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Background and Funding Background The Crime Victims Fund (CVF or "Fund") was established in the U. S. Treasury in 19841 by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)2 to provide a dedicated source of funds for state victim compensation and assistance programs. [...] The VOCA was amended in 1996, 2000, and 2001,4 to provide assistance to victims of terrorism who are nationals of the United States or an officers or employees of the United States Government,. [...] The cap has fluctuated through the years as shown in Table 1. Office for Victims of Crime Authorization and Caps The OVC is part of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs. [...] The Director of the OVC is authorized to set-aside up to $50 million, in the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve to meet the immediate and longer-term needs of terrorism and mass violence victims by providing supplemental grants to states for victim compensation and assistance and by also providing direct compensation to victims (U. [...] Office for Victims of Crime Activities to Assist Victims of 9/11 When 9/11 occurred, the OVC had a mechanism in place, through previous legislation,12 to respond to the victims of these terrorist attacks.