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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare Integrity Now for Children 
and Families Act of 2012'' or the ``WIN for Children and Families 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SPENDING POLICIES FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER STATE TANF PROGRAMS.

    (a) State Requirement.--Section 408(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(12) State requirement to prevent unauthorized spending 
        of benefits.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made 
                under section 403 shall maintain policies and practices 
                as necessary to prevent assistance provided under the 
                State program funded under this part from being used in 
                any electronic benefit transfer transaction in--
                            ``(i) any liquor store;
                            ``(ii) any casino, gambling casino, or 
                        gaming establishment; or
                            ``(iii) any retail establishment which 
                        provides adult-oriented entertainment in which 
                        performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed 
                        state for entertainment.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of subparagraph 
                (A)--
                            ``(i) Liquor store.--The term `liquor 
                        store' means any retail establishment which 
                        sells exclusively or primarily intoxicating 
                        liquor. Such term does not include a grocery 
                        store which sells both intoxicating liquor and 
                        groceries including staple foods (within the 
                        meaning of section 3(r) of the Food and 
                        Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(r))).
                            ``(ii) Casino, gambling casino, or gaming 
                        establishment.--The terms `casino', `gambling 
                        casino', and `gaming establishment' do not 
                        include a grocery store which sells groceries 
                        including such staple foods and which also 
                        offers, or is located within the same building 
                        or complex as, casino, gambling, or gaming 
                        activities.
                            ``(iii) Electronic benefit transfer 
                        transaction.--The term `electronic benefit 
                        transfer transaction' means the use of a credit 
                        or debit card service, automated teller 
                        machine, point-of-sale terminal, or access to 
                        an online system for the withdrawal of funds or 
                        the processing of a payment for merchandise or 
                        a service.''.
    (b) Penalty.--Section 409(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
609(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(16) Penalty for failure to enforce spending policies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If, within 2 years after the 
                date of the enactment of the WIN for Children and 
                Families Act, any State has not reported to the 
                Secretary on such State's implementation of the 
                policies and practices required by section 408(a)(12), 
                or the Secretary determines, based on the information 
                provided in State reports, that any State has not 
                implemented and maintained such policies and practices, 
                the Secretary shall reduce, by an amount equal to 5 
                percent of the State family assistance grant, the grant 
                payable to such State under section 403(a)(1) for--
                            ``(i) the fiscal year immediately 
                        succeeding the year in which such 2-year period 
                        ends; and
                            ``(ii) each succeeding fiscal year in which 
                        the State does not demonstrate that such State 
                        has implemented and maintained such policies 
                        and practices.
                    ``(B) Reduction of applicable penalty.--The 
                Secretary may reduce the amount of the reduction 
                required under subparagraph (A) based on the degree of 
                noncompliance of the State.
                    ``(C) State not responsible for individual 
                violations.--Fraudulent activity by any individual in 
                an attempt to circumvent the policies and practices 
                required by section 408(a)(12) shall not trigger a 
                State penalty under subparagraph (A).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 409(c)(4) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 609(c)(4)) is amended by striking ``or (13)'' and 
inserting ``(13), or (16)''.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 1, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
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Welfare Integrity Now for Children and Families Act of 2012 or WIN for Children and Families Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require a state to which a state family assistance grant is made to maintain policies and practices necessary to prevent the use of state TANF assistance in any electronic benefit transfer transaction in a liquor store, casino or gambling establishment, or strip club.

Defines "electronic benefit transfer transaction" as the use of a credit or debit card service, automated teller machine (ATM), point-of-sale terminal, or access to an online system for the withdrawal of funds or the processing of a payment for merchandise or a service.

Establishes administrative penalties for states which have not reported on their implementation of or enforced such policies and practices.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent 
Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2015'' or the ``PREPARE Act 
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. WILDFIRE MITIGATION.

