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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Services, Education, and 
Rehabilitation for Veterans Act'' or the ``SERV Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERAN'S TREATMENT COURTS.

    (a) Delegation.--The Director of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy (referred to in this Act as the ``Director'') shall 
delegate the authority to administer the program and other such 
activities necessary to carry out this Act to the Department of 
Justice.
    (b) Grants.--The Attorney General may make grants to States, State 
courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal 
governments acting directly or through agreements with other public or 
private entities, for the purpose of developing, implementing, or 
enhancing veteran's treatment courts or expanding operational drug 
courts to serve veterans.
    (c) Eligibility.--Grants under this Act shall be made to veteran's 
treatment courts and drug courts serving veterans that effectively 
integrate substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, mandatory 
drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services, in a 
judicially supervised court setting with jurisdiction over nonviolent, 
substance-abusing offenders that have served in the United States 
military.

SEC. 3. GRANT AUTHORITY.

    The Attorney General may make grants to States, State courts, local 
courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments, 
acting directly or through agreements with other public or private 
entities, for programs that involve--
            (1) continuing judicial supervision over offenders with 
        substance abuse or mental health problems who are not violent 
        offenders and have served in the United States military; and
            (2) the integrated administration of other sanctions and 
        services, which shall include--
                    (A) mandatory periodic testing for the use of 
                controlled substances or other addictive substances 
                during any period of supervised release or probation 
                for each participant;
                    (B) substance abuse and mental health treatment 
                (such as treatment for depression and post-traumatic 
                stress disorder) for each participant;
                    (C) diversion, probation, or other supervised 
                release involving the possibility of prosecution, 
                confinement, or incarceration based on noncompliance 
                with program requirements or failure to show 
                satisfactory progress; and
                    (D) programmatic, offender management, and 
                aftercare services such as relapse prevention, health 
                care, education, vocational training, job placement, 
                housing placement, and child care or other family 
                support services for each participant who requires such 
                services.

SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS.

    (a) In General.--To request a grant under this Act, a State, State 
court, local court, unit of local government, or Indian tribal 
government shall submit an application to the Attorney General in such 
form and containing such information as the Attorney General may 
reasonably require.
    (b) Applications.--In addition to any other requirements that may 
be specified by the Attorney General, an application for a grant under 
this Act shall--
            (1) include a long-term strategy and detailed 
        implementation plan;
            (2) explain the applicant's inability to fund the program 
        adequately without Federal assistance;
            (3) certify that the Federal support provided will be used 
        to supplement, and not supplant, State, Indian tribal, and 
        local sources of funding that would otherwise be available;
            (4) identify related governmental or community initiatives 
        which complement or will be coordinated with the proposal;
            (5) certify that there has been appropriate consultation 
        with all affected agencies, specifically the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human 
        Services, and that there will be appropriate coordination with 
        all affected agencies in the implementation of the program;
            (6) certify that participating offenders will be supervised 
        by 1 or more designated judges with responsibility for the 
        veteran's treatment court program;
            (7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and 
        continuing the proposed program following the conclusion of 
        Federal support; and
            (8) describe the methodology that will be used in 
        evaluating the program.
    (c) Certifications.--Each such application shall contain the 
certification that the program for which the grant is requested shall 
meet each of the requirements of this Act.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL SHARE.

    The Federal share of a grant made under this Act may not exceed 75 
percent of the total costs of the program described in the application 
submitted under section 4 for the fiscal year for which the program 
receives assistance under this Act, unless the Attorney General waives, 
wholly or in part, the requirement of a matching contribution under 
this section. In-kind contributions may constitute a portion of the 
non-Federal share of a grant.

SEC. 6. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.

