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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Adolescent Web Awareness Requires
Education Act'' or the ''AWARE Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Internet is an invaluable tool that is critical to
the ability of the Nation to compete in a global economy. The
Internet provides instant access to research and boundless
information and connects individuals around the world.
(2) About 93 percent of youth ages 12 through 17 years use
online services regularly and nearly 45 percent of children
ages 3 to 11 years will use the Internet on a monthly basis in
2009. Eighty-nine percent of teens have a profile on social
networking sites. Eighty percent of teens ages 13 through 17
years use cell phones, most of which have built-in cameras.
(3) Bullying in schools can take many forms, including
sending insulting, threatening, or offensive messages via
Internet sites, email, instant messaging, cell phone text
messaging, telephone, or any other electronic messaging system.
(4) In a recent survey, 1 in 5 teenagers stated that they
had used their cell phones to send explicit photos of
themselves to a peer, a practice commonly known as ''sexting''.
In most States, such conduct can subject young adults to felony
child pornography charges and the potential punishment of
registering as a sex offender.
(5) The Internet has facilitated the growth of a
multibillion dollar global market for child pornography, far
exceeding the capacity of law enforcement to respond at the
Federal, State, and local level.
(6) Internet safety education, coupled with technology
tools, is the most effective way to resolve and prevent these
crimes and other dangers committed on the Internet and in other
new media.
(7) According to an empirical study of 1,379 fourth grade
students in Virginia, the first State to mandate Internet
safety education in its schools, the students improved their
responses to 8 of 10 Internet safety scenarios after completing
an Internet safety education program, with the greatest
improvement in uncomfortable content and cyberbullying.
(8) The enactment of the Children's Internet Protection Act
(Public Law 106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-336) mandated that schools
implement Internet safety policies and technology protection
measures in order to receive discounts to obtain affordable
telecommunications and Internet access. Most schools have now
developed acceptable use policies and have implemented
filtering and other technology-based solutions to help protect
children.
(9) However, less than 25 percent of educators feel
comfortable teaching students how to protect themselves from
online predators, bullies, and identity thieves, according to a
recent study by the National Cyber Security Alliance and
Educational Technology Policy, Research, and Outreach. The same
study found that 90 percent of educators have received less
than 6 hours of professional development on issues related to
online security in the past year. As a result, many students
receive little or no education on safe and responsible use of
the Internet and other new media.
(10) The widespread use of the Internet, cell phones,
interactive gaming, and other electronic communication devices
by children both inside and outside of schools suggests that
acceptable use policies and filtering alone cannot resolve
Internet safety concerns and that a greater focus on education
would be beneficial.
(11) In a national poll on children's health, parents
ranked Internet safety fifth among their top health concerns
for children. Yet according to a Common Sense Media poll
conducted in 2006, almost 90 percent of parents say that they
lack the knowledge about how to protect their children online.
For this reason, educating parents about Internet safety is key
to empowering them to understand actual risks and to take an
active role in protecting their children.
(12) The problem of online harassment, or cyberbullying, of
youth by other youths is widespread and results in a range of
children's experiences from minor irritation to severe
emotional harm. The Bureau of Justice Statistics has found that
online harassment tends to begin in third and fourth grade,
peaks in seventh and eighth grade, and continues in reduced
amounts throughout high school, college, and professional
school.
(13) Gang members increasingly are using the Internet as a
recruitment tool to entice would-be members and as an
intimidation tool to threaten rival gangs. Gang members use the
Internet, in particular, to promote their message.
(14) More research is needed in several areas of youth
online safety, including--
(A) the prevention of minor-to-minor solicitation
and other inappropriate use of the Internet;
(B) the prevention of the creation of problematic
content by youths;
(C) the protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender youth and youth with disabilities that may
be particularly vulnerable;
(D) the interplay between socioeconomic class and
risk factors;
(E) the role that pervasive digital image and video
capture devices play in harassment of youth by other
youth and youth production of problematic content;
(F) the intersection of different mobile and
Internet-based technologies; and
(G) the online activities of registered sex
offenders.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) facilitate research and identify best practices in
Internet safety education for youth, parents, and education
officials; and
(2) establish a competitive grant program for State
education agencies, local educational agencies, and nonprofit
organizations to institute best practices relating to Internet
education and the research-based recommendations derived from
the study conducted under this Act.

SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Authority To Make Grants.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (e)(1), the Attorney
General, after consultation with the Secretary of Education and
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall make grants
to eligible entities to carry out an Internet safety education
program.
(2) Period.--A grant under this section shall be for a 2-
year period.
(b) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Attorney General, which
shall include--
(1) a description of the partnership arrangements, if any,
of the eligible entity relating to the activities to be carried
out with the grant;
(2) a description of the measurable goals of the eligible
entity relating to the activities to be carried out with the
grant;
(3) a description of how the Internet safety education
program of the eligible entity shall achieve the measurable
goals described in paragraph (2);
(4) a description of the plan of the eligible entity to
continue to implement the Internet safety education program
after the grant under this section ends;
(5) a description of how funds under the grant may be used
and coordinated with Internet safety education programs being
carried out on the date of enactment of this Act or other
Internet safety education programs established with grants
under this section;
(6) a description of the target audience under the proposed
Internet safety education program;
(7) a certification that the eligible entity enforces the
operation of technology protection measures under section
254(h)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
254(h)(5)) if the eligible entity provides Internet access to
minors; and
(8) any other information or assurances required by the
Attorney General.
(c) Prioritization.--In making grants under this section, the
Attorney General shall give priority to an eligible entity that--
(1) identifies and targets at-risk children;
(2) works in partnership with the private sector, law
enforcement, the philanthropic community, the media,
researchers, social services organizations, or other community-
based groups;
(3) provides Internet safety education programs at no cost
to students or schools;
(4) accommodates different languages and language
proficiencies;
(5) accommodates differing levels of technological
sophistication; or
(6) has a viable plan to sustain the Internet safety
education program after the grant program ends.
(d) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity may use a grant under this
section to--
(1) identify, develop, and implement Internet safety
education programs, including educational technology,
multimedia and interactive applications, online resources, and
lesson plans;
(2) provide professional training to elementary and
secondary school teachers, administrators, and other staff on
Internet safety and new media literacy;
(3) educate parents about teaching their children how to
use the Internet and new media safely and responsibly and help
parents identify and protect their children from risks relating
to use of the Internet and new media;
(4) develop online risk prevention programs for children;
(5) train and support peer-driven Internet safety education
initiatives;
(6) coordinate and fund research initiatives that
investigate online risks to children and Internet safety
education; or
(7) develop and implement public education campaigns to
promote awareness of online risks to children and Internet
safety education.
(e) Grant Guidance.--
(1) In general.--Before making grants under this section,
and not later than 1 month after the date on which the study
under paragraph (3)(A) is completed, the applicable agency
heads, in consultation with education groups, internet safety
groups, and other relevant experts in the field of new media
and child safety, shall issue detailed guidance for the grant
program under this section.
(2) Contents of guidance.--The grant guidance shall be
implemented by the Attorney General in accordance with best
practices relating to Internet education and the research-based
recommendations derived from the study conducted under
paragraph (3)(A).
(3) Internet safety research.--
(A) Initial research.--The Attorney General shall
enter into contracts with 1 or more private companies,
government agencies, or nonprofit organizations to
complete a study, not later than 6 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, regarding--
(i) the nature, prevalence, and quality of
Internet safety education programs and any
evidence-based research conducted relating to
the programs;
(ii) findings regarding which children are
most at risk;
(iii) gaps in Internet safety education and
youth online risk research; and
(iv) any other area determined appropriate
by the Attorney General.
(B) Additional research.--Subject to the
availability of appropriations, the Attorney General
shall enter into contracts with private companies,
government agencies, or nonprofit organizations to
conduct additional research regarding the issues
described in subparagraph (A). Any research conducted
under this subparagraph shall be included in the
reports under subsection (g)(3).
(f) Technical Assistance.--The Attorney General shall provide
technical assistance to eligible entities that receive a grant under
this section, which may include maintaining a Web site to facilitate
outreach and communication among the eligible entities that receive a
grant under this section.
(g) Reports.--
(1) Eligible entities.--An eligible entity that receives a
grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General
and make public an annual report regarding the activities
carried out using funds made available under the grant, which
shall include--
(A) a description of how the eligible entity
implemented the Internet safety education program
carried out with the grant;
(B) a detailed description of the audience reached;
(C) an analysis of whether and to what degree the
goals for the Internet safety education program were
met;
(D) an analysis of the challenges, if any, that
interfered with achieving the goals described in
subparagraph (C);
(E) plans for future Internet safety programs; and
(F) an accounting of the funds used.
