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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1511 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2009 

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 

SCHIFF, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. STARK, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FILNER, Ms. 

LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. KIRK, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. 

MORAN of Virginia, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. DAVIS

of Illinois, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 

Mr. WALZ, and Mr. BILBRAY) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Reauthorization Act of 2009’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DOMES5 TIC TREATMENT CENTERS FOR VICTIMS OF 

6 TORTURE. 

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

8 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended to read as follows: 

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

10 the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 

11 Department of Health and Human Services for fis12 cal years 2010 and 2011, there are authorized to be 

13 appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 

14 $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 

15 2011.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOR17 EIGN TREATMENT CENTERS FOR VICTIMS OF 

18 TORTURE. 

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

20 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended to read as follows: 

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

22 the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

23 years 2010 and 2011 pursuant to chapter 1 of part 

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

25 authorized to be appropriated to the President to 


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

2 each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 

4 UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO THE 

5 UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND FOR 

6 VICTIMS OF TORTURE. 

7 Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fis8 cal years 2010 and 2011 pursuant to chapter 3 of part 

9 I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are author10 ized to be appropriated to the President for a voluntary 

11 contribution to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for 

12 Victims of Torture $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

13 years 2010 and 2011. 

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