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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2096 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 14, 2005 

Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. DAYTON, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Mrs. BOXER) 

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 appropriations to provide 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 2005’’. 

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 its support abroad for 

2 programs and centers for the treatment of victims of 

3 torture, particular incentives and support should be 

4 given to establishing and supporting such programs 

5 and centers in emerging democracies, in post-conflict 

6 environments, and, with a view to providing services 

7 to refugees and internally displaced persons, in areas 

8 as close to ongoing conflict as safely as possible; and 

9 (2) to ensure that, in its support for domestic 

10 programs and centers for the treatment of victims of 

11 torture, particular attention should be given to re12 gions with significant immigrant or refugee popu13 lations. 

14 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DOMES15 TIC TREATMENT CENTERS FOR VICTIMS OF 

16 TORTURE. 

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

18 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended to read as follows: 

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

20 the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 

21 Department of Health and Human Services for fis22 cal years 2006 and 2007, there are authorized to be 

23 appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 

24 $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 

25 2007.’’. 
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1 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOR2 EIGN TREATMENT CENTERS FOR VICTIMS OF 

3 TORTURE. 

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

5 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended to read as follows: 

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

7 the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

8 years 2006 and 2007 pursuant to chapter 1 of part 

9 I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

10 2151 et seq.), there are authorized to be appro11 priated to the President to carry out section 130 of 

12 such Act (22 U.S.C. 2152) $12,000,000 for fiscal 

13 year 2006 and $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.’’. 

14 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 

15 UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO THE 

16 UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND FOR 

17 VICTIMS OF TORTURE. 

18 Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fis19 cal years 2006 and 2007 pursuant to chapter 3 of part 

20 I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2221 

21 et seq.), there are authorized to be appropriated to the 

22 President for a voluntary contribution to the United Na23 tions Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture $7,000,000 

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

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