,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dafe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,franks of ,arizona 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,costa1 ,mr4 ,royce1 ,mr4 ,poe of       
,texas1 and ,mr4 ,gosar7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to protect crime victims'      
rights4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,justice for ,crime    
,victims ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,crime     
victims' rights  7a7 ,in general        
,section #cgga of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7a71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#i7 ,the right to be      
informed in a timely manner of any plea 
bargain or deferred prosecution         
agreement4  7#aj7 ,the right to be      
informed of the rights under this       
section and the services described in   
section #ejc7;c7 of the ,victims'       
,rights and ,restitution ,act of #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfjg7;c77 and provided 

contact information for the ,office of  
the ,victims' ,rights ,ombudsman of the 
,department of ,justice4  2  7#b7 in    
subsection 7d77#c71 in the fifth        
sentence1 by inserting 1 unless the     
litigants1 with the approval of the     
court1 have stipulated to a different   
time period for consideration before the
 period2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7e7--  
7,a7 by striking this chapter1 the term 
and inserting the following3 8this      
chapter3  7#a7 ,court of appeals ,the   
term court of appeals means--  7,a7 the 
,united ,states court of appeals for the
 judicial district in which a defendant 
is being prosecuted2 or  7,b7 for a     
prosecution in the ,superior ,court of  
the ,district of ,columbia1 the         
,district of ,columbia ,court of        
,appeals4  7#b7 ,crime victim  7,a7 ,in 
general ,the term  2  7,b7 by striking  
,in the case and inserting the          
following3  7,b7 ,minors and certain    
other victims ,in the case  2 and  7,c7 
by adding at the end the following3     

7#c7 ,district court2 court ,the terms  
district court and court include the    
,superior ,court of the ,district of    
,columbia4  4  7b7 ,crime victims fund  
,section #adjb7;d77#c7 of the ,victims  
of ,crime ,act of #aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajfja7;d77#c77 is amended--  7#a7 by   
inserting 7,a7 before ,of the sums2 and 
7#b7 by striking available for the      
,united ,states ,attorneys ,offices and 
all that follows and inserting the      
following3 #8#8available only for--  7i7
 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 7as described in #cgga of title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 and section 
#ejc of the ,victims' ,rights and       
,restitution ,act of #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfjg77 through victim       
coordinators1 victims' specialists1 and 
advocates1 including for the            
administrative support of victim        

coordinators and advocates providing    
such services2 and  7ii7 a ,victim      
,notification ,system4  7,b7 ,amounts   
made available under subparagraph 7,a7  
may not be used for any purpose that is 
not specified in clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of  
subparagraph 7,a74  4  7c7 ,appellate   
review of petitions relating to crime   
victims' rights  7#a7 ,in general       
,section #cgga7;d77#c7 of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 as amended by    
subsection 7a77#b7 of this section1 is  
amended by inserting after the fifth    
sentence the following3 ,in deciding    
such application1 the court of appeals  
shall apply ordinary standards of       
appellate review44  7#b7 ,application   
,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7   
shall apply with respect to any petition
 for a writ of mandamus filed under     
section #cgga7;d77#c7 of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 that is pending  
on the date of enactment of this ,act4