Federal Criminal Victims and Witnesses Assistance Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Criminal Victims and Witnesses Assistance Act - Title I: Victim Compensation - Establishes in the Department of Justice a three-member Victims Compensation Commission, the members to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Authorizes the Commission to perform specified functions including entering into such contracts or other transactions as may be necessary, requesting such information, data, and cooperation from Federal agencies as the Commission may require, and establishing a program to assure extensive and continuing publicity of compensation provisions under this Act. Directs the Commission to order the payment of compensation to intervenors or victims in cases of personal injury or death resulting from specified criminal offenses. Directs the Commission to determine the amount of compensation by computing net losses (for intervenors) or pecuniary losses (for victims). Permits the Commission to order emergency compensation not to exceed $1,500 pending final action on a claim, such compensation to be deducted from any final order for compensation. Requires claims for compensation to be filed within one year after the date of the Act, om…