I 
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 de-
termined 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 author-
ize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and 
foreign programs and centers for the treatment of vic-
tims of torture, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Torture Victims Relief 
Reauthorization Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DOMES-
TIC TREATMENT CENTERS FOR VICTIMS OF 
TORTURE. 
Section 5(b)(1) of the Torture Victims Relief Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 
the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Health and Human Services for fis-
cal years 2010 and 2011, there are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
carry 
out 
subsection 
(a) 
$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 
2011.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOR-
EIGN TREATMENT CENTERS FOR VICTIMS OF 
TORTURE. 
Section 4(b)(1) of the Torture Victims Relief Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 
the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
years 2010 and 2011 pursuant to chapter 1 of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the President to 
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carry out section 130 of such Act $12,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
CONTRIBUTION 
TO 
THE 
UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND FOR 
VICTIMS OF TORTURE. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal years 2010 and 2011 pursuant to chapter 3 of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are author-
ized to be appropriated to the President for a voluntary 
contribution to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for 
Victims of Torture $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2010 and 2011. 
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