,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajcig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,september #ae1      
#bjbf,ms4 ,pressley 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,leger ,fernandez1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,ms4     
,ansari1 ,ms4 ,balint1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1   
,mr4 ,bell1 ,mr4 ,boyle of              
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4     
,carson1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4 ,dean of
 ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,dexter1 ,mrs4     
,dingell1 ,mr4 ,frost1 ,mr4 ,garca of   
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,garcia of ,california1 
,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,grijalva1
 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4        
,kamlager-,dove1 ,ms4 ,lee of           
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,ms4        
,mc,bride1 ,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 ,mrs4      
,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,menefee1 ,mr4 ,mfume1   
,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mrs4    
,ramirez1 ,ms4 ,randall1 ,ms4 ,salinas1 
,ms4 ,simon1 ,ms4 ,stansbury1 ,mr4      
,thanedar1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,tonko1    
,mr4 ,walkinshaw1 ,ms4 ,wasserman       

,schultz1 and ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize financial restitution for the 
violation of rights of survivors of     
sexual violence1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,survivors' ,rights        
,restitution ,act of #bjbf4  #b4        
,establishment of program ,there is     
established the ,survivors' ,rights     
,restitution ,program 7referred to in   
this ,act as the ,program7 to be        
administered by the ,attorney ,general  
under which compensation may be paid for
 the harm and loss described in section 
#c7;c74  #c4 ,filing of petition  7a7   
,in general ,a proceeding for           

compensation under the ,program shall be
 initiated by service upon the ,attorney
 ,general and the filing of a petition  
with the ,united ,states ,court of      
,federal ,claims4 ,the clerk of the     
,united ,states ,court of ,federal      
,claims shall immediately forward the   
filed petition to the chief special     
adjudicator for assignment to a special 
adjudicator under section #d4  7b7      
,electronic filing ,the ,united ,states 
,court of ,federal ,claims shall ensure 
that a petition under this section may  
be filed electronically4  7c7 ,contents 
,a petition for compensation under the  
,program shall contain-- 7#a7           
information demonstrating that the      
petitioner-- 7,a7 7i7 was a victim of   
sexual assault1 sexual abuse1 sex       
trafficking1 or sexual exploitation     
perpetrated or aided or abetted by      
,jeffrey ,epstein or ,ghislaine         
,maxwell2 or  7ii7 was a victim of a    
,federal offense that involved sexual   
assault1 sexual abuse1 sex trafficking1 

or sexual exploitation1 and with respect
 to which the ,federal ,government      
failed to provide the victim with the   
rights described in section #cgga of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 or    
7,b7 is the personal representative of  
an individual described in subparagraph 
7,a71 if such individual is deceased2   
7#b7 information concerning the harm    
that the individual suffered as a result
 of-- 7,a7 the sexual assault1 sexual   
abuse1 sex trafficking1 or sexual       
exploitation described in subparagraph  
7,a77i72 or  7,b7 the failure of the    
,federal ,government described in       
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 including harm   
that the individual suffered as a result
 of the underlying offense2  7#c7       
information concerning any economic and 
noneconomic losses that the individual  
suffered as a result of the conduct     
described in subparagraph 7,a7 of       
paragraph 7#a72 and  7#d7 information   
regarding collateral sources of         
compensation the individual has received

 or is entitled to receive as a result  
of the conduct described in subparagraph
 7,a7 of paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,single   
petition ,not more than #a petition may 
be submitted under this ,act by an      
individual or on behalf of a deceased   
individual4  #d4 ,jurisdiction  7a7 ,in 
,general ,the ,united ,states ,court of 
,federal ,claims and the ,united ,states
 ,court of ,federal ,claims special     
adjudicators shall1 in accordance with  
this section1 have jurisdiction over    
proceedings to determine if a petitioner
 is entitled to compensation under the  
,program and the amount of such         
compensation4 ,the ,united ,states      
,court of ,federal ,claims may issue and
 enforce such orders as the court deems 
necessary to assure the prompt payment  
of any compensation awarded4  7b7       
,parties  7#a7 ,attorney ,general as    
respondent ,in all proceedings brought  
by the filing of a petition under       
section #c1 the ,attorney ,general shall
 be named as the respondent1 shall      

participate1 and shall be represented in
 accordance with section #eah7;a7 of    
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 
,publication ,within #cj days after the 
,attorney ,general receives service of  
any petition filed under section #c the 
,attorney ,general shall publish notice 
of such petition in the ,federal        
,register without any personally        
identifiable information of the         
petitioner4 ,the special adjudicator    
designated with respect to such petition
 shall afford all interested persons an 
opportunity to submit relevant1 written 
information-- 7,a7 relating to the      
existence of the evidence described in  
section #c7;c72 or  7,b7 relating to any
 allegation in a petition with respect  
to the matters described in section     
#c7;c77#a74  7c7 ,united ,states ,court 
of ,federal ,claims special adjudicators
  7#a7 ,establishment ,there is         
established within the ,united ,states  
,court of ,federal ,claims an office of 
special adjudicators to be known as the 

