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34 U.S.C. § 20101 — Crime Victims Fund
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**(a) Establishment** There is created in the Treasury a separate account to be known as the Crime Victims Fund (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Fund”).
**(b) Fines deposited in Fund; penalties; forfeited appearance bonds** Except as limited by subsection (c), there shall be deposited in the Fund—
(1) all fines that are collected from persons convicted of offenses against the United States except—
(A) fines available for use by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to—
(i) section 11(d) of the Endangered Species Act ([16 U.S.C. 1540(d)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1540/d&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(ii) section 6(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ([16 U.S.C. 3375(d)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3375/d&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(B) fines to be paid into—
(i) the railroad unemployment insurance account pursuant to the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act ([45 U.S.C. 351](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section351&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(ii) the Postal Service Fund pursuant to sections 2601(a)(2) and 2003 of title 39 and for the purposes set forth in [section 404(a)(7) of title 39](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title39-section404/a/7&num=0&edition=prelim);
(iii) the navigable waters revolving fund pursuant to section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ([33 U.S.C. 1321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1321&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(iv) county public school funds pursuant to [section 3613 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3613&num
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**(a) Establishment** There is created in the Treasury a separate account to be known as the Crime Victims Fund (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Fund”).
**(b) Fines deposited in Fund; penalties; forfeited appearance bonds** Except as limited by subsection (c), there shall be deposited in the Fund—
(1) all fines that are collected from persons convicted of offenses against the United States except—
(A) fines available for use by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to—
(i) section 11(d) of the Endangered Species Act ([16 U.S.C. 1540(d)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1540/d&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(ii) section 6(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ([16 U.S.C. 3375(d)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3375/d&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(B) fines to be paid into—
(i) the railroad unemployment insurance account pursuant to the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act ([45 U.S.C. 351](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section351&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(ii) the Postal Service Fund pursuant to sections 2601(a)(2) and 2003 of title 39 and for the purposes set forth in [section 404(a)(7) of title 39](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title39-section404/a/7&num=0&edition=prelim);
(iii) the navigable waters revolving fund pursuant to section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ([33 U.S.C. 1321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1321&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(iv) county public school funds pursuant to [section 3613 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3613&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) penalty assessments collected under [section 3013 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3013&num=0&edition=prelim); 11 See References in Text note below.
(3) the proceeds of forfeited appearance bonds, bail bonds, and collateral collected under [section 3146 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3146&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) any money ordered to be paid into the Fund under [section 3671(c)(2) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3671/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim);
(5) any gifts, bequests, or donations to the Fund from private entities or individuals, which the Director is hereby authorized to accept for deposit into the Fund, except that the Director is not hereby authorized to accept any such gift, bequest, or donation that—
(A) attaches conditions inconsistent with applicable laws or regulations; or
(B) is conditioned upon or would require the expenditure of appropriated funds that are not available to the Office for Victims of Crime; and
(6) any funds that would otherwise be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury collected pursuant to—
(A) a deferred prosecution agreement; or
(B) a non-prosecution agreement.
**(c) Retention of sums in Fund; availability for expenditure without fiscal year limitation** Sums deposited in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be available for expenditure under this subchapter for grants under this subchapter without fiscal year limitation. Notwithstanding subsection (d)(5), all sums deposited in the Fund in any fiscal year that are not made available for obligation by Congress in the subsequent fiscal year shall remain in the Fund for obligation in future fiscal years, without fiscal year limitation.
**(d) Availability for judicial branch administrative costs; grant program percentages** The Fund shall be available as follows:
(1) Repealed. Pub. L. 105–119, title I, § 109(a)(1), Nov. 26, 1997, 111 Stat. 2457.
(2)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the first $10,000,000 deposited in the Fund shall be available for grants under [section 20104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20104&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B)
(i) For any fiscal year for which the amount deposited in the Fund is greater than the amount deposited in the Fund for fiscal year 1998, the $10,000,000 referred to in subparagraph (A) plus an amount equal to 50 percent of the increase in the amount from fiscal year 1998 shall be available for grants under [section 20104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20104&num=0&edition=prelim).