    Title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 203 the following:

``SEC. 203A. WILDFIRE MITIGATION.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `Administrator' means the Administrator of 
        the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
            ``(2) the term `community wildfire protection plan' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 101 of the Healthy Forests 
        Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511);
            ``(3) the term `eligible recipient' means a State or an 
        Indian tribal government;
            ``(4) the term `local multi-hazard mitigation plan' means a 
        mitigation plan developed by a local government under section 
        322(b) that addresses wildfire mitigation;
            ``(5) the term `State mitigation plan' means a mitigation 
        plan developed by a State under section 322(c) that addresses 
        wildfire mitigation; and
            ``(6) the term `tribal mitigation plan' means a mitigation 
        plan developed by a tribal government under section 322(b) that 
        addresses wildfire mitigation.
    ``(b) Establishment of Wildfire Mitigation Grant Program.--The 
President, acting through the Administrator, shall establish a pilot 
program to make grants to eligible recipients for wildfire mitigation.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--A grant under this section may be used by an 
eligible recipient--
            ``(1) to reduce the hazardous fuel load by reducing the use 
        of fuels that may contribute to catastrophic wildfires in high-
        risk areas;
            ``(2) to invest in personnel and organizations to conduct 
        wildfire mitigation;
            ``(3) to invest in vehicles and other equipment to conduct 
        wildfire mitigation;
            ``(4) to mitigate against damage from runoff into waterways 
        and floods caused by erosion from wildfires;
            ``(5) to build essential community collaboration and 
        outline the necessary groundwork systems in anticipation of 
        future fires; and
            ``(6) at the discretion of the Governor of a State or the 
        Chief Executive of an Indian tribal government, and in 
        consultation with the Administrator, for any other wildfire 
        mitigation activities in the State or area under the 
        jurisdiction of the Indian tribal government, as applicable, 
        unless otherwise prohibited by law.
    ``(d) Eligibility for Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Eligibility.--An eligible recipient shall be 
                eligible for assistance under this section if the 
                section 420 grant ratio for the eligible recipient is 
                equal to or greater than 125 percent of the population 
                ratio of the eligible recipient.
                    ``(B) Ratios.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) the section 420 grant ratio shall be 
                        equal to the quotient of--
                                    ``(I) the number of declarations 
                                for a grant under section 420 received 
                                by the eligible recipient during the 10 
                                years prior to the date on which an 
                                application for assistance is submitted 
                                under this section, divided by
                                    ``(II) the total number of 
                                declarations for a grant under section 
                                420 in the United States during the 10 
                                years prior to the date on which an 
                                application for assistance is submitted 
                                under this section; and
                            ``(ii) the population ratio of the eligible 
                        recipient shall be equal to the quotient of--
                                    ``(I) the population of the State 
                                or the area under the jurisdiction of 
                                the Indian tribal government, as 
                                applicable, based on the most recent 
                                data available from the Bureau of the 
                                Census on the date on which an 
                                application for assistance is submitted 
                                under this section, divided by
                                    ``(II) the population of the United 
                                States, based on the most recent data 
                                available from the Bureau of the Census 
                                on the date on which an application for 
                                assistance is submitted under this 
                                section.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirement of 
        paragraph (1) if an eligible recipient--
                    ``(A) files a petition for waiver of the 
                requirement of paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) demonstrates that significant environmental 
                changes or shifts in forest health put the eligible 
                recipient at an elevated risk for catastrophic 
