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S. Rept. 114-172 1 (2015-12-03)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaark0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Gp Calendar No. 312 114TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session SENATE 114-172 INDIAN TRIBAL JUSTICE ACT TO SECURE URGENT RE- SOURCES VITAL TO INDIAN VICTIMS OF CRIME, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES DECEMBER 3, 2015.-Ordered to be printed Mr. BARRASSO, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1704] The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 1704) to amend the Indian Tribal Justice Act to secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1704 is to create a dedicated funding stream from the Crime Victims Fund to administer a tribal grant program through the Department of the Interior for victims of crime. It would also increase Indian tribes' flexibility to use grants to build a baseline service delivery capacity and improve access to greatly needed, culturally appropriate, community-specific services. BACKGROUND In 1984, the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) was created by the Vic- tims of Crime Act (VOCA) to support services for victims of crime.1 The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to administer the CVF.2 The CVF is budget neutral, and it is resourced by criminal fines, forfeited ap- 'Victims of Crime Act of 1984, Pub. L. No. 98-473 (1984). 2See generally, Lisa N. Sacco, Cong. Research Serv., R42672, The Crime Victims Fund: Fed- eral Support for Victims of Crime (2015). 59-010

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