I 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5528
To provide for the establishment of the Center for International Human 
Rights. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2002
Mr. GILMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of the Center for 
International Human Rights.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Center for Inter-
national Human Rights Act of 2002’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 
Center for International Human Rights.
(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
Board of Directors of the Center. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER; PURPOSES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Congress finds that there has 
been established in the District of Columbia a private, 
nonprofit corporation known as the Center for Inter-
national Human Rights which is not an agency or estab-
lishment of the United States Government. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Center, as set 
forth in its articles of incorporation, are—
(1) to establish programs devoted to the pro-
motion of human rights throughout the world; 
(2) to independently monitor and analyze the 
status of human rights in Asia, Latin America, Afri-
ca, the Middle East, Europe, and throughout the 
world; 
(3) in conjunction with both private and govern-
mental organizations, to investigate allegations of 
human rights violations, particularly torture, geno-
cide, extrajudicial killing, imprisonment due to ex-
pression of political or religious beliefs, and other 
gross violations of fundamental human rights; 
(4) to sponsor fellows from the United States 
and other countries who desire to study current
issues related to international human rights at the 
Center’s headquarters in the District of Columbia; 
(5) to establish and carry out a conference se-
ries to bring together experts in the field of inter-
national human rights from the United States and 
other countries to discuss and disseminate informa-
tion regarding human rights; and 
(6) to make grants to, and enter into co-opera-
tive agreements with, nongovernmental organizations 
to promote human rights, with priority on making 
grants to, and entering into co-operative agreements 
with, indigenous human rights organizations in 
countries the governments of which engage in tor-
ture, genocide, extrajudicial killing, imprisonment 
due to expression of political or religious beliefs, or 
other gross violations of fundamental human rights. 
SEC. 4. GRANTS TO CENTER. 
The Secretary of State is authorized to make an an-
nual grant to the Center to enable the Center to carry 
out its purposes as specified in section 3(b). Such grants 
shall be made with funds specifically appropriated for 
grants to the Center.
SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION; OVERSIGHT; RELATED 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to make the Center an agency or estab-
lishment of the United States Government or to make the 
members of the Board of the Center, or the officers or 
employees of the Center, officers or employees of the 
United States. 
(b) OVERSIGHT.—The Center and its grantees shall 
be subject to the appropriate oversight procedures of Con-
gress. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; AVAIL-
ABILITY. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 
through 2007. Amounts appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations under the preceding sentence 
are authorized to remain available until expended
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