Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 1.djvu/950

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115 STAT. 928 PUBLIC LAW 107-96 —DEC. 21, 2001 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Section ll-1722(a), District of Columbia Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking ", subject to the supervision of the Executive Officer". Section ll-1723(a)(3). District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking "and the internal auditing of the accounts of the courts". CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND (a) TREATMENT OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES. — Section 16(d) of the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996 (sec. 4 — 515(d), D.C. Official Code), as amended by section 403 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001), is amended— (1) by striking "in excess of $250,000"; (2) by striking "and approved by" and inserting "which is submitted to"; and (3) by striking "and not less than 80 percent" and all that follows and inserting the following: "except that under such plan— "(1) 50 percent of such balance shall be used for direct compensation payments to crime victims through the Fund under this section and in accordance with this Act; and "(2) 50 percent of such balance shall be used for outreach activities designed to increase the number of crime victims who apply for such direct compensation payments.". (b) LIMIT ON USE OF AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. —Section 16(e) of such Act (sec. 4 -515(e), D.C. Official Code), as amended by section 202(d) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13-172), is amended to read as follows: "(e) All compensation payments and attorneys' fees awarded under this Act shall be paid from, and subject to, the availability of monies in the Fund. Not more than 5 percent of the total amount of monies in the Fund may be used to pay administrative costs necessary to carry out this Act.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 403 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001. PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENTS (a) SERVICES OF COUNSEL. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 11-2604, District of Columbia Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking "$50" and inserting "$65"; and (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking "$1300" each place it appears and inserting "$1900"; and (ii) by striking "$2450" each place it appears and inserting "$3600". (2) NEGLECT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION PRO- CEEDINGS. — Section 16-2326.01(b), District of Columbia Code, is amended— (A) by striking "$1,100" each place it appears and inserting "$1,600 ";