Victims of Crime Compensation and Assistance : Background and Funding.

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 Reinves...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Federal aid. Terrorism. Law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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.
Item Description:	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. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.