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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Torture Accountability Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to modify the definition of &quot;United States&quot; for purposes of the prohibition against torture as the States, the District of Columbia, and U.S.commonwealths, territories, and possessions (currently defined as all areas under U.S. jurisdiction).</p>]]></text>
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