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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3487
To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide for the compensation
of elderly victims of property damage, to provide increased funding for
the crime victim compensation fund, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 12, 2020
Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. CASSIDY, and Mr. BLUMENTHAL) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide
for the compensation of elderly victims of property dam-
age, to provide increased funding for the crime victim
compensation fund, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Edith Shorougian Sen-
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ior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act’’.
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SEC. 2. COMPENSATION FOR ELDERLY VICTIMS OF FINAN-
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CIAL FRAUD.
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Section 1403(d) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984
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(34 U.S.C. 20102(d)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘include damage’’ and in-
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serting the following: ‘‘include—
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‘‘(A) damage’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘or
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‘‘(B) damage to or loss of property of el-
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derly victims of financial fraud, abuse, or ex-
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ploitation;’’;
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(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
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end;
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(3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at
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the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(4) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(5) the term ‘elderly victim’ means a victim
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who is not less than 60 years of age.’’.
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SEC. 3. ADDITION TO CRIME VICTIMS FUND.
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Section 1402(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984
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(34 U.S.C. 20101(b)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
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end;
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(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at
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the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(6) any monetary payment made to the United
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States Government as a fine or penalty under, in re-
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lation to an alleged criminal act—
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‘‘(A) a deferred prosecution agreement;
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‘‘(B) a non-prosecution agreement; or
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‘‘(C) any other settlement agreement.’’.
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