[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 840 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 840

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2007

 Mr. Coleman (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) 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 assistance 
  for domestic and foreign programs and centers 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 2007''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to ensure that, in providing United States support 
        abroad for programs and centers for the treatment of victims of 
        torture, particular incentives and support should be given to 
        establishing and supporting such programs and centers in 
        emerging democracies, in post-conflict environments, and, with 
        a view to providing services to refugees and internally 
        displaced persons, in areas as close to ongoing conflicts as 
        safely as possible; and
            (2) to ensure that, in providing United States support for 
        domestic programs and centers for the treatment of victims of 
        torture, particular attention should be given to regions with 
        significant immigrant or refugee populations.

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

    Section 5(b)(1) of the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (Public 
Law 105-320; 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 2008 and 2009, there are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 
        $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOREIGN TREATMENT CENTERS 
              FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE.

    Section 4(b)(1) of the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (Public 
Law 105-320; 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 2008 and 2009 
        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 $12,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.''.

SEC. 5. 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 2008 
and 2009 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 $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
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