[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1813 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1813


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 19, 2003

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
     To amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize 
 appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign centers 
  and programs for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Torture Victims Relief 
Reauthorization Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DOMESTIC TREATMENT CENTERS 
              FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 5(b)(1) of the 
Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the amounts 
        authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Health and 
        Human Services for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, there are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 
        (relating to assistance for domestic centers and programs for 
        the treatment of victims of torture) $20,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2004 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect October 1, 2003.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOREIGN TREATMENT CENTERS 
              FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 4(b)(1) of the 
Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the amounts 
        authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 
        pursuant to chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
        of 1961, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
        President to carry out section 130 of such Act (relating to 
        assistance for centers in foreign countries and programs for 
        the treatment of victims of torture) $11,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2004 and $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect October 1, 2003.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES 
              CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND FOR 
              VICTIMS OF TORTURE.

    Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2004 
and 2005 pursuant to chapter 3 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President for a 
voluntary contribution to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims 
of Torture $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $7,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2005.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.