(2) Compilation of annual reports for revised grant
guidance.--The Attorney General shall--
(A) review the report under paragraph (1) submitted
by each eligible entity that receives a grant under
this section during the first fiscal year for which
grants under this section are made; and
(B) not later than 6 months after the date on which
all reports described in subparagraph (A) are
submitted, modify, as appropriate, the grant guidance
based on the reports after consultation with the
Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services.
(3) Reports to congress.--Not later than 27 months after
the date on which the Attorney General makes the first grant
under this section, and annually thereafter, the applicable
agency heads shall submit to Congress a report regarding the
grant program under this section, which shall include--
(A) a compilation of the information and findings
of the annual reports submitted under paragraph (1);
(B) the findings and conclusions of the applicable
agency heads, including findings and conclusions
relating to the effectiveness of Internet safety
education programs carried out using a grant under this
section; and
(C) best practices identified by the applicable
agency heads relating to Internet safety education.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Attorney General to carry out this section $25,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
(2) Limitation.--Of amounts made available to carry out
this section, not more than 5 percent shall be available to
carry out subsections (e), (f), and (g)(2).

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Applicable agency heads.--The term ''applicable agency
heads'' means the Attorney General, after consultation with the
Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.
(2) Eligible entity.--The term ''eligible entity'' means--
(A) a partnership between a State educational
agency and 1 or more local educational agencies (as
those terms are defined in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801)) of the State;
(B) a local educational agency;
(C) a nonprofit organization; or
(D) a consortium of elementary schools or secondary
schools (as those terms are defined in section 9101 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801)) collaborating with an entity described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
(3) Grant guidance.--The term ''grant guidance'' means the
grant guidance issued under section 3(e)(1).
(4) Internet safety education program.--The term ''Internet
safety education program'' means an age-appropriate, research-
based program that encourages safe and responsible use of the
Internet, promotes an informed, critical understanding of
Internet dangers, and educates children, parents, and
communities about how to prevent or respond to problems or
dangers related to the Internet or new media.
(5) New media.--The term ''new media''--
(A) means emerging digital, computerized, or
networked information and communication technologies
that often have interactive capabilities; and
(B) includes email, instant messaging, text
messaging, Web sites, blogs, interactive gaming, social
media, cell phones, and mobile devices.
(6) Nonprofit.--The term ''nonprofit'' means an
organization that is described in section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section
501(a) of that Code.

Output: Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act or the AWARE Act - Directs the Attorney General to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), partnerships between states and LEAs, nonprofit organizations, or consortia of elementary and secondary schools that collaborate with such entities to carry out an age-appropriate, research-based Internet safety education program that encourages safe and responsible Internet use.

Requires such program to educate children, parents, and communities about how to prevent or respond to problems or dangers related to the Internet or new media.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) enter into contracts with one or more private companies, government agencies, or nonprofit organizations to complete a study on Internet safety; and (2) provide technical assistance to grant recipients.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Make It In America Manufacturing
Communities Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Manufacturing community support program.--The term
''Manufacturing Community Support Program'' means the program
established under section 3(a).
(2) Participating agency.--The term ''participating
agency'' means a Federal agency that elects to participate in
the Manufacturing Community Support Program.
(3) Participating program.--The term ''participating
program'' means a program identified by a participating agency
under section 3(c)(1)(C).
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Commerce.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM TO DESIGNATE AND SUPPORT MANUFACTURING COMMUNITIES.

(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall establish a program to
improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing--
(1) by designating consortiums as manufacturing communities
under subsection (b); and
(2) by supporting manufacturing communities, as so
designated, under subsection (c).
(b) Designation of Manufacturing Communities.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (7), for
purposes of the Manufacturing Community Support Program, the
Secretary shall designate eligible consortiums as manufacturing
communities through a competitive process.
(2) Eligible consortiums.--
(A) In general.--An eligible consortium is a
consortium that--
(i) represents a region defined by the
consortium in accordance with subparagraph (B);
(ii) includes at least one--
(I) institution of higher
education;
(II) a private sector entity; and
(III) a government entity;
(iii) may include one or more--
(I) private sector partners;
(II) institutions of higher
education;
(III) government entities;
(IV) economic development and other
community and labor groups;
(V) financial institutions; or
(VI) utilities;
(iv) has, as a lead applicant--
(I) a district organization (as
defined in section 300.3 of title 13,
Code of Federal Regulations, or
successor regulation);
(II) an Indian tribe (as defined in
section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)) or a consortium
of Indian tribes;
(III) a State or a political
subdivision of a State, including a
special purpose unit of a State or
local government engaged in economic or
infrastructure development activities,
or a consortium of political
subdivisions;
(IV) an institution of higher
education or a consortium of
institutions of higher education; or
(V) a public or private nonprofit
organization or association that has an
application that is supported by a
State, a political subdivision of a
State, or a native community.
