outcomes of treatment
for juvenile delinquents with mental health or substance
abuse problems;
(D) include a public education approach to combat the
negative effects of the stigma of, and discrimination against
individuals with, mental health and substance abuse prob-
lems; and
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(E) include a nationwide effort to develop, implement,
and evaluate a mental health awareness program for
schools, communities, and families;
(3) although numerous symptoms, diagnoses, traits,
characteristics, and psychosocial stressors of suicide have been
investigated, no single factor or set of factors has ever come
close to predicting suicide with accuracy;
(4) research of United States youth, such as a 1994 study
by Lewinsohn, Rohde, and Seeley, has shown predictors of
suicide, such as a history of suicide attempts, current suicidal
ideation and depression, a recent attempt or completed suicide
by a friend, and low self-esteem; and
(5) epidemiological data illustrate—
(A) the trend of suicide at younger ages as well as
increases in suicidal ideation among youth in the United
States; and
(B) distinct differences in approaches to suicide by
gender, with—
(i) 3 to 5 times as many females as males
attempting suicide; and
(ii) 3 to 5 times as many males as females com-
pleting suicide.
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to provide for
a study of predictors of suicide among at-risk and other youth,
and barriers that prevent the youth from receiving treatment, to
facilitate the development of model treatment programs and public
education and awareness efforts.
(d) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall carry out, directly or by grant or contract, a study that
is designed to identify—
(1) the characteristics of at-risk and other youth age 13
through 21 who are contemplating suicide;
(2) the characteristics of at-risk and other youth who are
younger than age 13 and are contemplating suicide; and
(3) the barriers that prevent youth described in paragraphs
(1) and (2) from receiving treatment.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may
be necessary.
SEC. 1603. DECADE OF PAIN CONTROL AND RESEARCH.
The calendar decade beginning January 1, 2001, is designated
as the ‘‘Decade of Pain Control and Research’’.
DIVISION C—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 2001. AIMEE’S LAW.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as ‘‘Aimee’s Law’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) DANGEROUS SEXUAL OFFENSE.—The term ‘‘dangerous
sexual offense’’ means any offense under State law for conduct
that would constitute an offense under chapter 109A of title
18, United States Code, had the conduct occurred in the special
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maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or
in a Federal prison.
(2) MURDER.—The term ‘‘murder’’ has the meaning given
the term in part I of the Uniform Crime Reports of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
(3) RAPE.—The term ‘‘rape’’ has the meaning given the
term in part I of the Uniform Crime Reports of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
(c) PENALTY.—
(1) SINGLE STATE.—In any case in which a State convicts
an individual of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual offense,
who has a prior conviction for any one of those offenses in
a State described in paragraph (3), the Attorney General shall
transfer an amount equal to the costs of incarceration, prosecu-
tion, and apprehension of that individual, from Federal law
enforcement assistance funds that have been allocated to but
not distributed to the State that convicted the individual of
the prior offense, to the State account that collects Federal
law enforcement assistance funds of the State that convicted
that individual of the subsequent offense.
(2) MULTIPLE STATES.—In any case in which a State con-
victs an individual of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual
offense, who has a prior conviction for any one or more of
those offenses in more than one other State described in para-
graph (3), the Attorney General shall transfer an amount equal
to the costs of incarceration, prosecution, and apprehension
of that individual, from Federal law enforcement assistance
funds that have been allocated to but not distributed to each
State that convicted such individual of the prior offense, to
the State account that collects Federal law enforcement assist-
ance funds of the State that convicted that individual of the
subsequent offense.
(3) STATE DESCRIBED.—A State is described in this para-
graph if—
(A) the average term of imprisonment imposed by the
State on individuals convicted of the offense for which
the individual described in paragraph (1) or (2), as
applicable, was convicted by the State is less than the
average term of imprisonment imposed for that offense
in all States; or
(B) with respect to the individual described in para-
graph (1) or (2), as applicable, the individual had served
less than 85 percent of the term of imprisonment to which
that individual was sentenced for the prior offense.
For purposes of subparagraph (B), in a State that has indeter-
minate sentencing, the term of imprisonment to which that
individual was sentenced for the prior offense shall be based
on the lower of the range of sentences.
(d) STATE APPLICATIONS.—In order to receive an amount trans-
ferred under subsection (c), the chief executive of a State shall
submit to the Attorney General an application, in such form and
containing such information as the Attorney General may reason-
ably require, which shall include a certification that the State
has convicted an individual of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual
offense, who has a prior conviction for one of those offenses in
another State.