(ii) Amounts available under this subparagraph for any fiscal year shall not exceed $20,000,000.
(3)
(A) Of the sums remaining in the Fund in any particular fiscal year after compliance with paragraph (2), such sums as may be necessary shall be available only for—
(i) the United States Attorneys Offices and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide and improve services for the benefit of crime victims in the Federal criminal justice system (as described in section 3771 or section 3772, as it relates to direct services, of title 18 and [section 20141 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20141&num=0&edition=prelim)) through victim coordinators, victims’ specialists, and advocates, including for the administrative support of victim coordinators and advocates providing such services; and
(ii) a Victim Notification System.
(B) Amounts made available under subparagraph (A) may not be used for any purpose that is not specified in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).
(4) Of the remaining amount to be distributed from the Fund in a particular fiscal year—
(A) 47.5 percent shall be available for grants under [section 20102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20102&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) 47.5 percent shall be available for grants under [section 20103(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20103/a&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(C) 5 percent shall be available for grants under [section 20103(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20103/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5)
(A) In addition to the amounts distributed under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the Director may set aside up to $50,000,000 from the amounts transferred to the Fund in response to the airplane hijackings and terrorist acts that occurred on September 11, 2001, as an antiterrorism emergency reserve. The Director may replenish any amounts obligated from such reserve in subsequent fiscal years by setting aside up to 5 percent of the amounts remaining in the Fund in any fiscal year after distributing amounts under paragraphs (2), (3) and (4). Such reserve shall not exceed $50,000,000.
(B) The antiterrorism emergency reserve referred to in subparagraph (A) may be used for supplemental grants under [section 20105 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20105&num=0&edition=prelim) and to provide compensation to victims of international terrorism under [section 20106 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20106&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) Amounts in the antiterrorism emergency reserve established pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be carried over from fiscal year to fiscal year. Notwithstanding subsection (c) and section 619 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (and any similar limitation on Fund obligations in any future Act, unless the same should expressly refer to this section), any such amounts carried over shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations from amounts deposited to or available in the Fund.
(6)
(A) The Director may set aside up to $10,000,000 of the amounts remaining in the Fund in any fiscal year after distributing the amounts under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), in a Child Pornography Victims Reserve, which may be used by the Attorney General for payments under [section 2259(d) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2259/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) Amounts in the reserve may be carried over from fiscal year to fiscal year, but the total amount of the reserve shall not exceed $10,000,000. Notwithstanding subsection (c) and any limitation on Fund obligations in any future Act, unless the same should expressly refer to this section, any such amounts carried over shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations from amounts deposited to or available in the Fund.
**(e) Amounts awarded and unspent** Any amount awarded as part of a grant under this subchapter that remains unspent at the end of a fiscal year in which the grant is made may be expended for the purpose for which the grant is made at any time during the 3 succeeding fiscal years, at the end of which period, any remaining unobligated sums shall be available for deposit into the emergency reserve fund referred to in subsection (d)(5) at the discretion of the Director, except that renewals and extensions beyond that period may be granted at the discretion of the Attorney General. Any remaining unobligated sums shall be returned to the Fund.
**(f) “Offenses against the United States” as excluding** As used in this section, the term “offenses against the United States” does not include—
(1) a criminal violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice ([10 U.S.C. 801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(2) an offense against the laws of the District of Columbia; and
(3) an offense triable by an Indian tribal court or Court of Indian Offenses.
**(g) Grants for Indian tribes; child abuse cases**
(1) The Attorney General shall use 15 percent of the funds available under subsection (d)(2) to make grants for the purpose of assisting Native American Indian tribes in developing, establishing, and operating programs designed to improve—
(A) the handling of child abuse cases, particularly cases of child sexual abuse, in a manner which limits additional trauma to the child victim; and
(B) the investigation and prosecution of cases of child abuse, particularly child sexual abuse.
(2) The Attorney General may use 5 percent of the funds available under subsection (d)(2) (prior to distribution) for grants to Indian tribes to establish child victim assistance programs, as appropriate.
