3.0.0 4987 2023-01-11T13:26:12Z 2023-01-11T13:26:12Z House H HR 2014-06-26 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 4987.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 10[Page H5818]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-06-26T13:04:10Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-06-26T13:04:05Z 2014-06-26 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2014-06-26 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2014-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2014-06-26 True W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2014-06-26 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2014-09-08 False International Affairs Congressional oversight Crime victims Department of Health and Human Services Department of State Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Legal fees and court costs Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Mental health Refugees, asylum, displaced persons War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity International Affairs 00 2014-06-26 Introduced in House 2014-07-03T15:33:11Z Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize FY2015-FY2016 appropriations for: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for grants to domestic treatment centers for the costs of services provided in the rehabilitation of victims of torture (including treatment of the physical and psychological effects of torture), social and legal services, and research and training of health care providers outside of treatment centers or programs; and (2) the President for grants to foreign treatment centers and programs for activities designed to treat victims for the physical and psychological effects of torture.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress annually regarding: (1) Foreign Service officer training about torture victims, and (2) the percentage and number of torture victims who are approved for refugee entry into the United States.

Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide support for indigenous foreign treatment centers and programs for torture victims in order to increase such centers' capacities to train other local health care providers.

]]> Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2014 Display Title Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4987ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4987ih.xml 2014-06-26 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.