I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4165 
To protect crime victims’ rights. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2014 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. POE of 
Texas, and Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To protect crime victims’ rights. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for Crime Vic-
tims Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3771 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(9) The right to be informed in a timely man-
ner of any plea bargain or deferred prosecution 
agreement. 
‘‘(10) The right to be informed of the rights 
under this section and the services described in sec-
tion 503(c) of the Victims’ Rights and Restitution 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 10607(c)) and provided con-
tact information for the Office of the Victims’ 
Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(3), in the fifth sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘, unless the litigants, with the approval 
of the court, have stipulated to a different time pe-
riod for consideration’’ before the period; and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this chapter, the term’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘this chapter: 
‘‘(1) COURT OF APPEALS.—The term ‘court of 
appeals’ means— 
‘‘(A) the United States court of appeals for 
the judicial district in which a defendant is 
being prosecuted; or 
‘‘(B) for a prosecution in the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia, the District 
of Columbia Court of Appeals. 
‘‘(2) CRIME VICTIM.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘In the case’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) MINORS AND CERTAIN OTHER VIC-
TIMS.—In the case’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DISTRICT
COURT; COURT.—The terms 
‘district court’ and ‘court’ include the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia.’’. 
(b) CRIME VICTIMS FUND.—Section 1402(d)(3) of 
the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(3)) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Of the sums’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘available for the United States 
Attorneys Offices’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘available only for— 
‘‘(i) the United States Attorneys Of-
fices and the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion to provide and improve services for 
the benefit of crime victims in the Federal 
criminal justice system (as described in 
3771 of title 18, United States Code, and 
section 503 of the Victims’ Rights and 
Restitution Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
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