The passage of the AVAA prompted discussions of what will come next to help protect victims of child pornography offenses and other offenses. Paul G. Cassell and James M. Marsh wrote a law review article that called the AVAA a "modest but useful step" towards a system that prioritizes victims' interests.Paul G. Cassell & James M. Marsh, The New Amy, Vicky, and Andy Act: A Positive Step Toward Full Restitution for Child Pornography Victims, 31 Fed. Sent. Rep. 187, 193 (2019). The authors discussed the low floor of $3,000 and encouraged district court judges to use it as "simply a floor" and give larger awards.Id. at 191. The authors also proposed that the AVAA may set a precedent for expanding restitution of victims in the future.Id. at 187.