    (a) Report to Attorney General and the Director.--For each fiscal 
year, each recipient of a grant under this Act during that fiscal year 
shall submit to the Attorney General, the Director, and the Secretary 
for Veterans Affairs a report regarding the effectiveness of activities 
carried out using that grant. Each report shall include an evaluation 
in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General 
may reasonably require. The Attorney General shall specify the dates on 
which such reports shall be submitted.
    (b) Report to Congress.--The Director, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, shall submit a yearly report on the effectiveness on 
the activities carried out under this Act to the House and Senate 
Committees on the Judiciary and the House and Senate Committees on 
Veterans Affairs.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' means a person who 
        served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who 
        was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other 
        than dishonorable.
            (2) Veteran's treatment court.--The term ``veteran's 
        treatment court'' means a program specifically for veterans 
        that meets the drug court criteria established by the Violent 
        Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
        322).
            (3) Violent offender.--The term ``violent offender'' means 
        a person who--
                    (A) is charged with or convicted of an offense, 
                during the course of which offense or conduct--
                            (i) the person carried, possessed, or used 
                        a firearm or dangerous weapon;
                            (ii) there occurred the death of or serious 
                        bodily injury to any person; or
                            (iii) there occurred the use of force 
                        against the person of another, without regard 
                        to whether any of the circumstances described 
                        in clause (i) or (ii) is an element of the 
                        offense or conduct of which or for which the 
                        person is charged or convicted.
                    (B) has 1 or more prior convictions for a felony 
                crime of violence involving the use or attempted use of 
                force against a person with the intent to cause death 
                or serious bodily harm.

SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult with the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, and any other appropriate officials in carrying out this Act.
    (b) Regulatory Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General may issue regulations 
        and guidelines necessary to carry out this Act.
            (2) Participation limits.--In additional to the general 
        authority provided under paragraph (1), the Attorney General 
        shall--
                    (A) issue regulations and guidelines to ensure that 
                programs authorized in this Act do not permit 
                participation by violent offenders; and
                    (B) immediately suspend funding for any grant under 
                this part, pending compliance, if the Attorney General 
                finds that violent offenders are participating in any 
                program funded under this part.
    (c) Geographic Distribution.--The Attorney General shall ensure 
that, to the extent practicable, an equitable geographic distribution 
of grant awards is made under this Act.

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND EVALUATION.

    (a) Technical Assistance and Training.--The Attorney General may 
provide technical assistance and training in furtherance of the 
purposes of this Act.
    (b) Evaluations.--The Attorney General may provide for evaluations 
in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 10. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL DRUG COURT INSTITUTE.

    (a) Comprehensive, National Training and Technical Assistance for 
Drug Courts.--The National Drug Court Institute in Alexandria, Virginia 
shall--
            (1) conduct national, comprehensive training programs for 
        State and local communities for the purpose of improving the 
        professional skills of drug court practitioners and enhancing 
        the ability of State and local communities to expand drug 
        courts to reach all addicted citizens in need of their 
        resources; and
            (2) provide national, comprehensive Technical Assistance to 
        adult, juvenile and family dependency drug courts including a 
        combination of information gathering, needs assessment, 
        cultural proficiency, analysis, problem solving, action 
        planning, referral and follow-up.
    (b) Ancillary Projects.--The National Drug Court Institute in 
Alexandria, Virginia shall complete ancillary programs designed to 
facilitate the expansion and improvement of drug courts nationwide 
including--
            (1) a Judicial Task Force to develop a transition plan for 
        new drug court judges;
            (2) a resource center to maintain and distribute drug court 
        evaluations reviewed in the National Drug Court Institute 
        Review, and to request new research and evaluations for the 
        drug court field;
            (3) publishing annually the National Drug Court Institute 
        Review to provide research, analysis, and commentary of 
        importance to the drug court field; and
            (4) searching drug court literature and identify, reprint, 
        and disseminate important and relevant scholarship to the drug 
        court field.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014 to remain 
available until expended.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Except for section 10, there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Director to carry out this Act $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 to 2014.
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Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over nonviolent offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems who have served in the U.S. military. Requires such programs to include mandatory periodic testing for the use of drugs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, opportunities for diversion, probation, or supervised release, and programmatic, offender management, and aftercare services.

