[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 2839 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 375
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2839

                          [Report No. 111-186]

     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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 4, 2009

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Franken) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Foreign Relations

                              May 13, 2010

                Reported by Mr. Kerry, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Torture Victims Relief 
Reauthorization Act of 2009''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DOMESTIC TREATMENT 
              CENTERS FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 5(b)(1) of the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the 
        amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of 
        Health and Human Services for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, there 
        are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 
        $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 
        2011.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOREIGN TREATMENT 
              CENTERS FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 4(b)(1) of the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the 
        amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2010 and 
        2011 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 the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.''.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>    Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
years 2010 and 2011 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 the fiscal years 
2010 and 2011.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Torture Victims Relief 
Reauthorization Act of 2010''.

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 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 2011 and 2012, there are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 
        $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 and 2012.''.

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 to read as follows:
            ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the amounts 
        authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 
        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 the fiscal years 2011 and 2012.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 375

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2839

                          [Report No. 111-186]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

     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.

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                              May 13, 2010

                       Reported with an amendment