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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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Torture Victims Relief 

5 Reauthorization Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

7 It is the policy of the United States— 

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1 (1) to ensure that, in providing United States 

2 support abroad for programs and centers for the 

3 treatment of victims of torture, particular incentives 

4 and support should be given to establishing and sup5 porting such programs and centers in emerging de6 mocracies, in post-conflict environments, and, with a 

7 view to providing services to refugees and internally 

8 displaced persons, in areas as close to ongoing con9 flicts as safely as possible; and 

10 (2) to ensure that, in providing United States 

11 support for domestic programs and centers for the 

12 treatment of victims of torture, particular attention 

13 should be given to regions with significant immi14 grant or refugee populations. 

15 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DOMES16 TIC TREATMENT CENTERS FOR VICTIMS OF 

17 TORTURE. 

18 Section 5(b)(1) of the Torture Victims Relief Act of 

19 1998 (Public Law 105–320; 22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is 

20 amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 

22 the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 

23 Department of Health and Human Services for fis24 cal years 2008 and 2009, there are authorized to be 

25 appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 

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1 $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 

2 2009.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOR4 EIGN TREATMENT CENTERS FOR VICTIMS OF 

5 TORTURE. 

6 Section 4(b)(1) of the Torture Victims Relief Act of 

7 1998 (Public Law 105–320; 22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is 

8 amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 

10 the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

11 years 2008 and 2009 pursuant to chapter 1 of part 

12 I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are 

13 authorized to be appropriated to the President to 

14 carry out section 130 of such Act $12,000,000 for 

15 each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.’’. 

16 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 

17 UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO THE 

18 UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND FOR 

19 VICTIMS OF TORTURE. 

20 Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fis21 cal years 2008 and 2009 pursuant to chapter 3 of part 

22 I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are author23 ized to be appropriated to the President for a voluntary 

24 contribution to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for 

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1 Victims of Torture $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

2 2008 and 2009. 

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