Directs the National Drug Court Institute to conduct national training programs for state and local communities to improve the professional skills of drug court practitioners and provide comprehensive technical assistance to adult, juvenile, and family dependency drug courts.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community-Based Health Care 
Retraining Act''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2916) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Health Professions Training Demonstration Project.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Covered community.--The term `covered 
                community' means a community or region that--
                            ``(i) has experienced a significant 
                        percentage decline in positions in the 
                        manufacturing or service sectors; and
                            ``(ii) is determined by the Secretary of 
                        Health and Human Services (in consultation with 
                        the medical community) to be an area with a 
                        shortage of health care professionals described 
                        in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Covered worker.--The term `covered worker' 
                means an individual who--
                            ``(i)(I) has been terminated or laid off, 
                        or who has received a notice of termination or 
                        layoff, from employment in a manufacturing or 
                        service sector;
                            ``(II)(aa) is eligible for or has exhausted 
                        entitlement to unemployment compensation; or
                            ``(bb) has been employed for a duration 
                        sufficient to demonstrate, to the appropriate 
                        entity at a one-stop center referred to in 
                        section 134(c), attachment to the workforce, 
                        but is not eligible for unemployment 
                        compensation due to insufficient earnings or 
                        having performed services for an employer that 
                        were not covered under a State unemployment 
                        compensation law; and
                            ``(III) is unlikely to return to a previous 
                        industry or occupation; or
                            ``(ii)(I) has been terminated or laid off, 
                        or has received a notice of termination or 
                        layoff, from employment in a manufacturing or 
                        service sector as a result of any permanent 
                        closure of, or any substantial layoff at, a 
                        plant, facility, or enterprise; or
                            ``(II) is employed in a manufacturing or 
                        service sector at a facility at which the 
                        employer has made a general announcement that 
                        such facility will close within 180 days.
                    ``(C) Health care professional.--The term `health 
                care professional'--
                            ``(i) means an individual who is involved 
                        with--
                                    ``(I) the delivery of health care 
                                services, or related services, 
                                pertaining to--
                                            ``(aa) the identification, 
                                        evaluation, and prevention of 
                                        diseases, disorders, or 
                                        injuries; or
                                            ``(bb) home-based or 
                                        community-based long-term care;
                                    ``(II) the delivery of dietary and 
                                nutrition services; or
                                    ``(III) rehabilitation and health 
                                systems management; and
                            ``(ii) with respect to a covered community 
                        to be served through a grant made under 
                        paragraph (3), includes individuals in health 
                        care professions and jobs for which there is a 
                        shortage in the community, as determined by the 
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services (in 
                        consultation with the medical community), 
                        giving consideration to the amount of training 
                        time required to retrain the covered workers 
                        for the health care professions and jobs.
                    ``(D) Tribal college or university.--The term 
                `tribal college or university' means--
                            ``(i) a tribally controlled college or 
                        university, as defined in section 2 of the 
                        Tribally Controlled College or University 
                        Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801);
                            ``(ii) Dine College, authorized in the 
                        Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640a et 
                        seq.); and
                            ``(iii) any of the 1994 Institutions, as 
                        defined in section 532 of the Equity in 
                        Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 
                        U.S.C. 301 note).
            ``(2) Establishment of project.--In accordance with 
        subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
        health professions training demonstration project.
            ``(3) Grants.--In carrying out the project, the Secretary, 
        after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services, shall make grants to eligible entities to enable the 
        entities to carry out programs in covered communities to train 
        covered workers for employment as health care professionals. 
        The Secretary shall make each grant in an amount of not less 
        than $100,000 and not more than $500,000.
            ``(4) Eligible entities.--Notwithstanding subsection 
        (b)(2)(B), to be eligible to receive a grant under this 
        subsection to carry out a program in a covered community, an 
        entity shall be a partnership that is--
                    ``(A) under the direction of a local workforce 
                investment board established under section 117 that is 
                serving the covered community; and
                    ``(B) composed of members serving the covered 