(B) Regions.--Subject to approval by the Secretary,
a consortium may define the region that it represents
if the region--
(i) is large enough to contain critical
elements of the key technologies or supply
chain prioritized by the consortium; and
(ii) is small enough to enable close
collaboration among members of the consortium.
(3) Duration.--Each designation under paragraph (1) shall
be for a period of two years.
(4) Renewal.--
(A) In general.--Upon receipt of an application
submitted under subparagraph (B), the Secretary may
renew a designation made under paragraph (1) for up to
two additional two-year periods. Any designation as a
manufacturing community or renewal of such designation
that is in effect before the date of the enactment of
this Act shall count toward the limit set forth in this
subparagraph.
(B) Application for renewal.--An eligible
consortium seeking a renewal under subparagraph (A)
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require.
(C) Modifications authorized.--The Secretary may
renew a designation under subparagraph (A) for an
eligible consortium that--
(i) has changed its composition, either by
adding or removing members; or
(ii) as part of its application under
subparagraph (B), submits a revision to the
plan submitted under paragraph (5)(B)(iv) or
the strategy submitted under paragraph
(5)(B)(v).
(D) Evaluation for renewal.--In determining whether
to renew a designation of an eligible consortium under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assess the eligible
consortium based upon--
(i) the performance of the consortium
against the terms of the consortium's most
recent designation under paragraph (1) and any
post-designation awards the consortium may have
received;
(ii) the progress the consortium has made
with respect to project-specific metrics the
consortium proposed in the consortium's
application for the most recent designation
under paragraph (1), particularly with respect
to those metrics that were designed to help
communities track their own progress;
(iii) whether any changes to the
composition of the eligible consortium or
revisions to the plan or strategy described in
subparagraph (C)(ii) would improve the
competitiveness of United States manufacturing;
and
(iv) such other criteria as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(5) Application for designation.--
(A) In general.--An eligible consortium seeking a
designation under paragraph (1) shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time and in such
manner as the Secretary may require.
(B) Contents.--Each application submitted to the
Secretary under subparagraph (A) include--
(i) a description of the regional
boundaries of the consortium;
(ii) a description of the manufacturing
concentration of the consortium, including an
assessment of how the manufacturing
concentration of the consortium competitively
ranks nationally according to measures relating
to employment, sales, location quotients for an
industry's level of concentration, or such
other measures as the Secretary considers
appropriate;
(iii) an integrated assessment of the local
industrial ecosystem of the region of the
consortium, which may include assessment of
workforce and training, such as that involving
women and underrepresented minorities, supplier
network, research and innovation,
infrastructure or site development, trade and
international investment, operational
improvements, and capital access components
needed for manufacturing activities in such
region;
(iv) an evidence-based plan for developing
components of such ecosystem (selected by the
consortium)--
(I) by making specific investments
to address gaps in such ecosystem; and
(II) by making the manufacturing of
the region of the consortium uniquely
competitive;
(v) a description of the investments the
consortium proposes and the implementation
strategy the consortium intends to use to
address gaps in such ecosystem;
(vi) a description of the outcome-based
metrics, benchmarks, and milestones that the
consortium will track and the evaluation
methods the consortium will use while
designated as a manufacturing community to
gauge performance of the strategy of the
consortium to improve the manufacturing in the
region of the consortium; and
(vii) such other matters as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(6) Evaluation of applications.--The Secretary shall
evaluate each application received under paragraph (5) to
determine--
(A) whether the applicant demonstrates a
significant level of regional cooperation in their
proposal; and
(B) how the manufacturing concentration of the
applicant competitively ranks nationally according to
measures described in paragraph (5)(B)(ii).
(7) Certain communities previously recognized.--Each
consortium that was designated as a manufacturing community by
the Secretary in carrying out the Investing in Manufacturing
Communities Partnership initiative of the Department of
Commerce before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be
deemed a manufacturing community designated under this
subsection if such consortium is still designated as a
manufacturing community by the Secretary as part of such
initiative.
