Search Results for keywords:"Office for Victims of Crime"

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  • 2025-00071 — International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program
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    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 6874
    Reading Time:about 14 minutes

    The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) of the U.S. Department of Justice is proposing changes to the International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP) to make it more efficient and update certain policies and caps on cost categories. They want to clarify existing rules and increase the limits on reimbursements to better match actual victim needs. The proposed changes aim to ensure that victims of international terrorism receive adequate compensation without increasing costs to state or local governments. Public comments on these changes are invited until March 24, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to update a program that helps people who were hurt by bad things that happened in other countries. They want to make it work better and help more people, and they are asking for ideas from everyone until March 24, 2025.

  • 2024-31012 — Victims of Crime Act Victim Compensation Grant Program; Withdrawal
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 582
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), which is part of the Department of Justice, has decided to withdraw a proposed rule from February 5, 2024. This rule aimed to replace the existing Victim Compensation Program Guidelines and update requirements under the Victims of Crime Act. OJP made this decision after receiving a large number of comments and recognizing that more time is needed to consider the feedback properly. For now, the current guidelines remain in place, and OJP may explore a new rule in the future based on further discussions with stakeholders.

    Simple Explanation

    The government had an idea to change some rules to help people who are victims of crimes, but they decided not to do it right now because a lot of people had different ideas about it, and they want to think more about those ideas before making any changes.