,office of ,special ,adjudicators for   
,survivors ,restitution which shall     
consist of not less than #f special     
adjudicators4 ,the judges of the ,united
 ,states ,court of ,federal ,claims     
shall appoint the special adjudicators1 
#a of whom1 by designation of the judges
 of the ,united ,states ,court of       
,federal ,claims1 shall serve as chief  
special adjudicator4 ,the appointment   
and reappointment of the special        
adjudicators shall be by the concurrence
 of a majority of the judges of the     
court4  7#b7 ,qualifications ,in making 
appointments under paragraph 7#a71 the  
judges of the ,united ,states ,court of 
,federal ,claims shall ensure that--    
7,a7 of the individuals appointed1 not  
fewer than #d are licensed mental health
 professionals with clinical experience 
providing trauma-informed care to       
individuals who have experienced sexual 
assault1 abuse1 or trafficking2 and     
7,b7 the group of individuals appointed 
reflect1 to the maximum extent          

practicable1 a balance of expertise in--
 7i7 victim services or advocacy2  7ii7 
mental health care2  7iii7 civil rights 
law or criminal law2 and  7iv7 the      
administration of complex claims or     
compensation programs4  7#c7 ,removal   
,the chief special adjudicator and other
 special adjudicators shall be subject  
to removal by the judges of the ,united 
,states ,court of ,federal ,claims for  
incompetency or misconduct4  7#d7 ,term 
,the appointment of any individual as a 
special adjudicator shall be for a term 
of #d years1 subject to termination     
under paragraph 7#c74  7#e7             
,compensation ,the compensation of the  
special adjudicators shall be determined
 by the judges of the ,united ,states   
,court of ,federal ,claims1 upon advice 
of the chief special adjudicator4 ,the  
salary of the chief special adjudicator 
shall be the annual rate of basic pay   
for level ,,iv of the ,executive        
,schedule1 as prescribed by section     
#ecae1 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 

,the salaries of the other special      
adjudicators shall not exceed the annual
 rate of basic pay of level ,v of the   
,executive ,schedule1 as prescribed by  
section #ecaf1 title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code4  7#f7 ,duties of chief special  
adjudicator ,the chief special          
adjudicator shall be responsible for the
 following3 7,a7 ,administering the     
office of special adjudicators and their
 staff1 providing for the efficient1    
expeditious1 and effective handling of  
petitions1 and performing such other    
duties related to the ,program as may be
 assigned to the chief special          
adjudicator by a concurrence of a       
majority of the ,united ,states ,court  
of ,federal ,claims judges4  7,b7       
,appointing and fixing the salary and   
duties of such administrative staff as  
are necessary4 ,such staff shall be     
subject to removal for good cause by the
 chief special adjudicator4  7,c7       
,managing and executing all aspects of  
budgetary and administrative affairs    

affecting the special adjudicators and  
their staff1 subject to the rules and   
regulations of the ,judicial ,conference
 of the ,united ,states4 ,the           
,conference rules and regulations       
pertaining to ,united ,states magistrate
 judges shall be applied to the special 
adjudicators4  7,d7 ,coordinating with  
the ,united ,states ,court of ,federal  
,claims the use of services1 equipment1 
personnel1 information1 and facilities  
of the ,united ,states ,court of        
,federal ,claims without reimbursement4 
7,e7 ,reporting annually to ,congress   
and the judges of the ,united ,states   
,court of ,federal ,claims on the number
 of petitions filed under section #c and
 their disposition1 the types and       
amounts of awards1 the length of time   
for the disposition of petitions1 the   
cost of administering the ,program1 and 
recommendations for changes in the      
,program4  7d7 special adjudicators     
7#a7 ,designation ,following the receipt
 and filing of a petition under section 