                community, such as--
                            ``(i) an institution of higher education 
                        that provides a 4-year program of instruction;
                            ``(ii) an accredited community college;
                            ``(iii) an accredited vocational or 
                        technical school;
                            ``(iv) a tribal college or university;
                            ``(v) a health clinic or hospital;
                            ``(vi) a home-based or community-based 
                        long-term care facility or program; or
                            ``(vii) a health care facility administered 
                        by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
            ``(5) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to 
        the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may require, including, at a 
        minimum--
                    ``(A) a proposal to use the grant funds to 
                establish or expand a training program in order to 
                train covered workers for employment as health care 
                professionals (including paraprofessionals);
                    ``(B) information demonstrating the need for the 
                training and support services to be provided through 
                the program;
                    ``(C) information describing the manner in which 
                the entity will expend the grant funds, and the 
                activities to be carried out with the funds;
                    ``(D) information demonstrating that the entity 
                meets the requirements of paragraph (4); and
                    ``(E) with respect to training programs carried out 
                by the applicant, information--
                            ``(i) on the graduation rates of the 
                        programs involved;
                            ``(ii) on the retention measures carried 
                        out by the applicant;
                            ``(iii) on the length of time necessary to 
                        complete the training programs of the 
                        applicant; and
                            ``(iv) on the number of qualified covered 
                        workers that are refused admittance into the 
                        training programs because of lack of capacity.
            ``(6) Selection.--In making grants under paragraph (3), the 
        Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services, shall--
                    ``(A) consider the information submitted by the 
                eligible entities under paragraph (5)(E); and
                    ``(B) select--
                            ``(i) eligible entities submitting 
                        applications that meet such criteria as the 
                        Secretary of Labor determines to be 
                        appropriate; and
                            ``(ii) among such entities, the eligible 
                        entities serving the covered communities with 
                        the greatest need for the grants and the 
                        greatest potential to benefit from the grants.
            ``(7) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An entity that receives a grant 
                under this subsection shall use the funds made 
                available through the grant for training and support 
                services that meet the needs described in the 
                application submitted under paragraph (5), which may 
                include--
                            ``(i) increasing capacity, subject to 
                        subparagraph (B), at an educational institution 
                        or training center to train individuals for 
                        employment as health professionals, such as 
                        by--
                                    ``(I) expanding a facility, subject 
                                to subparagraph (B);
                                    ``(II) expanding course offerings;
                                    ``(III) hiring faculty;
                                    ``(IV) providing a student loan 
                                repayment program for the faculty;
                                    ``(V) establishing or expanding 
                                clinical education opportunities;
                                    ``(VI) purchasing equipment, such 
                                as computers, books, clinical supplies, 
                                or a patient simulator; or
                                    ``(VII) conducting recruitment; or
                            ``(ii) providing support services for 
                        covered workers participating in the training, 
                        such as--
                                    ``(I) providing tuition assistance;
                                    ``(II) establishing or expanding 
                                distance education programs;
                                    ``(III) providing transportation 
                                assistance; or
                                    ``(IV) providing child care.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--To be eligible to use the funds 
                to expand a facility, the eligible entity shall 
                demonstrate to the Secretary in an application 
                submitted under paragraph (5) that the entity can 
                increase the capacity described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
                of such facility only by expanding the facility.
            ``(8) Funding.--Of the amounts appropriated to, and 
        available at the discretion of, the Secretary or the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services for programmatic and 
        administrative expenditures, a total of $25,000,000 shall be 
        used to establish and carry out the demonstration project 
        described in paragraph (2) in accordance with this 
        subsection.''.
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Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to establish and carry out a health professions training demonstration project that awards grants to eligible entities to train certain unemployed workers from the manufacturing or service sector for employment as health care professionals in communities with manufacturing and service sector job loss and health care professional shortages.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes 
Against Children Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ASSURED PUNISHMENT FOR VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN.