(3) As used in this subsection, the term “tribe” 22 So in original. Probably should be “ ‘Indian tribe’ ”. has the meaning given that term in section 5304(b) 1 of title 25.
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For the purposes of this chapter, except when used in amending the provisions of other Acts—
**(a)** The term “employer” means any carrier (as defined in subsection (b) of this section), and any company which is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by one or more such carriers or under common control therewith, and which operates any equipment or facility or performs any service (except trucking service, casual service, and the casual operation of equipment or facilities) in connection with the transportation of passengers or property by railroad, or the receipt, delivery, elevation, transfer in transit, refrigeration or icing, storage, or handling of property transported by railroad, and any receiver, trustee, or other individual or body, judicial or otherwise, when in the possession of the property or operating all or any part of the business of any such employer: Provided, however, That the term “employer” shall not include any street, interurban, or suburban electric railway, unless such railway is operating as a part of a general steam-railroad system of transportation, but shall not exclude any part of the general steam-railroad system of transportation now or hereafter operated by any other motive power. The Surface Transportation Board is hereby authorized and directed upon request of the Railroad Retirement Board, or upon complaint of any party interested, to determine after hearing whether any line operated by electric power falls within the terms of this proviso. The term “employer” shall also include railroad associations, traffic associations, tariff bureaus, demurrage bureaus, weighing and inspection bureaus, collection agencies, and other associations, bureaus, agencies, or organizations controlled and maintained wholly or principally by two or mor
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**(a) Authority of Director; grants**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Director shall make an annual grant from the Fund to an eligible crime victim compensation program of 75 percent of the amounts awarded during the preceding fiscal year, other than amounts awarded for property damage. Except as provided in paragraph (4), a grant under this section shall be used by such program only for awards of compensation.
(2) If the sums available in the Fund for grants under this section are insufficient to provide grants as provided in paragraph (1), the Director shall make, from the sums available, a grant to each eligible crime victim compensation program so that all such programs receive the same percentage of the amounts awarded by such program during the preceding fiscal year, other than amounts awarded for property damage.
(3) For the purposes of calculating amounts awarded in the previous fiscal year under this subsection, the Director shall not require eligible crime victim compensation programs to deduct recovery costs or collections from restitution or from subrogation for payment under a civil lawsuit.
(4) Not more than 5 percent of a grant made under this section may be used for training purposes and the administration of the State crime victim compensation program receiving the grant.
**(b) Eligible crime victim compensation programs** A crime victim compensation program is an eligible crime victim compensation program for the purposes of this section if—
(1) such program is operated by a State and offers compensation to victims and survivors of victims of criminal violence, including drunk driving and domestic violence for—
(A) medical expenses attributable to a physical injury resulting from compensable crime, including expenses for mental he
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**(a) Definitions** For the purpose of this section, the term—
(1) “oil” means oil of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil;
(2) “discharge” includes, but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying or dumping, but excludes (A) discharges in compliance with a permit under [section 1342 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1342&num=0&edition=prelim), (B) discharges resulting from circumstances identified and reviewed and made a part of the public record with respect to a permit issued or modified under [section 1342 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1342&num=0&edition=prelim), and subject to a condition in such permit,,11 So in original. (C) continuous or anticipated intermittent discharges from a point source, identified in a permit or permit application under [section 1342 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1342&num=0&edition=prelim), which are caused by events occurring within the scope of relevant operating or treatment systems, and (D) discharges incidental to mechanical removal authorized by the President under subsection (c) of this section;
(3) “vessel” means every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water other than a public vessel;
(4) “public vessel” means a vessel owned or bareboat-chartered and operated by the United States, or by a State or political subdivision thereof, or by a foreign nation, except when such vessel is engaged in commerce;
(5) “United States”
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**(a) Victims of acts of terrorism outside the United States**
(1) **In general** — The Director may make supplemental grants as provided in 20101(d)(5) 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “section”. of this title to States, victim service organizations, and public agencies (including Federal, State, or local governments) and nongovernmental organizations that provide assistance to victims of crime, which shall be used to provide emergency relief, including crisis response efforts, assistance, training, and technical assistance, and ongoing assistance, including during any investigation or prosecution, to victims of terrorist acts or mass violence occurring outside the United States.