#c1 the clerk of the ,united ,states    
,court of ,federal ,claims shall forward
 the petition to the chief special      
adjudicator who shall designate a       
special adjudicator to carry out the    
functions authorized by paragraph 7#c74 
7#b7 ,rules ,the special adjudicators   
shall recommend rules to the ,court of  
,federal ,claims and1 taking into       
account such recommended rules1 the     
,court of ,federal ,claims shall        
promulgate rules pursuant to section    
#bjga of title #bh1 ,united ,states     
,code4 ,such rules shall-- 7,a7 provide 
for a less-adversarial1 expeditious1 and
 informal proceeding for the resolution 
of petitions2  7,b7 include flexible and
 informal standards of admissibility of 
evidence2  7,c7 include the opportunity 
for summary judgment2  7,d7 include the 
opportunity for parties to submit       
arguments and evidence on the record    
without requiring routine use of oral   
presentations1 cross examinations1 or   
hearings2 and  7,e7 provide for         

limitations on discovery and allow the  
special adjudicators to replace the     
usual rules of discovery in civil       
actions in the ,united ,states ,court of
 ,federal ,claims4  7#c7 ,decisions     
7,a7 ,issuance ,a special adjudicator to
 whom a petition has been assigned shall
 issue a decision on such petition with 
respect to whether compensation is to be
 provided under the ,program and the    
amount of such compensation4 ,the       
decision of the special adjudicator     
shall-- 7i7 include findings of fact and
 conclusions of law2 and  7ii7 be issued
 as expeditiously as practicable but not
 later than #abj days1 exclusive of     
suspended time under subparagraph 7,c71 
after the date the petition was filed4  
,the decision of the special adjudicator
 may be reviewed by the ,united ,states 
,court of ,federal ,claims in accordance
 with subsection 7e74  7,b7 ,conduct of 
proceeding ,in conducting a proceeding  
on a petition a special adjudicator--   
7i7 may require such evidence as may be 

reasonable and necessary2  7ii7 may     
require the submission of such          
information as may be reasonable and    
necessary2  7iii7 may require the       
testimony of any person and the         
production of any documents as may be   
reasonable and necessary2  7iv7 shall   
afford all interested persons an        
opportunity to submit relevant written  
information relating to any allegation  
in a petition with respect to the       
matters described in section #c7;c72 and
  7v7 may conduct such hearings as may  
be reasonable and necessary4  7,c7      
,suspension ,in conducting a proceeding 
on a petition1 a special adjudicator    
shall suspend the proceedings one time  
for #cj days on the motion of either    
party4 ,after a motion for suspension is
 granted1 further motions for suspension
 by either party may be granted by the  
special adjudicator1 if the special     
adjudicator determines the suspension is
 reasonable and necessary1 for an       
aggregate period not to exceed #aej     

days4  7#d7 ,limitation on disclosure of
 information  7,a7 ,in general ,except  
as provided in subparagraph 7,b71       
information submitted to a special      
adjudicator or the court in a proceeding
 on a petition may not be disclosed to a
 person who is not a party to the       
proceeding without the express written  
consent of the person who submitted the 
information4  7,b7 ,disclosure of       
decision ,a decision of a special       
adjudicator or the court in a proceeding
 shall be disclosed1 except that if the 
decision is to include information which
 is personally identifiable information1
 a medical file1 or a similar file the  
disclosure of which would constitute a  
clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy1
 and if the person who submitted such   
information objects to the inclusion of 
such information in the decision1 the   
decision shall be disclosed without such
 information4  7e7 ,action by ,united   
,states ,court of ,federal ,claims  7#a7
 ,motion to review ,upon issuance of the

 special adjudicator's decision1 the    
parties shall have #cj days to file with
 the clerk of the ,united ,states ,court
 of ,federal ,claims a motion to have   
the court review the decision4 ,if such 
a motion is filed1 the other party shall
 file a response with the clerk of the  
,united ,states ,court of ,federal      
,claims no later than #cj days after the
 filing of such motion4  7#b7           
,jurisdiction ,upon the filing of a     
motion under paragraph 7#a7 with respect
 to a petition1 the ,united ,states     
,court of ,federal ,claims shall have   
jurisdiction to undertake a review of   
the record of the proceedings and may   
thereafter-- 7,a7 uphold the findings of
 fact and conclusions of law of the     
special adjudicator and sustain the     
special adjudicator's decision2  7,b7   
set aside any findings of fact or       
conclusion of law of the special        
adjudicator found to be arbitrary1      
capricious1 an abuse of discretion1 or  
otherwise not in accordance with law and

 issue its own findings of fact and     
conclusions of law2 or  7,c7 remand the 
petition to the special adjudicator for 
further action in accordance with the   
court's direction4  ,the court shall    
complete its action on a petition within
 #abj days of the filing of a response  
under paragraph 7#a7 excluding any days 
the petition is before a special        
adjudicator as a result of a remand     
under subparagraph 7,c74 ,the court may 
allow not more than #ij days for remands
 under subparagraph 7,c74  7#c7 ,entry  
of judgment ,in the absence of a motion 
under paragraph 7#a7 respecting the     
special adjudicator's decision or if the
 ,united ,states ,court of ,federal     
,claims takes the action described in   
paragraph 7#b77;,a7 with respect to the 
special adjudicator's decision1 the     
clerk of the ,united ,states ,court of  
,federal ,claims shall immediately enter
 judgment in accordance with the special
 adjudicator's decision4  7f7 ,appeals  
,the findings of fact and conclusions of

