United States Code

34 U.S.C. § 20105

Compensation and assistance to victims of terrorism or mass violence

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Bills that would change it 10

  • HR 9439 Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act Amends its part 20105(d) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 5186 Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act Amends its part 20105(d) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 6655 Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 7541 STOP Violence Act of 2022 Amends 20105(b) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 2739 SURVIVE Act Amends its part 20105(d) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 2920 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 211 SURVIVE Act Amends its part 20105(d) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 1351 SURVIVE Act Amends its part 20105(d) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 1870 SURVIVE Act Amends its part 20105(d) · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 4608 SURVIVE Act Amends its part 20105(d) · introduced · 115th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.

(a) Victims of acts of terrorism outside the United States (1) In general The Director may make supplemental grants as provided in 20101(d)(5) 1 of this title to States, victim service organizations, and public agencies (including Federal, State, or local governments) and nongovernmental organizations that provide assistance to victims of crime, which shall be used to provide emergency relief, including crisis response efforts, assistance, training, and technical assistance, and ongoing assistance, including during any investigation or prosecution, to victims of terrorist acts or mass violence occurring outside the United States. (2) Victim defined In this subsection, the term “victim”— (A) means a person who is a national of the United States or an officer or employee of the United States Government who is injured or killed as a result of a terrorist act or mass violence occurring outside the United States; and (B) in the case of a person described in subparagraph (A) who is less than 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, includes a family member or legal guardian of that person. (3) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to allow the Director to make grants to any foreign power (as defined by section 1801(a) of title 50) or to any domestic or foreign organization operated for the purpose of engaging in any significant political or lobbying activities. (b) Victims of terrorism within the United States The Director may make supplemental grants as provided in section 20101(d)(5) of this title to States for eligible crime victim compensation and assistance programs, and to victim service organizations, public agencies (including Federal, State, or local governments) and nongovernmental organizations that provide assistance to victims of crime, which shall be used to provide emergency relief, including crisis response efforts, assistance, compensation, training and technical assistance, and ongoing assistance, including during any investigation or prosecution, to victims of terrorist acts or mass violence occurring within the United States.
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