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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4950 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human 
rights reports to include information on instances of sexual assault in 
refugee camps, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2018 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. NORTON, and 
Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require 
the annual human rights reports to include information 
on instances of sexual assault in refugee camps, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Demand the end of 
Assault in Refugee Camps Act’’ or the ‘‘D’ARC Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS RE-
PORTS UNDER THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE 
ACT OF 1961. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))— 
(A) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (12), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) wherever applicable, with respect to each 
country, a description of the extent to which— 
‘‘(A) the government of the country is en-
gaging in practices that fail to address, reduce, 
or prosecute instances of sexual assault in ref-
ugee camps located in such country; and 
‘‘(B) the United States has taken or will 
take action to end such practices, including by 
providing training to relevant personnel to ad-
dress the crime of sexual assault.’’. 
(2) In section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304)— 
(A) by redesignating the second subsection 
(i) (as added by section 1207(b)(2) of Public 
Law 113–4) as subsection (j); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(k) The report required by subsection (b) shall in-
clude, wherever applicable, with respect to each country, 
a description of the extent to which— 
‘‘(1) the government of the country is engaging 
in practices that fail to address, reduce, or prosecute 
instances of sexual assault in refugee camps located 
in such country; and 
‘‘(2) the United States has taken or will take 
action to end such practices, including by providing 
training to relevant personnel to address the crime 
of sexual assault.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a)(1) take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and apply with respect to reports required to 
be submitted under section 116(d) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 on or after such date of enactment. The 
amendments made by subsection (a)(2) take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect 
to reports required to be submitted under section 502B(b) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 on or after such 
date of enactment. 
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