(e) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Any amount transferred under subsection
(c) shall be derived by reducing the amount of Federal law
enforcement assistance funds received by the State that con-
victed such individual of the prior offense before the distribution
of the funds to the State. The Attorney General shall provide
the State with an opportunity to select the specific Federal
law enforcement assistance funds to be so reduced (other than
Federal crime victim assistance funds).
(2) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the chief executive of the State that convicted
such individual of the prior offense, shall establish a payment
schedule.
(f ) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be construed
to diminish or otherwise affect any court ordered restitution.
(g) EXCEPTION.—This section does not apply if the individual
convicted of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual offense has been
released from prison upon the reversal of a conviction for an offense
described in subsection (c) and subsequently been convicted for
an offense described in subsection (c).
(h) REPORT.—The Attorney General shall—
(1) conduct a study evaluating the implementation of this
section; and
(2) not later than October 1, 2006, submit to Congress
a report on the results of that study.
(i) COLLECTION OF RECIDIVISM DATA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with calendar year 2002, and
each calendar year thereafter, the Attorney General shall collect
and maintain information relating to, with respect to each
State—
(A) the number of convictions during that calendar
year for—
(i) any dangerous sexual offense;
(ii) rape; and
(iii) murder; and
(B) the number of convictions described in subpara-
graph (A) that constitute second or subsequent convictions
of the defendant of an offense described in that subpara-
graph.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2003, and on March
1 of each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit
to Congress a report, which shall include—
(A) the information collected under paragraph (1) with
respect to each State during the preceding calendar year;
and
(B) the percentage of cases in each State in which
an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph
(1)(A) was previously convicted of another such offense
in another State during the preceding calendar year.
( j) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on January
1, 2002.
SEC. 2002. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN ANTI-TERRORISM JUDGMENTS.
(a) PAYMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the
Secretary of the Treasury shall pay each person described in
paragraph (2), at the person’s election—
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(A) 110 percent of compensatory damages awarded by
judgment of a court on a claim or claims brought by the
person under section 1605(a)(7) of title 28, United States
Code, plus amounts necessary to pay post-judgment
interest under section 1961 of such title, and, in the case
of a claim or claims against Cuba, amounts awarded as
sanctions by judicial order on April 18, 2000 (as corrected
on June 2, 2000), subject to final appellate review of that
order; or
(B) 100 percent of the compensatory damages awarded
by judgment of a court on a claim or claims brought by
the person under section 1605(a)(7) of title 28, United
States Code, plus amounts necessary to pay post-judgment
interest, as provided in section 1961 of such title, and,
in the case of a claim or claims against Cuba, amounts
awarded as sanctions by judicial order on April 18, 2000
(as corrected June 2, 2000), subject to final appellate review
of that order.
Payments under this subsection shall be made promptly upon
request.
(2) PERSONS COVERED.—A person described in this para-
graph is a person who—
(A)(i) as of July 20, 2000, held a final judgment for
a claim or claims brought under section 1605(a)(7) of title
28, United States Code, against Iran or Cuba, or the right
to payment of an amount awarded as a judicial sanction
with respect to such claim or claims; or
(ii) filed a suit under such section 1605(a)(7) on Feb-
ruary 17, 1999, December 13, 1999, January 28, 2000,
March 15, 2000, or July 27, 2000;
(B) relinquishes all claims and rights to compensatory
damages and amounts awarded as judicial sanctions under
such judgments;
(C) in the case of payment under paragraph (1)(A),
relinquishes all rights and claims to punitive damages
awarded in connection with such claim or claims; and
(D) in the case of payment under paragraph (1)(B),
relinquishes all rights to execute against or attach property
that is at issue in claims against the United States before
an international tribunal, that is the subject of awards
rendered by such tribunal, or that is subject to section
1610(f )(1)(A) of title 28, United States Code.
(b) FUNDING OF AMOUNTS.—
(1) JUDGMENTS AGAINST CUBA.—For purposes of funding
the payments under subsection (a) in the case of judgments
and sanctions entered against the Government of Cuba or
Cuban entities, the President shall vest and liquidate up to
and not exceeding the amount of property of the Government
of Cuba and sanctioned entities in the United States or any
commonwealth, territory, or possession thereof that has been
blocked pursuant to section 5(b) of the Trading with the Enemy
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)), sections 202 and 203 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–
1702), or any other proclamation, order, or regulation issued
thereunder. For the purposes of paying amounts for judicial
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sanctions, payment shall be made from funds or accounts sub-
ject to sanctions as of April 18, 2000, or from blocked assets
of the Government of Cuba.
