S. 4514Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2024

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The Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2024 amends the Victims of Crime Act to make sure money from cases where a criminal prosecution is declined is placed into the Crime Victims Fund, and it temporarily allows extra deposits from certain False Claims Act recoveries through September 30, 2029. The changes affect how federal funds are allocated to support crime victims.

Key Provisions

Adds a new category (C) so that amounts from a declination of criminal prosecution or similar non‑conviction disposition must be deposited into the Crime Victims Fund.
Creates a temporary category (D) permitting deposits of amounts recovered under the False Claims Act (sections 3729‑3731) into the Fund from enactment until September 30, 2029, except for payments to qui tam relators and reimbursements for government damages.
Makes minor wording and punctuation edits to the existing statute to accommodate the new subparagraphs.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4022)

Judiciary Committee

June 11, 2024

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Introduced in Senate

June 11, 2024

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4022)

Judiciary Committee

June 11, 2024

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Sen. Alex PadillaD-CA · Jun 11, 2024

Madam President, I rise to speak in support of my bill to rename an iconic Federal building in San Francisco after my former colleague, mentor, and dear friend, the late Senator Dianne Feinstein.…

Madam President, I rise to speak in support of my bill to rename an iconic Federal building in San Francisco after my former colleague, mentor, and dear friend, the late Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Dianne was a towering figure not just in modern California politics but in the history of our State and our Nation. She broke barriers throughout her career. Her leadership as the first woman

to serve as the mayor of San Francisco in the aftermath of the tragic assassination of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk showcased her unique ability to lead with grace and strength in the face of adversity.

This bill would designate the Federal building at 50 United Nations Plaza in San Francisco as the ``Senator Dianne Feinstein Federal Building.'' Located just steps away from San Francisco City Hall, where Dianne served for 18 years, the Federal building is a cornerstone of the San Francisco Civic Center.

This Neoclassical building was completed in 1936 as part of the city's efforts to rebuild its Civic Center following the devastation caused by the 1906 earthquake. It received a major renovation in 2013 to upgrade building systems, restore historically significant architecture, and redesign office workspaces. In 2017, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Today, the six-story, 350,000-square-foot Federal building is home to the General Services Administration's Region 9 headquarters as well as Department of Education staff. The building is LEED Platinum certified, a well-known global standard given to the most sustainable and energy- efficient buildings. The building's renovation also received several prestigious awards, including the National Project Achievement Award from the Construction Management Association of America and the Preservation Design Award from the California Preservation Foundation.

Over the past several months, I have worked to introduce bills that would honor Dianne's lifetime of service by commemorating public spaces in her memory. The Federal building at 50 U.N. Plaza stands as a reminder of the responsibility that the Federal Government holds in serving the public. Dianne spent her life dedicated to that responsibility, and it is only fitting that we honor her by renaming this Federal building in her beloved hometown.

I thank Senator Butler for joining me in this effort, and I urge my colleagues to pass this bill as swiftly as possible.

Sen. Richard J. DurbinD-IL · Jun 11, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

Sen. Richard J. DurbinD-IL · Jun 11, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

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Introduced in SenateIssued June 11, 2024

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4514

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 11, 2024

Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To clarify that amounts from declinations should be deposited in the Crime Victims Fund and to temporarily provide additional deposits into the Crime Victims Fund.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2024.

Deposits in Crime Victims Fund

Section 1402(b)(6) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101(b)(6)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end;

(2)

in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(C)

a declination of a criminal prosecution or other similar final disposition not involving a conviction; or

(D)

during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this subparagraph and ending on September 30, 2029, sections 3729 through 3731 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘False Claims Act’), except that—

(i)

amounts necessary to remunerate qui tam plaintiffs as described in subsection (d) of section 3730 of title 31, United States Code, are not available for deposit to the Fund; and

(ii)

amounts necessary to reimburse the United States Government for the damages which the Government sustains from an act described in subsection (a) of section 3729 of title 31, United States Code, are not available for deposit to the Fund.