,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ffee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,bacon 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,watson      
,coleman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,victims ( ,crime 
,act ( #aihd to provide comp5sation =   
direct victims ( civil rights movem5t   
viol5ce1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,s>ah   
,coll9s ,rudolph ,civil ,rights         
,comp5sation ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4         
,comp5sation = direct victims ( civil   
rights movem5t viol5ce ,*apt] ,,xiv ( ! 
,victims ( ,crime ,act ( #aihd 7#cd     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaja et seq47 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 section #adjb7;d7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#g7 7,a7 ,9
 addition to ! am\nts di/ribut$ "u      
p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f7
 ! ,director %all set aside up to       
#aj1jjj1jjj f ! am\nts transf]r$ to !   
,fund to aw>d grants to an individual :o
 is a direct victim ( civil rights      

movem5t viol5ce 9 accordance ) section  
#adjd;,g4 ,! ,director may repl5i% any  
am\nts obligat$ f su* res]ve 9 subsequ5t
 fiscal ye>s by sett+ aside up to #be   
p]c5t ( ! am\nts rema9+ 9 ! ,fund 9 any 
fiscal ye> aft] di/ribut+ am\nts "u     
p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 &     
7#f74 ,su* res]ve %all n exce$ #aj      
million doll>s4  7,b7 ,! grants to an   
individual :o is a direct victim ( civil
 rights movem5t viol5ce ref]r$ to 9     
subp>agraph 7,a7 may be us$ = grants "u 
section #adjd;,g ( ?is title4  7,c7     
,am\nts = grants to an individual :o is 
a direct victim ( civil rights movem5t  
viol5ce e/abli%$ pursuant to subp>agraph
 7,a7 may be c>ri$ ov] f fiscal ye> to  
fiscal ye>4  2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]   
section #adjd;,f ! foll[+ new section3  
#adjd;,g4 ,grants to direct victims (   
civil rights movem5t viol5ce  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,ju/ice & ,(fice = ,victims ( ,crime    
%all make grants z provid$ 9 section    
#adjd7;d7 to an individual :o is a      

direct victim ( civil rights movem5t    
viol5ce4  7b7 ,grant am\nt  7#a7        
,initial grant am\nt ,a direct victim ( 
civil rights movem5t viol5ce %all be    
eligible = a grant "u ?is section 9 !   
am\nt t is equal to ! co/ ( !           
individual's m$ical c>e associat$ ) an  
injury su/a9$ dur+ ! civil rights       
movem5t1 z demon/rat$ by ! m$ical       
records ( su* direct victim4  7#b7      
,additional am\nts ,a direct victim (   
civil rights movem5t viol5ce may apply =
 an additional grant am\nt if-- 7,a7 !  
co/ ( ! individual's m$ical c>e         
associat$ ) ! injury su/a9$ dur+ ! civil
 rights movem5t has result$ 9 additional
 exp5ses aft] a grant am\nt "u ?is      
section 0 aw>d$2 or  7,b7 ! direct      
victim ( civil rights movem5t viol5ce   
submits m$ical records demon/rat+ co/s  
great] ?an a grant am\nt aw>d$ "u ?is   
section4  7c7 ,survivors ( a direct     
victim ,a family memb] ( a direct victim
 ( civil rights movem5t viol5ce %all be 
eligible = a grant "u ?is section if su*

 family memb] is responsible = ! co/s   
relat$ to ! injury su/a9$ dur+ ! civil  
rights movem5t & ! direct victim is     
deceas$4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,civil rights movem5t ,!  
t]m civil rights movem5t means ! "t     
p]iod ( #aied ?r\gh #aife4  7#b7 ,direct
 victim ( civil rights movem5t viol5ce  
,! t]m direct victim ( civil rights     
movem5t viol5ce means an individual :o--
 7,a7 is an citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2   
7,b7 su/a9$ an injury z a result (      
racial viol5ce dur+ ! civil rights      
movem5t2  7,c7 c provide evid5ce ( !    
injury su/a9$ ?r\gh m$ical records2 &   
7,d7 has or is incurr+ exp5ses relat$ to
 ! injury4  7#c7 ,family memb] ,! t]m   
family memb] means-- 7,a7 a p]son to :om
 ! direct victim ( civil rights movem5t 
viol5ce is legally m>ri$1 ev5 if        
physically sep>at$1 "u ! laws ( !       
jurisdiction :]e ! m>riage took place2  
7,b7 a *ild t is natural1 illegitimate1 
adopt$1 po/hum\s1 or a /ep*ild ( !      
direct victim ( civil rights movem5t    

viol5ce2 or  7,c7 any o!r family memb] t
 provid$ m$ical c>e or fund+ to m$ical  
exp5ses to a direct victim ( civil      
rights movem5t viol5ce4  7#d7 ,injury ,!
 t]m injury means-- 7,a7 a traumatic    
physical w\nd 7or a traumatiz$ physical 
condition ( ! body7 directly &          
proximately caus$ by ext]nal =ce 7su* z 
bullets1 explosives1 %>p in/rum5ts1     
blunt objects1 or physical bl[s71       
*emicals1 electricity1 climatic         
conditions1 infecti\s disease1          
radiation1 virii1 or bact]ia2  7,b7 any 
associat$ or result+ traumatic physical 
w\nd t occurr$ z a result ( a traumatic 
physical w\nd describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,a71 ev5 if su* result+ traumatic      
physical w\nd did n occur dur+ ! civil  
rights movem5t2 &  7,c7 any associat$ or
 result+ psy*ological condition t       
occurr$ z a result ( a traumatic        
physical w\nd describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,a71 ev5 if su* result+ psy*ological   
condition did n occur dur+ ! civil      
rights movem5t4  7#e7 ,m$ical records ,!

 t]m m$ical records includes m$ical     
records & bills t docum5t an injury dur+
 ! civil rights movem5t4  7#f7 ,racial  
viol5ce ,! t]m racial viol5ce means     
viol5ce 9 :i* ! individual int5tionally 
selects a victim1 or 9 ! case ( a       
prop]ty crime1 ! prop]ty t is ! object (
 ! crime1 because ( ! actual or p]ceiv$ 
race1 color1 religion1 national orig91  
e?nicity1 g5d]1 disability1 or sexual   
ori5tation ( any p]son4  4