[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

119 STAT. 3574

Public Law 109-165
109th Congress

An Act


 
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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Torture Victims Relief
Reauthorization Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. <> STATEMENT OF POLICY.

It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to ensure that, in its 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 conflict as safely as possible; and
(2) to ensure that, in its 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 (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 2006 and 2007, there are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a)
$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007.''.

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 (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 2006 and 2007
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 fiscal year
2006 and $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.''.

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119 STAT. 3575

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 2006
and 2007 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 $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $8,000,000 for fiscal
year 2007.

Approved January 10, 2006.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2017:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
Dec. 6, considered and passed House.
Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.