I 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5285 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 19, 2016 

Mr. MARINO (for himself, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. HIGGINS, and Mr. 

MCDERMOTT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

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. 

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


sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 5285 IH

1 SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS RE2 PORTS UNDER THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE 

3 ACT OF 1961. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Foreign Assistance Act of 

5 1961 is amended— 

6 (1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))— 

7 (A) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

8 at the end; 

9 (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the pe10 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(13) wherever applicable, a description of— 

13 ‘‘(A) the institutionalization of children, in14 cluding in orphanages, and in large and small 

15 group homes, if such institutionalization can be 

16 avoided either by promptly reunifying such chil17 dren with nurturing parents of origin or by 

18 promptly placing such children in adoptive 

19 homes in the country of origin or abroad; and 

20 ‘‘(B) the related subjection of children to 

21 cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnec22 essary detention, and denial of the right to life, 

23 liberty, and the security of persons.’’; and 

24 (2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by add25 ing at the end the following: 


sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 5285 IH

1 ‘‘(j) The report required by subsection (b) shall in2 clude, wherever applicable, a description of— 

3 ‘‘(1) the institutionalization of children, includ4 ing in orphanages, and in large and small group 

5 homes, if such institutionalization can be avoided ei6 ther by promptly reunifying such children with nur7 turing parents of origin or by promptly placing such 

8 children in adoptive homes in the country of origin 

9 or abroad; and 

10 ‘‘(2) the related subjection of children to cruel, 

11 inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary de12 tention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and 

13 the security of persons.’’. 

14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

15 subsection (a)(1) take effect on the date of the enactment 

16 of this Act and apply with respect to reports required to 

17 be submitted under section 116(d) of the Foreign Assist18 ance Act of 1961 on or after such date of enactment. The 

19 amendments made by subsection (a)(2) take effect on the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect 

21 to reports required to be submitted under section 502B(b) 

22 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 on or after such 

23 date of enactment. 

Æ 


sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with BILLS