The Defense Base Act and the War Hazards Compensation Act are not the only programs designed to address losses occasioned by acts of terrorism.  Another compensation and reimbursement program is the International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (“ITVERP”), which is administered by the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime.   If ITVERP applies, then the federal government may provide “financial reimbursement for qualifying expenses to qualified U.S. citizens and U.S. government employees who suffered direct physical or emotional injury from an act of international terrorism while outside the United States.” There are three main requirements for ITVERP: (1) a terrorist incident occurring outside the United States; (2) the victim or claimant must be a U.S. citizen of an employee of the U.S. government; and (3) the expenses must be directly related to the terrorist incident.  If all three requirements are satisfied then the victim or claimant may be able toRead more