[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 365 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 365

     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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 10, 2005

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 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 2005''.

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

    Section 5(b)(1) of the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and 2005'' and inserting ``, 2005, 2006, 
        and 2007'';
            (2) by striking ``2004 and'' and inserting ``2004,''; and
            (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
        $25,000,000 for the fiscal year 2006, and $25,000,000 for the 
        fiscal year 2007.''.

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

    Section 4(b)(1) of the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and 2005'' and inserting ``, 2005, 2006, 
        and 2007'';
            (2) by striking ``2004 and'' and inserting ``2004,''; and
            (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
        $12,000,000 for the fiscal year 2006, and $13,000,000 for the 
        fiscal year 2007.''.

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 2006 
and 2007 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 $8,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2006 and $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
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