(c) Support for Designated Manufacturing Communities.--
(1) Preferential consideration.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(D), if a member of a consortium designated as a
manufacturing community under subsection (b) seeks
financial or technical assistance under a participating
program of a participating agency, the head of such
agency may give preferential consideration to such
member with respect to the awarding of such financial
or technical assistance if--
(i) such head considers the award of the
financial or technical assistance consistent
with the economic development strategy of the
consortium; and
(ii) the member otherwise meets all
applicable requirements for the financial or
technical assistance.
(B) Participating agencies.--The Secretary shall
invite other Federal agencies to become participating
agencies of the Manufacturing Community Support
Program.
(C) Participating programs.--The head of each
participating agency shall identify all programs
administered by such participating agency that are
applicable to the Manufacturing Community Support
Program.
(D) Multiple members of the same consortium seeking
the same financial or technical assistance.--
(i) In general.--If a participating agency
receives applications for the same financial or
technical assistance from more than one member
of the same consortium designated as a
manufacturing community under subsection (b),
the head of such agency may determine how
preference will be given under subparagraph
(A), including by requiring the consortium to
select which of the members should be given
preference.
(ii) Coordination.--If the head of a
participating agency determines that more than
one member of a consortium should be given
preference for financial or technical
assistance under subparagraph (A), he or she
may require such members to demonstrate
coordination with each other in developing
their applications for the financial or
technical assistance.
(E) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the head of each
participating agency shall submit a report to the
Secretary that specifies how the head will give
preferential consideration under subparagraph (A).
(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may make a Federal
point of contact available to each consortium designated as a
manufacturing community under subsection (b) to help the
members of the consortium access Federal funds and technical
assistance.
(3) Financial and technical assistance.--
(A) In general.--Under the Manufacturing Community
Support Program, the head of a participating agency may
award financial or technical assistance to a member of
a consortium designated as a manufacturing community
under subsection (b) as he or she considers appropriate
for purposes of such program and consistent with the
economic development strategy of the consortium.
(B) Use of funds.--
(i) In general.--A recipient of financial
or technical assistance under subparagraph (A)
may use such financial or technical assistance
to support an investment in an ecosystem that
will improve the competitiveness of United
States manufacturing.
(ii) Investments supported.--Investments
supported under this subparagraph may include--
(I) infrastructure;
(II) access to capital;
(III) promotion of exports and
foreign direct investment;
(IV) equipment or facility
upgrades;
(V) workforce training, retraining,
or recruitment and retention, including
that of women and underrepresented
minorities;
(VI) energy or process efficiency;
(VII) business incubators;
(VIII) site preparation;
(IX) advanced research;
(X) supply chain development; and
(XI) small business assistance.
(4) Coordination.--
(A) Coordination by secretary of commerce.--The
Secretary shall coordinate with the heads of the
participating agencies to identify programs under
paragraph (1)(C).
(B) Inter-agency coordination.--The heads of the
participating agencies shall coordinate with each
other--
(i) to leverage complementary activities,
including from non-Federal sources, such as
philanthropies; and
(ii) to avoid duplication of efforts.
(d) Receipt of Transferred Funds.--The Secretary may accept amounts
transferred to the Secretary from the head of another participating
agency to carry out this section.

Output: Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a Manufacturing Community Support Program to improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by: (1) designating consortiums as manufacturing communities, and (2) authorizing federal agencies electing to participate in the program to provide such communities preferential consideration in awarding financial and technical assistance. A consortium, to be eligible for such designation and assistance, must: represent a region that is large enough to contain critical elements of the key technologies or supply chain prioritized by the consortium and small enough to enable close collaboration among the consortium's members; include at least one institution of higher education, a private sector entity, and a government entity; and have a lead applicant that is a district organization, an Indian tribe, a state or political subdivision of a state, an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization or association with an application supported by a state, a political subdivision of a state, or a native community. Commerce shall make such designations for a two-year period, and may renew a designation for additional two-year periods, based on specified criteria. Recipients may use such financial or technical assistance to support investments in ecosystems that will improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing, including infrastructure, access to capital, promotion of exports and foreign direct investment, equipment upgrades, workforce training and recruitment, energy or process efficiency, business incubators, site preparation, advanced research, supply chain development, and small business assistance.

Input: Consider Input: 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.
Output: 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.