(2) **Victim defined** — In this subsection, the term “victim”—
(A) means a person who is a national of the United States or an officer or employee of the United States Government who is injured or killed as a result of a terrorist act or mass violence occurring outside the United States; and
(B) in the case of a person described in subparagraph (A) who is less than 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, includes a family member or legal guardian of that person.
(3) **Rule of construction** — Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to allow the Director to make grants to any foreign power (as defined by [section 1801(a) of title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1801/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) or to any domestic or foreign organization operated for the purpose of engaging in any significant political or lobbying activities.
**(b) Victims of terrorism within the United States** The Director may make supplemental grants as provided in [section 20101(d)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x
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**(a) Offense.—** Whoever, having been released under this chapter knowingly—
(1) fails to appear before a court as required by the conditions of release; or
(2) fails to surrender for service of sentence pursuant to a court order;
shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
**(b) Punishment.—**
(1) The punishment for an offense under this section is—
(A) if the person was released in connection with a charge of, or while awaiting sentence, surrender for service of sentence, or appeal or certiorari after conviction for—
(i) an offense punishable by death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a term of 15 years or more, a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both;
(ii) an offense punishable by imprisonment for a term of five years or more, a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both;
(iii) any other felony, a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both; or
(iv) a misdemeanor, a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both; and
(B) if the person was released for appearance as a material witness, a fine under this chapter or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
(2) A term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be consecutive to the sentence of imprisonment for any other offense.
**(c) Affirmative Defense.—** It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that uncontrollable circumstances prevented the person from appearing or surrendering, and that the person did not contribute to the creation of such circumstances in reckless disregard of the requirement to appear or surrender, and that the person appeared or surrendered as soon as such circumstances ce
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Amounts made available by [section 20101(d)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20101/d/2&num=0&edition=prelim) for the purposes of this section shall be obligated and expended by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for grants under section 5106c 11 See References in Text note below. of title 42. Any portion of an amount which is not obligated by the Secretary by the end of the fiscal year in which funds are made available for allocation, shall be reallocated for award under [section 20103(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20103/a&num=0&edition=prelim), except that with respect to funds deposited during fiscal year 1986 and made available for obligation during fiscal year 1987, any unobligated portion of such amount shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 1988.
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In this chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice):
(1) The term “Judge Advocate General” means, severally, the Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and, except when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, an official designated to serve as Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(2) The Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy, shall be considered as one armed force.
(3) The term “commanding officer” includes only commissioned officers.
(4) The term “officer in charge” means a member of the Navy, the Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard designated as such by appropriate authority.
(5) The term “superior commissioned officer” means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command.
(6) The term “cadet” means a cadet of the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy.
(7) The term “midshipman” means a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy and any other midshipman on active duty in the naval service.
(8) The term “military” refers to any or all of the armed forces.
(9) The term “accuser” means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused.
(10) The term “military judge” means a judge advocate designated under [section 826(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section826/c&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 26(c)) who is detailed under section 826(a) or [section 830a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-
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**(a) Minors** A Federal agency may not require a survivor of human trafficking who is less than 18 years of age or a homeless youth to obtain the consent or signature of the parent or guardian of the survivor or homeless youth to receive a copy of a Government-issued identity card issued to the survivor or homeless youth.
**(b) Fees** A Federal agency may not charge a survivor of human trafficking or a homeless youth a fee to obtain a copy of a Government-issued identity card issued to the survivor or homeless youth.
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**(a) Designation of responsible officials** The head of each department and agency of the United States engaged in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime shall designate by names and office titles the persons who will be responsible for identifying the victims of crime 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 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “the”. 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 o
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**(a) In general** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.
**(b) Availability of appropriations** Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the provision of funds under this chapter shall be subject to the availability of appropriations and the Secretary is not required to reduce funding for programs, projects, or activities serving a tribe in order to make funds available to another tribe or tribal organization under this chapter.
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