Biden signs bill boosting Crime Victims Fund
By Jordan Smith
WASHINGTON - A long-sought-after boost to the Crime Victims Fund was signed into law Thursday, shoring up funding for an institution that dates back nearly 40 years.
When President Joe Biden signed H.R. 1652, revenues collected from deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements can be deposited into the Crime Victims Fund. Previously, those revenues were placed into the general fund of the Treasury Department.
"This bill is going to allow us to make sure that all the fines and penalties that are from federal cases go into the crime victims fund to rebuild this fund, because it's badly needed," Biden said during a signing ceremony at the White House on Thursday.