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The Crime Victims Fund: Federal Support for Victims of Crime (open access)

The Crime Victims Fund: Federal Support for Victims of Crime

This report provides background and funding information for Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) programs and the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). It describes the process through which CVF funds are allocated and explains how the CVF impacts the annual budget for DOJ. It then provides an analysis of selected issues that Congress may consider regarding the CVF and the federal budget.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Sacco, Lisa N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Iran Hostages: Efforts to Obtain Compensation. July 2015 (open access)

The Iran Hostages: Efforts to Obtain Compensation. July 2015

This report outlines the history of various efforts, including legislative efforts and count cases, and describes one bill currently before Congress, the Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015.
Date: July 30, 2015
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Invasive Species: Control Options and Issues for Congress (open access)

Invasive Species: Control Options and Issues for Congress

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Date: April 30, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Foreign Policy (open access)

Iran's Foreign Policy

This report provides an overview of Iran's foreign policy, which has been a subject of numerous congressional hearings and of sanctions and other legislation for many years. The report analyzes Iranian foreign policy as a whole and by region. The regional analysis discusses those countries where Iranian policy is of U.S. concern.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran’s Foreign Policy (open access)

Iran’s Foreign Policy

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Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library