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, to be appointed by the President. Directs the Commission to order the payment of compensation to an intervenor (a person going to the aid of another to prevent the commission of a crime) or a victim of a crime for personal injuries, or in the event of death, to such person's surviving dependents. Bases compensation to an intervenor on "net losses" (gross losses, excluding pain and suffering, not otherwise recoverable under public or private means) and to a victim on "pecuniary losses" (net losses covering specified expenses, such as medical expenses, loss of earnings up to $150 per week, child care, and funeral expenses). Allows the Commission to order emergency compensation up to $1,500 pending final action on a claim. Stipulates that such compensation shall not affect the right of any person to recover damages in a civil action, but applies a prior or subsequent recovery to gross losses not qualifying as net or pecuniary losses. Enumerates limitations on the payment of compensation under this Act, including…