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Union Calendar No. 19
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 924
[Report No. 105-28]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to give further assurance to the
right of victims of crime to attend and observe the trials of those
accused of the crime.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 1997
Mr. McCollum (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
March 17, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to give further assurance to the
right of victims of crime to attend and observe the trials of those
accused of the crime.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Victim Allocution
Clarification Act of 1997''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. RIGHTS OF VICTIMS TO ATTEND AND OBSERVE
TRIAL.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Chapter 223 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 3510. Rights of victims to attend and observe
trial</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``A United States district court shall not order any
victim of an offense excluded from the trial of a defendant accused of
that offense because such victim may or will--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) exercise the right to make a statement or
present any information in relation to the sentence at the
imposition of sentence; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) testify as to the effect of the offense on
the victim and the victim's family.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 223 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``3510. Rights of victims to attend and observe trial.''.
<DELETED> (c) Effect on Pending Cases.--The amendments made by this
section shall apply in cases pending on the date of the enactment of
this Act.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Victim Allocution Clarification Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. RIGHTS OF VICTIMS TO ATTEND AND OBSERVE TRIAL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 223 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3510. Rights of victims to attend and observe trial
``A United States district court shall not order any victim of an
offense excluded from the trial of a defendant accused of that offense
because such victim may or will, during the sentencing hearing--
``(1) exercise the right to make a statement or present any
information in relation to the sentence at the imposition of
sentence; or
``(2) testify as to the effect of the offense on the victim
and the victim's family.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 223 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:
``3510. Rights of victims to attend and observe trial.''.
(c) Effect on Pending Cases.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply in cases pending on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Union Calendar No. 19
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 924
[Report No. 105-28]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to give further assurance to the
right of victims of crime to attend and observe the trials of those
accused of the crime.
_______________________________________________________________________
March 17, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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