(2) JUDGMENTS AGAINST IRAN.—For purposes of funding
payments under subsection (a) in the case of judgments against
Iran, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make such payments
from amounts paid and liquidated from—
(A) rental proceeds accrued on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act from Iranian diplomatic and consular
property located in the United States; and
(B) funds not otherwise made available in an amount
not to exceed the total of the amount in the Iran Foreign
Military Sales Program account within the Foreign Military
Sales Fund on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) SUBROGATION.—Upon payment under subsection (a) with
respect to payments in connection with a Foreign Military Sales
Program account, the United States shall be fully subrogated, to
the extent of the payments, to all rights of the person paid under
that subsection against the debtor foreign state. The President
shall pursue these subrogated rights as claims or offsets of the
United States in appropriate ways, including any negotiation
process which precedes the normalization of relations between the
foreign state designated as a state sponsor of terrorism and the
United States, except that no funds shall be paid to Iran, or released
to Iran, from property blocked under the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act or from the Foreign Military Sales Fund,
until such subrogated claims have been dealt with to the satisfaction
of the United States.
(d) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress
that the President should not normalize relations between the
United States and Iran until the claims subrogated have been
dealt with to the satisfaction of the United States.
(e) REAFFIRMATION
OF AUTHORITY.—Congress reaffirms the
President’s statutory authority to manage and, where appropriate
and consistent with the national interest, vest foreign assets located
in the United States for the purposes, among other things, of
assisting and, where appropriate, making payments to victims of
terrorism.
(f ) AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1610(f ) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended—
(A) in paragraphs (2)(A) and (2)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘shall’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘should make every effort
to’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The President may waive any provision of
paragraph (1) in the interest of national security.’’.
(2) Subsections (b) and (d) of section 117 of the Treasury Depart-
ment Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(h) of
Public Law 105–277) are repealed.
SEC. 2003. AID FOR VICTIMS OF TERRORISM.
(a) MEETING THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF TERRORISM OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1404B(a) of the Victims of Crime
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603b(a)) is amended as follows:
‘‘(a) VICTIMS OF ACTS OF TERRORISM OUTSIDE UNITED STATES.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may make supplemental
grants as provided in 1402(d)(5) to States, victim service
organizations, and public agencies (including Federal, 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, training, and technical assistance, and ongoing
assistance, including during any investigation or prosecution,
to victims of terrorist acts or mass violence occurring outside
the United States who are not persons eligible for compensation
under title VIII of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986.
‘‘(2) VICTIM
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term
‘victim’—
‘‘(A) means a person who is a national of the United
States or an officer or employee of the United States
Government who is injured or killed as a result of a ter-
rorist act or mass violence occurring outside the United
States; and
‘‘(B) in the case of a person described in subparagraph
(A) who is less than 18 years of age, incompetent, incapaci-
tated, or deceased, includes a family member or legal
guardian of that person.
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to allow the Director to make grants to
any foreign power (as defined by section 101(a) of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801(a)) or
to any domestic or foreign organization operated for the purpose
of engaging in any significant political or lobbying activities.’’.
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by this sub-
section shall apply to any terrorist act or mass violence occur-
ring on or after December 21, 1988, with respect to which
an investigation or prosecution was ongoing after April 24,
1996.
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall
establish guidelines under section 1407(a) of the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10604(a)) to specify the categories
of organizations and agencies to which the Director may make
grants under this subsection.
(4) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1404B(b) of the Vic-
tims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603b(b)) is amended
by striking ‘‘1404(d)(4)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘1402(d)(5)’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND.—
(1) CAP
INCREASE.—Section 1402(d)(5)(A) of the Victims
of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(5)(A)) is amended
by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’.
(2) TRANSFER.—Section 1402(e) of the Victims of Crime
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C 10601(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘in
excess of $500,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘than $500,000’’
and inserting ‘‘shall be available for deposit into the emergency
reserve fund referred to in subsection (d)(5) at the discretion
of the Director. Any remaining unobligated sums’’.
