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STATUTORY PROVISIONS - UNITED STATES CODE ANNOTATED:

ARTICLE VI. RESTITUTION, A. Restitution In General (1) Restitution under the Victims' Rights & Restitution Act (VRRA) of 1990

Title 18 US Code // Crimes and Criminal Procedure // Chapter 223 // Witnesses and Evidence

      § 3509 Child victims' and child witnesses' rights
      § 3510 Rights of victims to attend and observe trial
      § 3525 Victims Compensation Fund
      § 3663 Order of restitution
      § 3663A Mandatory restitution to victims of certain crimes
      § 3664 Procedure for issuance and enforcement of order of restitution

            United States Sentencing Guidelines
            § 3A1.1 -- Hate Crime Motivation or Vulnerable Victim
            § 5E1.1 -- Restitution
            § 5E1.3 -- Special Assessments

Title 22 US Code // Foreign Relations and Intercourse // Chapter 38 // Department of State

      § 2715a Provision of information on certain violent crimes abroad to victims and victims' families
      § 5510 United States Government compensation for victims of terrorism

Title 37 US Code // Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services // Chapter 19 // Administration

      § 1013 Payment of compensation for victims of terrorism

Title 42 US Code // Public Health & Welfare

      Chapter 35, Sub XI, Part A, Sec. 30581 Prevention of Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
      Chapter 67 Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment and Adoption Reform
      Chapter 112 Victim Compensation and Assistance
            § 10601 Crime Victims Fund
            § 10602 Crime Victim Compensation
            § 10603 Crime Victim Assistance
            § 10603b Compensation to Victims of Terrorism/Mass Violence
            § 10605 Office for Victims of Crime
            § 10606 Victims' Rights
            § 10607 Services to Victims
            § 10608 Closed Circuit TV Court Proceedings for Victims of Crime
      Chapter 132 Victims of Child Abuse
            Sub Chapt I Improving Investigation & Prosecution of Child Abuse
            Sub Chapt II Court-Appointed Special Advocates
            Sub Chapt III Child Abuse Training for Judicial Personnel and Practitoners
            Sub Chapt IV Reporting Requirements
            Sub Chapt V Child Care Worker Employee Background Checks
            Sub Chapt VI Treatment for Juvenile Offenders who are Victims of Child Abuse
      Chapter 136 Violent Crime Control & Law Enforcement
            Sub Chapter III Violence Against Women
                  § 13942 Confidentiality of Communications Between Victims and Counselors
                  § 13951 Confidentiality of Abused Person's Address
                  § 13981 Civil Rights for Women
                  § 14011 Payment of Cost of Testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
                  § 14013 Report on Battered Women's Syndrome
                  § 14014 Confidentiality of Addresses for Victims of Domestic Violence
                  § 14015 Report on Recordkeeping Relating to Domestic Violence
                  § 14016 Enforcement of Statutory Rape Laws
            Sub Chapter VI Crimes Against Children
                  § 14071 Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program




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