    (a) Special Sentencing Rule.--Subsection (d) of section 3559 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Mandatory Minimum Terms of Imprisonment for Violent Crimes 
Against Children.--A person who is convicted of a Federal crime of 
violence against the person of an individual who has not attained the 
age of 18 years shall, unless a greater mandatory minimum sentence of 
imprisonment is otherwise provided by law and regardless of any maximum 
term of imprisonment otherwise provided for the offense--
            ``(1) if the crime of violence results in the death of a 
        person who has not attained the age of 18 years, be sentenced 
        to death or life in prison;
            ``(2) if the crime of violence is a kidnapping, sexual 
        assault, or maiming, or results in serious bodily injury (as 
        defined in section 1365) be imprisoned for life or any term of 
        years not less than 30;
            ``(3) if the crime of violence results in bodily injury (as 
        defined in section 1365), be imprisoned for life or for any 
        term of years not less than 20;
            ``(4) if a dangerous weapon was used during and in relation 
        to the crime of violence, be imprisoned for life or for any 
        term of years not less than 15; and
            ``(5) in any other case, be imprisoned for life or for any 
        term of years not less than 10.''.

SEC. 3. ENSURING FAIR AND EXPEDITIOUS FEDERAL COLLATERAL REVIEW OF 
              CONVICTIONS FOR KILLING A CHILD.