                wildfires, as determined by the President.
            ``(3) Local assistance.--The Governor of a State may award 
        funds received under this section, to be used solely for the 
        purposes set forth under subsection (c), to--
                    ``(A) any county or municipality in that State with 
                a community wildfire protection plan or a local multi-
                hazard mitigation plan;
                    ``(B) any Indian tribal government in that State 
                with a tribal mitigation plan; or
                    ``(C) any other entity that is explicitly 
                referenced in and central to, in the determination of 
                the Governor, the design of a community wildfire 
                protection plan or a local multi-hazard mitigation 
                plan.
    ``(e) Criteria for Assistance.--In determining whether to award a 
grant to an eligible recipient under this section, the President 
shall--
            ``(1) give preference to--
                    ``(A) an eligible recipient with a high level of 
                need for assistance based on the best scientific data 
                available;
                    ``(B) an eligible recipient that previously 
                received a grant under this section and effectively 
                used the Federal funds for wildfire mitigation 
                activities in the State or area under the jurisdiction 
                of the Indian tribal government, as applicable, as 
                determined by the President; and
            ``(2) consider environmental conditions in a State or an 
        area under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribal government, as 
        applicable, including environmental changes, deteriorating 
        forest health, and overall wildfire risk.
    ``(f) Application for Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--To request a grant under this section, 
        an eligible recipient shall submit an application to the 
        Administrator in such form, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Administrator may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Contents.--In addition to any other requirements that 
        may be specified by the Administrator, an eligible recipient 
        submitting an application for a grant under this section shall 
        demonstrate that--
                    ``(A) in the case of an eligible recipient that is 
                a State--
                            ``(i) the State has a State mitigation 
                        plan;
                            ``(ii) the State shall provide matching 
                        non-Federal funds equal to not less than 25 
                        percent of the amount of Federal funds made 
                        available under this subsection;
                            ``(iii) a county or municipality that may 
                        receive funds from the grant has a community 
                        wildfire protection plan or a local multi-
                        hazard mitigation plan; and
                            ``(iv) an Indian tribal government that may 
                        receive funds from the grant has a tribal 
                        mitigation plan; and
                    ``(B) in the case of an eligible recipient that is 
                an Indian tribal government--
                            ``(i) the Indian tribal government has a 
                        tribal mitigation plan; and
                            ``(ii) the Indian tribal government shall--
                                    ``(I) provide matching non-Federal 
                                funds equal to not less than 25 percent 
                                of the amount of Federal funds made 
                                available under this subsection; or
                                    ``(II) if the Indian tribal 
                                government is a small impoverished 
                                community, as defined in section 
                                203(a), provide non-matching Federal 
                                funds equal to not less than 10 percent 
                                of the amount of Federal funds made 
                                available under this subsection.
    ``(g) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of receipt of a 
grant under this section, the recipient shall submit to the 
Administrator a report, which shall be made publically available, on 
the use of funds made available under the grant.
    ``(h) Funding for Assistance.--
            ``(1) Predisaster mitigation fund.--Subject to the 
        availability of funds in the National Predisaster Mitigation 
        Fund established under section 203(i), the Administrator shall 
        use not less than $20,000,000 and not more than $30,000,000 
        from unobligated amounts in the National Predisaster Mitigation 
        Fund for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 in carrying out 
        this section.
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
        be construed to increase the amount of appropriations 
        authorized for the Department of Homeland Security in any given 
        fiscal year.''.

