Usually, the U.S. Department of Justice provides a percentage of what a state gives to victims, so the dollar amount is affected by the generosity of a state, Miller said.
Early June will see the publication of Nicholas Carr's The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, and Clay Shirky's Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age.
"As a wider consultation on the proposals begins, my prayer is that everyone in our society will reflect on what has been agreed today with a spirit of generosity and concern for the good of the whole community, " he said.