[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 854 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 854

To authorize a comprehensive program of support for victims of torture, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 10, 2003

Mr. Coleman (for himself and Mr. Dayton) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize a comprehensive program of support for 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 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, 2005, and 
        2006 pursuant to chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
        Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) there are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the President to carry out section 130 of such 
        Act $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $12,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2005, and $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect October 1, 2003.

SEC. 3. 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, 
2005, and 2006 pursuant to chapter 3 of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2221 et seq.), 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, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and $8,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2006.

SEC. 4. 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, 2005, and 2006, there are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 
        $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2005, and $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect October 1, 2003.
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