OTHER AMENDMENTS TO VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OF 1984.

SEC. 7125. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OF 1984. (a) New Criteria.—Section 1403(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602(b)) is amended— (1) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: “(6) such program provides compensation to residents of the State who are victims of crimes occurring outside the State if— “(A) the crimes would be compensable crimes had they occurred inside that State; and “(B) the places the crimes occurred in are States not having eligible crime victim compensation programs; “(7) such program does not, except pursuant to rules issued by the program to prevent unjust enrichment of the offender, deny compensation to any victim because of that victim’s familial relationship to the offender, or because of the sharing of a residence by the victim and the offender; and”; and (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (8). (b) Increase of State Annual Grant Amount.—Section 1403(a) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602(a)) is amended by striking out “35 percent” each place it appears and inserting “40 percent” in lieu thereof. (c) Adding Victims of Drunk Driving and Domestic Violence.—(1) Paragraph (1) of section 1403(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: “(1) such program is operated by a State and offers compensation to victims and survivors of victims of criminal violence, including drunk driving and domestic violence;”. (2) Section 1403(d)(3) of the Victims of Crime Act (42 U.S.C. 10602(d)(3)) is amended by inserting “, and includes driving while intoxicated and domestic violence” after “program”. (d) Change in Victim Compensation Criteria.—Section 1403(b)(5) (42 U.S.C. 10602(b)(5)) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 is amended to read as follows: 102 STAT. 4423 “(5) such program provides compensation to victims of Federal crimes occurring within the State on the same basis that such program provides compensation to victims of State crimes;”. (e) Removal Of Obsolete Provision.—Section 1403 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602) is amended by striking subsection (c).