,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #afeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ah1    
#bjba,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to deposit 
certain funds into the ,crime ,victims  
,fund1 to waive matching requirements1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,voca ,fix to ,sustain the ,crime      
,victims ,fund ,act of #bjba4  #b4      
,comprehensive fix of ,crime ,victims   
,fund and compensation  7a7 ,crime      
victims fund ,section #adjb of the      
,victims of ,crime ,act of #aihd 7#cd   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaja7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#d71
 by striking 2 and and inserting a      
semicolon2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#e77;,b71
 by striking the period at the end and  
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#f7 any funds that would otherwise be  
deposited in the general fund of the    
,treasury collected pursuant to-- 7,a7 a
 deferred prosecution agreement2 or     

7,b7 a non-prosecution agreement4  2 and
  7#b7 in subsection 7e71 by striking   
,director and inserting ,director1      
except that renewals and extensions     
beyond that period may be granted at the
 discretion of the ,attorney ,general4  
7b7 ,crime victim compensation ,section 
#adjc of the ,victims of ,crime ,act of 
#aihd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjajb7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a71 by striking #dj      
percent in fiscal year #bjjb and of #fj 
percent in subsequent fiscal years and  
inserting #ge percent2  7,b7 in         
paragraph 7#b71 by striking of #dj      
percent in fiscal year #bjjb and of #fj 
percent in subsequent fiscal years2     
7,c7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as 
paragraph 7#d72 and  7,d7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#b7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#c7 ,for the purposes of   
calculating amounts awarded in the      
previous fiscal year under this         
subsection1 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 lawsuit4  2  7#b7 in subsection   
7b77#b7 by striking authorities2 and    
inserting authorities1 except if a      
program determines such cooperation may 
be impacted due to a victim's age1      
physical condition1 psychological state1
 cultural or linguistic barriers1 or any
 other health or safety concern that    
jeopardizes the victim's wellbeing22 and
  7#c7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in      
paragraph 7#c71 by striking 2 and and   
inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in         
paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#e7 the term recovery  
costs means expenses for personnel      
directly involved in the recovery       
efforts to obtain collections from      
restitution or from subrogation for     
payment under a civil law suit4  4  #c4 
,waiver of matching requirement  7a7 ,in

 general ,section #adjd7;a7 of the      
,victims of ,crime ,act of #aihd 7#cd   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjajc7;a77 is amended by     
inserting at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#g7 7,a7 ,each chief       
executive may waive a matching          
requirement imposed by the ,director1 in
 accordance with subparagraph 7,b71 as a
 condition for the receipt of funds     
under any program to provide assistance 
to victims of crimes authorized under   
this chapter4 ,the chief executive shall
 report to the ,director the approval of
 any waiver of the matching requirement4
  7,b7 ,each chief executive shall      
establish and make public1 a policy     
including-- 7i7 the manner in which an  
eligible crime victim assistance program
 can request a match waiver2  7ii7 the  
criteria used to determine eligibility  
of the match waiver2 and  7iii7 the     
process for decision making and         
notifying the eligible crime victim     
assistance program of the decision4  4  
7b7 ,national emergency waiver ,section 

#adjd7;a7 of the ,victims of ,crime ,act
 of #aihd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjajc7;a771 as
 amended by subsection 7a71 is further  
amended by inserting at the end the     
following new paragraph3  7#h7          
,beginning on the date a national       
emergency is declared under the         
,national ,emergencies ,act 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 with respect to
 a pandemic and ending on the date that 
is one year after the date of the end of
 such national emergency1 each chief    
executive shall issue waivers for any   
matching requirement1 in its entirety1  
for all eligible crime victim assistance
 programs contracted to provide services
 at that time4  4  #d4 ,determination of
 budgetary effects ,the budgetary       
effects of this ,act1 for the purpose of
 complying with the ,statutory          
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall  
be determined by reference to the latest
 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1    
submitted for printing in the           

,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   
submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,march #ag1 #bjba4;,cheryl ,l4          
,johnson1,clerk