Closed circuit televised court proceedings for victims of crime

Notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to the contrary, in order to permit victims of crime to watch criminal trial proceedings in cases where the venue of the trial is changed— No other person, other than official court and security personnel, or other persons specifically designated by the court, shall be permitted to view the closed circuit televising of the proceedings. The court shall not designate a person under paragraph (1) if the presiding judge at the trial determines that testimony by that person would be materially affected if that person heard other testimony at the trial. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts may accept donations to enable the courts to carry out subsection (a). 11 So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted. Nothing in this section shall be construed— As used in this section, the term “State” means any State, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the United States. The Judicial Conference of the United States, pursuant to its rule making authority under section 331 of title 28, may promulgate and issue rules, or amend existing rules, to effectuate the policy addressed by this section. Upon the implementation of such rules, this section shall cease to be effective. This section shall only apply to cases filed after January 1, 1995.