    (a) Limits on Cases.--Section 2254 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j)(1) A court, justice, or judge shall not have jurisdiction to 
consider any claim relating to the judgment or sentence in an 
application described under paragraph (2), unless the applicant shows 
that the claim qualifies for consideration on the grounds described in 
subsection (e)(2). Any such application that is presented to a court, 
justice, or judge other than a district court shall be transferred to 
the appropriate district court for consideration or dismissal in 
conformity with this subsection, except that a court of appeals panel 
must authorize any second or successive application in conformity with 
section 2244 before any consideration by the district court.
    ``(2) This subsection applies to an application for a writ of 
habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment 
of a State court for a crime that involved the killing of a individual 
who has not attained the age of 18 years.
    ``(3) For an application described in paragraph (2), the following 
requirements shall apply in the district court:
            ``(A) Any motion by either party for an evidentiary hearing 
        shall be filed and served not later than 90 days after the 
        State files its answer or, if no timely answer is filed, the 
        date on which such answer is due.
            ``(B) Any motion for an evidentiary hearing shall be 
        granted or denied not later than 30 days after the date on 
        which the party opposing such motion files a pleading in 
        opposition to such motion or, if no timely pleading in 
        opposition is filed, the date on which such pleading in 
        opposition is due.
            ``(C) Any evidentiary hearing shall be--
                    ``(i) convened not less than 60 days after the 
                order granting such hearing; and
                    ``(ii) completed not more than 150 days after the 
                order granting such hearing.
            ``(D) A district court shall enter a final order, granting 
        or denying the application for a writ of habeas corpus, not 
        later than 15 months after the date on which the State files 
        its answer or, if no timely answer is filed, the date on which 
        such answer is due, or not later than 60 days after the case is 
        submitted for decision, whichever is earlier.
            ``(E) If the district court fails to comply with the 
        requirements of this paragraph, the State may petition the 
        court of appeals for a writ of mandamus to enforce the 
        requirements. The court of appeals shall grant or deny the 
        petition for a writ of mandamus not later than 30 days after 
        such petition is filed with the court.
    ``(4) For an application described in paragraph (2), the following 
requirements shall apply in the court of appeals:
            ``(A) A timely filed notice of appeal from an order issuing 
        a writ of habeas corpus shall operate as a stay of that order 
        pending final disposition of the appeal.
            ``(B) The court of appeals shall decide the appeal from an 
        order granting or denying a writ of habeas corpus--
                    ``(i) not later than 120 days after the date on 
                which the brief of the appellee is filed or, if no 
                timely brief is filed, the date on which such brief is 
                due; or
                    ``(ii) if a cross-appeal is filed, not later than 
                120 days after the date on which the appellant files a 
                brief in response to the issues presented by the cross-
                appeal or, if no timely brief is filed, the date on 
                which such brief is due.
            ``(C)(i) Following a decision by a panel of the court of 
        appeals under subparagraph (B), a petition for panel rehearing 
        is not allowed, but rehearing by the court of appeals en banc 
        may be requested. The court of appeals shall decide whether to 
        grant a petition for rehearing en banc not later than 30 days 
        after the date on which the petition is filed, unless a 
        response is required, in which case the court shall decide 
        whether to grant the petition not later than 30 days after the 
        date on which the response is filed or, if no timely response 
        is filed, the date on which the response is due.
            ``(ii) If rehearing en banc is granted, the court of 
        appeals shall make a final determination of the appeal not 
        later than 120 days after the date on which the order granting 
        rehearing en banc is entered.
            ``(D) If the court of appeals fails to comply with the 
        requirements of this paragraph, the State may petition the 
        Supreme Court or a justice thereof for a writ of mandamus to 
        enforce the requirements.
    ``(5)(A) The time limitations under paragraphs (3) and (4) shall 
apply to an initial application described in paragraph (2), any second 
or successive application described in paragraph (2), and any 
redetermination of an application described in paragraph (2) or related 
appeal following a remand by the court of appeals or the Supreme Court 
for further proceedings.
    ``(B) In proceedings following remand in the district court, time 
limits running from the time the State files its answer under paragraph 
(3) shall run from the date the remand is ordered if further briefing 
is not required in the district court. If there is further briefing 
following remand in the district court, such time limits shall run from 
the date on which a responsive brief is filed or, if no timely 
responsive brief is filed, the date on which such brief is due.
    ``(C) In proceedings following remand in the court of appeals, the 
time limit specified in paragraph (4)(B) shall run from the date the 
remand is ordered if further briefing is not required in the court of 
appeals. If there is further briefing in the court of appeals, the time 
limit specified in paragraph (4)(B) shall run from the date on which a 
responsive brief is filed or, if no timely responsive brief is filed, 
from the date on which such brief is due.
    ``(6) The failure of a court to meet or comply with a time 
limitation under this subsection shall not be a ground for granting 
relief from a judgment of conviction or sentence, nor shall the time 
limitations under this subsection be construed to entitle a capital 
applicant to a stay of execution, to which the applicant would 
otherwise not be entitled, for the purpose of litigating any 
application or appeal.''.
    (b) Victims' Rights in Habeas Cases.--Section 3771(b) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``The rights established for crime victims by this section shall also 
be extended in a Federal habeas corpus proceeding arising out of a 
State conviction to victims of the State offense at issue.''
    (c) Application to Pending Cases.--
            (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section apply 
        to cases pending on the date of the enactment of this Act as 
        well as to cases commenced on and after that date.
            (2) Special rule for time limits.--In a case pending on the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, if the amendment made by 
        subsection (a) provides that a time limit runs from an event or 
        time that has occurred before that date, the time limit shall 
        instead run from that date.
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Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2005 - Rewrites provisions of the federal criminal code regarding penalties for crimes against children to require a person convicted of a federal crime of violence against an individual under age 18 to be sentenced to: (1) death or life imprisonment if the crime results in the death of a person under age 18; (2) life or at least 30 years imprisonment if the crime is a kidnaping, sexual assault, or maiming, or results in serious bodily injury; (3) life or at least 20 years imprisonment if the crime results in bodily injury; (4) life or at least 15 years imprisonment if a dangerous weapon was used during and in relation to the crime; and (5) life or at least ten years imprisonment in any other case.

Denies a court, justice, or judge jurisdiction to consider claims relating to the judgment or sentence in an application for writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court for a crime that involved the killing of a person under age 18. Sets timetables for proceedings. Extends certain rights associated with habeas corpus proceedings to victims of the State offense at issue. Makes this Act applicable to pending cases.