SEC. 3. WILDFIRE MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Hazard Mitigation Assistance.--Whether or not a major 
disaster is declared, the President may provide hazard mitigation 
assistance in accordance with section 404 in any area affected by a 
fire for which assistance was provided under this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a))--
                    (A) by inserting before the first period ``, or any 
                area in which assistance was provided under section 
                420''; and
                    (B) in the third sentence, by inserting ``or event 
                under section 420'' after ``major disaster'' each place 
                that term appears; and
            (2) in section 322 (e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 5165(e)(1)), by 
        inserting ``or event under section 420'' after ``major 
        disaster'' each place that term appears.

SEC. 4. FACTORS TO CONSIDER FOR MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall amend 
subsection (a) of section 206.48 of title 44, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
consider, in evaluating a Governor's request for major disaster 
assistance under the Public Assistance Program, whether--
            (1) post-fire flooding occurred within 5 years, and as a 
        result, of a single wildfire event in the State; and
            (2) the State received fire management assistance under 
        section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) related to the major 
        disaster for which the Governor is requesting assistance under 
        the Public Assistance Program.

SEC. 5. POST-FIRE FUNDING GUIDE.

    (a) Creation and Distribution.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall create and make publically available 
a post-fire recovery funding and resource guide for local communities.
    (b) Involvement by Local Leaders.--The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall create the guide under subsection (a) 
in collaboration with local leaders who have experienced wildfires in 
their communities and who understand the requirements for the use of 
Federal disaster funds.
    (c) Updates.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall update the guide under subsection (a) as programs and 
resources change.
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Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2015 or the PREPARE Act of 2015  Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a pilot program to make grants to states or Indian tribal governments for wildfire mitigation. Permits a grant to be used: (1) to reduce the use of fuels that may contribute to catastrophic wildfires in high-risk areas; (2) to invest in personnel, organizations, vehicles, and other equipment to conduct wildfire mitigation; (3) to mitigate against damage from runoff into waterways and floods caused by erosion from wildfires; (4) to build essential community collaboration and outline the necessary groundwork systems in anticipation of future fires; and (5) for other wildlife mitigation activities at the discretion of the governor of a state or the chief executive of an Indian tribal government. Sets forth a grant eligibility requirement based on specified ratios of the relative population of, and the relative number fire management assistance grants received in the previous 10 years by, a prospective recipient. Authorizes the President to waive that requirement if a recipient demonstrates that significant environmental changes or shifts in forest health put the recipient at an elevated risk for catastrophic wildfires. Allows the governor of a state to award grant funds to: (1) any county or municipality with a community wildfire protection plan or a local multi-hazard mitigation plan, (2) any Indian tribal government with a tribal mitigation plan, or (3) any other entity that is explicitly referenced in and central to the design of a community wildfire protection plan or a local multi-hazard mitigation plan. Directs FEMA, in awarding such grants, to: (1) give preference to a recipient that has a high level of need for assistance based on the best scientific data available or that used previous grant funds efficiently and effectively for wildfire mitigation activities, and (2) consider environmental conditions in a state or area. Directs FEMA to use specified unobligated amounts in the National Predisaster Mitigation Fund for each of FY2016-FY2021 in carrying out this Act. Amends the Stafford Act to authorize the President, whether or not a major disaster is declared, to provide hazard mitigation assistance in any area affected by a fire for which assistance was otherwise provided. Directs FEMA to require FEMA, in evaluating a governor's request for major disaster assistance under the Public Assistance Program, to consider whether: (1) post-fire flooding occurred within five years of, and as a result of, a single wildfire event in the state; and (2) the state received fire management assistance related to the major disaster for which the governor is requesting assistance. Directs FEMA to create and make publicly available a post-fire recovery funding and resource guide for local communities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Victims' Rights Constitutional 
Amendment Implementation Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in section 3, each victim of a 
Federal felony offense or any other Federal crime of violence (as 
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) shall have the 
following rights:
            (1) To notice of, and not to be excluded from, all public 
        proceedings relating to the offense.
            (2) To be heard, if present, and to submit a written 
        statement at all public proceedings, relating to the offense, 
        to determine a release from custody, an acceptance of a 
        negotiated plea, or a sentence.
            (3) To the rights described in the preceding portion of 
        this section at a parole proceeding that is not public, to the 
        extent those rights are afforded to the convicted offender.
            (4) To notice of any release or escape from custody 
        relating to the offense.
            (5) To seek relief from an unreasonable delay of the final 
        disposition of the proceedings relating to the offense.
            (6) To an order of restitution from the convicted offender 
        pursuant to law.
            (7) To consideration for the safety of the victim in 
        determining any release from custody.
            (8) To notice of the rights established by this section.
            (9) The right to be treated with fairness and with respect 
        for the victim's dignity and privacy.
            (10) The right to confer with the attorney for the 
        Government in the case.
    (b) Affected Proceedings.--The rights established by this section 
shall apply in--
            (1) Federal criminal proceedings (other than military 
        criminal proceedings), including juvenile justice proceedings;
            (2) collateral proceedings such as habeas corpus; and
            (3) similar proceedings in the courts of any district or 
        territory of the United States not within a State.
    (c) Remedies.--
            (1) Standing.--The victim shall have standing in the 
        proceeding to assert the rights established by this section.
            (2) Disciplinary proceedings.--A knowing violation of a 
        right provided in subsection (a) shall be grounds for 
        disciplinary proceedings by the appropriate Federal 
        governmental and professional disciplinary authorities.
            (3) Contempt.--A knowing violation of a right provided in 
        subsection (a) may be treated by the court having jurisdiction 
        as a contempt of court.
            (4) Judicial remedies.--This section does not create a 
        cause of action or defense in favor of any person arising out 
        of the failure to accord to a victim a right provided in 
        subsection (a), and nothing in this section--
                    (A) provides grounds for the victim to overturn a 
                charging decision, a conviction, or a sentence; to 
                obtain a stay of trial; or to compel a new trial; or
                    (B) provides grounds for the accused or convicted 
                offender to obtain any form of relief.

