Victims of Crime Compensation and Assistance : Background and Funding.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal aid.

Terrorism.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Victims of Crime Compensation and Assistance

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