[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2643 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2643

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human 
 rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of 
children and the subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading 
  treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, 
     liberty, and the security of persons, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2017

Mr. Marino (for himself, Mr. Cicilline, and Mr. Donovan) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human 
 rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of 
children and the subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading 
  treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, 
     liberty, and the security of persons, 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. AMENDMENTS TO ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS UNDER THE FOREIGN 
              ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.

    (a) In General.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended--
            (1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))--
                    (A) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) wherever applicable, a description of--
                    ``(A) the institutionalization of children, 
                including in orphanages, and in large and small group 
                homes, if such institutionalization can be avoided 
                either by promptly reunifying such children with 
                nurturing parents of origin or by promptly placing such 
                children in adoptive homes in the country of origin or 
                abroad; and
                    ``(B) the related subjection of children to cruel, 
                inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, 
                and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the 
                security of persons.''; and
            (2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by adding at the end 
        the following:
    ``(j) The report required by subsection (b) shall include, wherever 
applicable, a description of--
            ``(1) the institutionalization of children, including in 
        orphanages, and in large and small group homes, if such 
        institutionalization can be avoided either by promptly 
        reunifying such children with nurturing parents of origin or by 
        promptly placing such children in adoptive homes in the country 
        of origin or abroad; and
            ``(2) the related subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, 
        or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of 
        the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)(1) take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect 
to reports required to be submitted under section 116(d) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 on or after such date of enactment. The 
amendments made by subsection (a)(2) take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and apply with respect to reports required to be 
submitted under section 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
on or after such date of enactment.
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