SEC. 3. EXCEPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Exceptions.--The rights provided under section 2 do not apply--
            (1) to informing victims about the release of an alleged or 
        convicted offender--
                    (A) to go under cover to gather evidence on behalf 
                of law enforcement authorities; or
                    (B) to participate in a witness protection program;
            (2) to the extent that the court--
                    (A) determines with respect to a right that the 
                number of victims is so great as unreasonably to delay 
                the proceedings if that right were accorded to each of 
                them; and
                    (B) takes reasonable measures to allow that right 
                to be exercised by representative victims; or
            (3) if the responsible official determines the victim is a 
        suspect in the case.
    (b) Limitations.--
            (1) Right to notice; when violated.--The rights to notice 
        under this Act are not violated if the proper authorities make 
        a reasonable effort, but are unable to provide the notice, or 
        if the failure of the victim to make a reasonable effort to 
        make those authorities aware of the victim's whereabouts 
        prevents that notice.
            (2) Right to counsel for victims.--This Act does not create 
        any right to counsel at public expense for any victim.
            (3) Rights of victims of uncharged offenses.--The decision 
        to charge a defendant with an offense shall not be construed to 
        make the rights under section 2(a) apply to a victim of any 
        related, but uncharged, offense.

SEC. 4. RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) Designation of Responsible Officials.--The courts, and the head 
of each department and agency of the United States engaged in the 
detection, investigation, prosecution, or adjudication of crimes to 
which this Act applies, shall designate by names and office titles the 
persons who will be responsible for identifying the victims of crime, 
assuring the implementation of the rights provided in section 2, and 
performing the services described in subsection (c), at each stage of a 
criminal case.
    (b) Identification of Victims.--At the earliest opportunity after 
the detection of a crime at which it may be done without interfering 
with an investigation, a responsible official shall--
            (1) identify the victim or victims of a crime;
            (2) inform the victims of their right to receive, on 
        request, the services described in subsection (c); and
            (3) inform each victim of the name, title, and business 
        address and telephone number of the responsible official to 
        whom the victim should address a request for each of the 
        services described in subsection (c).
    (c) Description of Services.--(1) A responsible official shall--
            (A) inform a victim of the place where the victim may 
        receive emergency medical and social services;
            (B) inform a victim of any restitution or other relief to 
        which the victim may be entitled under this or any other law 
        and manner in which such relief may be obtained;
            (C) inform a victim of public and private programs that are 
        available to provide counseling, treatment, and other support 
        to the victim; and
            (D) assist a victim in contacting the persons who are 
        responsible for providing the services and relief described in 
        subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
    (2) A responsible official shall arrange for a victim to receive 
reasonable protection from a suspected offender and persons acting in 
concert with or at the behest of the suspected offender.
    (3) During the investigation and prosecution of a crime, a 
responsible official shall provide a victim the earliest possible 
notice of--
            (A) the status of the investigation of the crime, to the 
        extent it is appropriate to inform the victim and to the extent 
        that it will not interfere with the investigation;
            (B) the arrest of a suspected offender;
            (C) the filing of charges against a suspected offender;
            (D) the scheduling of each court proceeding that the victim 
        is either required to attend or, under section 2, is entitled 
        to attend;
            (E) the release or detention status of an offender or 
        suspected offender;
            (F) the acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere 
        or the rendering of a verdict after trial; and
            (G) the sentence imposed on an offender, including the date 
        on which the offender will be eligible for parole.
    (4) During court proceedings, a responsible official shall ensure 
that a victim is provided a waiting area removed from and out of the 
sight and hearing of the defendant and defense witnesses.
    (5) After trial, a responsible official shall provide a victim the 
earliest possible notice of--
            (A) the scheduling of a parole hearing for the offender;
            (B) the escape, work release, furlough, or any other form 
        of release from custody of the offender; and
            (C) the death of the offender, if the offender dies while 
        in custody.
    (6) At all times, a responsible official shall ensure that any 
property of a victim that is being held for evidentiary purposes be 
maintained in good condition and returned to the victim as soon as it 
is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes.
    (7) The Attorney General or the head of another department or 
agency that conducts an investigation of a sexual assault shall pay, 
either directly or by reimbursement of payment by the victim, the cost 
of a physical examination of the victim which an investigating officer 
determines was necessary or useful for evidentiary purposes.
    (8) A responsible official shall provide the victim with general 
information regarding the corrections process, including information 
about work release, furlough, probation, and eligibility for each.
    (d) Remedies.--
            (1) Disciplinary proceedings.--A pattern and practice of 
        knowing failures to provide the service described in subsection 
        (c) shall be grounds for disciplinary proceedings by the 
        appropriate Federal governmental and professional disciplinary 
        authorities.
            (2) No cause of action or defense.--This section does not 
        create a cause of action or defense in favor of any person 
        arising out of the failure of a responsible person to provide 
        information as required by subsection (b) or (c).

