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=== Title VI: Victims and families of victims of terrorism === {{Main|Title VI of the Patriot Act}} Title VI amended the ''[[Victims of Crime Act of 1984]]'' (VOCA) to change how the U.S. Victims of Crime Fund was managed and funded, improving the speedy provision of aid to families of public safety officers by expedited payments to officers or the families of officers injured or killed in the line of duty. Payments must be made no later than 30 days later.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title VI, Subtitle A, Sec. 611.</ref> The Assistant Attorney General was given expanded authority under Section 614 of the USA PATRIOT Act to make grants to any organization that administers any [[Office of Justice Programs]], which includes the Public Safety Officers Benefits Program.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title VI, Subtitle A, Sec. 614.</ref> Further changes to the Victims of Crime Fund increased the amount of money in the Fund and changed the way that funds were distributed.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title VI, Subtitle B, Sec. 621</ref> The amount available for grants made through the Crime Victim Fund to eligible crime victim compensation programs were increased from 40 percent to 60 percent of the total in the Fund. A program can provide compensation to U.S. citizens who were adversely affected overseas. [[Means test]]ing was also waived for those who apply for compensation.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title VI, Subtitle B, Sec. 622.</ref> Under VOCA, the director may make an annual grant from the Crime Victims Fund to support crime victim assistance programs. An amendment was made to VOCA to include offers of assistance to crime victims in [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Puerto Rico]], the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]], or any other U.S. territory.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title VI, Subtitle B, Sec. 623. Amended {{usc-clause|42|10603|(b)(1)}}</ref> VOCA also provides for compensation and assistance to victims of terrorism or mass violence.<ref>{{usc|42|10603b}}</ref> This was amended to allow the director to make supplemental grants to States for eligible crime victim compensation and assistance programs, and to victim service organizations, public agencies (including Federal, State, or local governments) and non-governmental organizations that provide assistance to victims of crime. The funds could be used to provide emergency relief, including crisis response efforts, assistance, compensation, training and technical assistance for investigations and prosecutions of terrorism.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title VI, Subtitle B, Sec. 624.</ref>
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