(c) COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
1404B the following:
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‘‘SEC. 1404C. COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONAL TER-
RORISM.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.—The term ‘international
terrorism’ has the meaning given the term in section 2331
of title 18, United States Code.
‘‘(2) NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES.—The term ‘national
of the United States’ has the meaning given the term in section
101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)).
‘‘(3) VICTIM.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘victim’ means a person
who—
‘‘(i) suffered direct physical or emotional injury
or death as a result of international terrorism occurring
on or after December 21, 1988 with respect to which
an investigation or prosecution was ongoing after April
24, 1996; and
‘‘(ii) as of the date on which the international
terrorism occurred, was a national of the United States
or an officer or employee of the United States Govern-
ment.
‘‘(B) INCOMPETENT, INCAPACITATED, OR DECEASED VIC-
TIMS.—In the case of a victim who is less than 18 years
of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, a family
member or legal guardian of the victim may receive the
compensation under this section on behalf of the victim.
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of this section, in no event shall an individual who is
criminally culpable for the terrorist act or mass violence
receive any compensation under this section, either directly
or on behalf of a victim.
‘‘(b) AWARD
OF COMPENSATION.—The Director may use the
emergency reserve referred to in section 1402(d)(5)(A) to carry out
a program to compensate victims of acts of international terrorism
that occur outside the United States for expenses associated with
that victimization.
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director shall annually submit to
Congress a report on the status and activities of the program
under this section, which report shall include—
‘‘(1) an explanation of the procedures for filing and proc-
essing of applications for compensation;
‘‘(2) a description of the procedures and policies instituted
to promote public awareness about the program;
‘‘(3) a complete statistical analysis of the victims assisted
under the program, including—
‘‘(A) the number of applications for compensation sub-
mitted;
‘‘(B) the number of applications approved and the
amount of each award;
‘‘(C) the number of applications denied and the reasons
for the denial;
‘‘(D) the average length of time to process an applica-
tion for compensation; and
‘‘(E) the number of applications for compensation
pending and the estimated future liability of the program;
and
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‘‘(4) an analysis of future program needs and suggested
program improvements.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1402(d)(5)(B) of the
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(5)(B)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘, to provide compensation to victims
of international terrorism under the program under section
1404C,’’ after ‘‘section 1404B’’.
(d) AMENDMENTS TO VICTIMS OF CRIME FUND.—Section 1402(c)
of the Victims of Crime Act 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(c)) is amended
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding section
1402(d)(5), all sums deposited in the Fund in any fiscal year that
are not made available for obligation by Congress in the subsequent
fiscal year shall remain in the Fund for obligation in future fiscal
years, without fiscal year limitation.’’.
SEC. 2004. TWENTY-FIRST AMENDMENT ENFORCEMENT.
(a) SHIPMENT OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR IN VIOLATION OF STATE
LAW.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act divesting intoxicating liquors of
their interstate character in certain cases’’, approved March 1,
1913 (commonly known as the ‘‘Webb-Kenyon Act’’) (27 U.S.C. 122)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 2. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘attorney general’ means the attorney general
or other chief law enforcement officer of a State or the designee
thereof;
‘‘(2) the term ‘intoxicating liquor’ means any spirituous,
vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquor of any
kind;
‘‘(3) the term ‘person’ means any individual and any part-
nership, corporation, company, firm, society, association, joint
stock company, trust, or other entity capable of holding a legal
or beneficial interest in property, but does not include a State
or agency thereof; and
‘‘(4) the term ‘State’ means any State of the United States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
or any territory or possession of the United States.
‘‘(b) ACTION BY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—If the attorney
general has reasonable cause to believe that a person is engaged
in, or has engaged in, any act that would constitute a violation
of a State law regulating the importation or transportation of any
intoxicating liquor, the attorney general may bring a civil action
in accordance with this section for injunctive relief (including a
preliminary or permanent injunction) against the person, as the
attorney general determines to be necessary to—
‘‘(1) restrain the person from engaging, or continuing to
engage, in the violation; and
‘‘(2) enforce compliance with the State law.
‘‘(c) FEDERAL JURISDICTION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The district courts of the United States
shall have jurisdiction over any action brought under this sec-
tion by an attorney general against any person, except one
licensed or otherwise authorized to produce, sell, or store intoxi-
cating liquor in such State.
‘‘(2) VENUE.—An action under this section may be brought
only in accordance with section 1391 of title 28, United States