I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2017 
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 
APRIL 28, 2005 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. WOLF, Mr. CARDIN, 
Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. PITTS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
RAMSTAD, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. KIRK, Mr. 
ACKERMAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. PALLONE, 
Mr. LEVIN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. TERRY, Mr. SABO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. OLVER, 
Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. ZOE 
LOFGREN
of California, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. 
MCNULTY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. LEE, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, and Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on International Relations, 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 con-
cerned 
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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Torture Victims Relief 
Reauthorization Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
(1) to ensure that, in its support abroad for 
programs and centers for the treatment of victims of 
torture, particular incentives and support should be 
given to establishing and supporting such programs 
and centers in emerging democracies, in post-conflict 
environments, and, with a view to providing services 
to refugees and internally displaced persons, in areas 
as close to ongoing conflict as safely as possible; and 
(2) to ensure that, in its support for domestic 
programs and centers for the treatment of victims of 
torture, particular attention should be given to re-
gions with significant immigrant or refugee popu-
lations. 
SEC. 3. 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 2006 and 2007, there are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
carry 
out 
subsection 
(a) 
$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 
2007.’’. 
SEC. 4. 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 2006 and 2007 pursuant to chapter 1 of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the President to 
carry out section 130 of such Act $12,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2006 and $13,000,000 for fiscal year 
2007.’’.
SEC. 5. 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 2006 and 2007 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 $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and 
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 
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