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Sec. 3061. Short title.
This subtitle may be cited as the "Litigation Support Fund and Grant-Making Authority Amendment Act of 2020".
Sec. 3062. The Attorney General for the District of Columbia Clarification and Elected Term Amendment Act of 2010, effective May 27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-160; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.81 et seq. ) , is amended as follows:
(a) Section 106b (D.C. Official Code § 1-301.86b) is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (c) is amended as follows:
(A) Paragraph (1)(B) is amended by striking the phrase "Funding staff positions, up to a maximum amount of $4 million" and inserting the phrase "Funding staff positions, personnel costs, and employee retirement and separation incentives, up to a maximum amount of $6 million" in its place.
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows:
" (2) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2020, up to $7 million deposited into the Fund each fiscal year may be used for the purposes of crime reduction, violence interruption, and other public safety initiatives.".
(C) A new paragraph (3) is added to read as follows:
" (3) In Fiscal Year 2021, the first $500,000 deposited into the Fund shall be transferred to the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants for victim services grants.".
(2) Subsection (d)(3) is amended as follows:
(A) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase "$10 million" both times it appears and inserting the phrase "$17 million" in its place.
(B) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase "$11.6 million in the Fund until September 30, 2020" and inserting the phrase "$19.1 million in the Fund until September 30, 2021" in its place.
(3) A new subsection (f) is added to read as follows:
" (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, $12,039,659.91 of the amount to be received by the District in Fiscal Year 2021 in settlement of District of Columbia v. Monsanto Co. , Superior Court of the District of Columbia Case No. 2020 CA 002445 B, shall be deposited in the Fund and allocated as follows:
" (1) $7,339,659.91 shall be paid in attorney's fees and costs to May Firm/EKM Association on PCBs for legal services received pursuant to Contract No. DCCB-2019-C-0008; and
" (2) $4,700,000 shall be used for the authorized purposes of the Fund pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.".
(b) Section 108c (D.C. Official Code § 1-301.88f) is amended as follows:
(1) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase "reduction and violence interruption" and inserting the phrase "reduction, violence interruption, and assistance to victims of crime and other vulnerable residents" in its place.
(2) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase "reduction and violence interruption" and inserting the phrase "reduction, violence interruption, and assistance to victims of crime and other categories of vulnerable residents served by the Office of the Attorney General, including seniors, children, individuals protected from discrimination under the Human Rights Act of 1977, effective December 13, 1977 (D.C. Law 2-38; D.C. Official Code § 2-1401.01 et seq. ), and individuals previously involved in the criminal justice system" in its place.