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``responsible official'' means a person 
        designated pursuant to section 4(a) to perform the functions of 
        a responsible official under that section; and
            (2) the term ``victim'' means a person (but not including 
        any governmental entity) that has suffered direct physical, 
        emotional, or pecuniary harm as a result of the commission of a 
        crime, including--
                    (A) in the case of a victim that is an 
                institutional entity, an authorized representative of 
                the entity; and
                    (B) in the case of a victim who is under 18 years 
                of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, one of 
                the following (in order of preference):
                            (i) A spouse.
                            (ii) A legal guardian.
                            (iii) A parent.
                            (iv) A child.
                            (v) A sibling.
                            (vi) Another family member.
                            (vii) Another person designated by the 
                        court.

SEC. 6. CONFORMING REPEAL.

    Sections 502 and 503 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
10606 and 10607) are repealed.
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Victims' Rights Constitutional Amendment Implementation Act of 1997 - Grants each victim of a Federal felony offense or any other Federal crime of violence the right:  (1) to notice of, and not to be excluded from, all public proceedings relating to the offense; (2) to be heard, if present, and to submit a written statement at all public proceedings relating to the offense (and non-public parole proceedings to the extent the convicted offender is afforded such rights) to determine a release from custody, an acceptance of a negotiated plea, or a sentence; (3) to notice of any release or escape from custody relating to the offense; (4) to seek relief from an unreasonable delay of the final disposition of the proceedings relating to the offense; (5) to an order of restitution from the convicted offender pursuant to law; (6) to consideration for the safety of the victim in determining any release from custody; (7) to notice of such rights; (8) to be treated with fairness and respect for the victim's dignity and privacy; and (9) to confer with the attorney for the Government. 
Makes such rights applicable in:  (1) Federal (other than military) criminal proceedings, including juvenile justice proceedings; (2) collateral proceedings such as habeas corpus; and (3) similar proceedings in the courts of any district or territory of the United States not within a State. 
Grants the victim standing in the proceeding to assert the rights established by this Act.  Sets forth:  (1) remedies for violations; and (2) exceptions and limitations to such rights. 
(Sec. 4) Directs the courts, and the head of each U.S. department and agency engaged in the detection, investigation, prosecution, or adjudication of crimes to which this Act applies, to designate the persons who will be responsible for identifying the victims, assuring the implementation of the rights provided in this Act, and performing specified services, at each stage of a criminal case. 
Requires a responsible official, at the earliest opportunity after the detection of a crime at which it may be done without interfering with an investigation, to identify the victims, inform the victims of their right to receive such services upon request, and inform each victim of the responsible official to whom the victim should address such request. 
Directs such official to:  (1) inform a victim regarding emergency medical and social services, restitution or other relief to which the victim may be entitled, and counseling, treatment, and other support programs; (2) arrange for a victim to receive reasonable protection; (3)  provide notices of specified steps or events during the investigation and prosecution of a crime and after trial; and (4) provide the victim with general information regarding the corrections process. 
Sets forth:  (1) provisions regarding protecting the property of a victim being held, and payment or reimbursement of the cost of a physical examination of the victim, for evidentiary purposes; and (2) remedies for violations of this Act.