 law of the ,united ,states ,court of   
,federal ,claims on a petition shall be 
final determinations of the matters     
involved1 except that the ,attorney     
,general or any petitioner aggrieved by 
the findings or conclusions of the court
 may obtain review of the judgment of   
the court in the ,united ,states court  
of appeals for the ,federal ,circuit    
upon petition filed within #fj days of  
the date of the judgment with such court
 of appeals within #fj days of the date 
of entry of the ,united ,states ,claims 
,court's judgment with such court of    
appeals4  #e4 ,review and determination 
7a7 ,review ,compensation shall be      
awarded under the ,program to a         
petitioner if the special adjudicator or
 court finds on the record as a whole   
that the individual has demonstrated by 
a preponderance of the evidence the     
matters required in the petition by     
section #c7;c74  7b7 ,determination ,not
 later than #abj days after that date on
 which a petition is filed under        

subsection 7a71 the special adjudicator 
shall complete a review1 make a         
determination1 and provide written      
notice to the petitioner1 with respect  
to the matters that were the subject of 
the petition under review4  7c7 ,rights 
of claimant ,a petitioner shall have--  
7#a7 the right to be represented by an  
attorney2  7#b7 the right to present    
evidence1 including the presentation of 
witnesses and documents2  7#c7 any other
 due process rights determined          
appropriate by the special adjudicators2
 and  7#d7 the right to withdraw the    
petition4  7d7 ,payments to eligible    
individuals ,not later than #bj days    
after a special adjudicator awards      
compensation to a petitioner1 the       
,attorney ,general shall pay such award 
from amounts in the ,survivors' ,rights 
,restitution ,fund established under    
section #f4  7e7 ,no punitive damages ,a
 special adjudicator may not include    
amounts for punitive damages in any     
compensation awarded under this ,act4   

7f7 ,minimum payment amount ,in         
determining the amount of compensation  
due to a petitioner1 the special        
adjudicators shall consider both        
noneconomic and economic loss1 except   
that such amount may not be less than   
#abc1jjj4  7g7 ,attorneys' fees  7#a7   
,in general ,in awarding compensation on
 a petition filed under section #c the  
special adjudicator or court shall also 
award as part of such compensation an   
amount to cover-- 7,a7 reasonable       
attorneys' fees2  7,b7 other costs1     
incurred in any proceeding on such      
petition2 and  7,c7 no attorney may     
charge any fee for services in          
connection with a petition filed under  
section #c which is in addition to any  
amount awarded as compensation by the   
special adjudicator or court under      
subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,compensation  
not awarded ,if the judgment of the     
,united ,states ,court of ,federal      
,claims on such a petition does not     
award compensation1 the special         

adjudicator or court may award an amount
 of compensation to cover petitioner's  
reasonable attorneys' fees and other    
costs incurred in any proceeding on such
 petition if the special adjudicator or 
court determines that the petition was  
brought in good faith and there was a   
reasonable basis for the claim for which
 the petition was brought4  7h7 ,tax and
 benefit considerations ,any payment    
made to a claimant under this ,act shall
 be excluded from calculations of-- 7#a7
 gross income 7within the meaning of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf72 and
  7#b7 income for purposes of           
determining eligibility for means-tested
 benefits4  #f4 ,establishment of       
,survivors' ,rights ,restitution ,fund  
7a7 ,in general ,there is established in
 the general fund of the ,treasury a    
separate account to be known as the     
,survivors' ,rights ,restitution ,fund  
7referred to in this section as the     
,fund74  7b7 ,deposits ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of law1 there shall 

be deposited into the ,fund the         
following3 7#a7 ,amounts forfeited to   
the ,united ,states pursuant to section 
#aeid1 #bbec1 and #bdbh of title #ah1   
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,such      
amounts as may be contributed by        
individuals or entities to carry out    
this ,act4  7c7 ,authorization ,to      
accept contributions ,the ,fund is      
authorized to accept amounts described  
in subsection 7b77#b74  7d7             
,availability of funds ,amounts in the  
,fund shall be available without further
 appropriation and without fiscal year  
limitation to make payments to claimants
 under this ,act4  7e7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated such sums as may be    
necessary to carry out this ,act4  #g4  
,definition ,in this ,act1 the term     
special adjudicator means a person      
appointed in accordance with ,rule #ec  
of the ,federal ,rules of ,civil        
,procedure to exercise the powers of a  
master4