Victims of Crime Compensation and Assistance : Background and Funding

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Provides background and funding information on the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) established under P.L. 98-473, the Victims of Crime Act, to provide funding to State victim compensation and assistance p...

Provides background and funding information on the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) established under P.L. 98-473, the Victims of Crime Act, to provide funding to State victim compensation and assistance programs. Discusses Crime Victims Fund caps, provisions in P.L. 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and "rainy day fund"; distribution of the CVF; and victim compensation and assistance.

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