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of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602) is amended by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:
‘‘(c) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME, RESOURCES, AND ASSETS FOR
PURPOSES OF MEANS TESTS.—Notwithstanding any other law (other
than title IV of Public Law 107–42), for the purpose of any max-
imum allowed income, resource, or asset eligibility requirement
in any Federal, State, or local government program using Federal
funds that provides medical or other assistance (or payment or
reimbursement of the cost of such assistance), any amount of crime
victim compensation that the applicant receives through a crime
victim compensation program under this section shall not be
included in the income, resources, or assets of the applicant, nor
shall that amount reduce the amount of the assistance available
to the applicant from Federal, State, or local government programs
using Federal funds, unless the total amount of assistance that
the applicant receives from all such programs is sufficient to fully
compensate the applicant for losses suffered as a result of the
crime.’’.
(d) DEFINITIONS OF ‘‘COMPENSABLE CRIME’’ AND ‘‘STATE’’.—Sec-
tion 1403(d) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602(d))
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘crimes involving ter-
rorism,’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘the United States Virgin
Islands,’’ after ‘‘the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,’’.
(e) RELATIONSHIP OF ELIGIBLE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION
PROGRAMS TO THE SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1403(e) of the Victims of Crime
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602(e)) is amended by inserting
‘‘including the program established under title IV of Public
Law 107–42,’’ after ‘‘Federal program,’’.
(2) COMPENSATION.—With respect to any compensation pay-
able under title IV of Public Law 107–42, the failure of a
crime victim compensation program, after the effective date
of final regulations issued pursuant to section 407 of Public
Law 107–42, to provide compensation otherwise required pursu-
ant to section 1403 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10602) shall not render that program ineligible for future
grants under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
SEC. 623. CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE.
(a) ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
PUERTO RICO, AND OTHER TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS.—Section
1404(a) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) An agency of the Federal Government performing local
law enforcement functions in and on behalf of the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United
States Virgin Islands, or any other territory or possession of
the United States may qualify as an eligible crime victim assist-
ance program for the purpose of grants under this subsection,
or for the purpose of grants under subsection (c)(1).’’.
(b) PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CERTAIN VIC-
TIMS.—Section 1404(b)(1) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10603(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;