I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2643 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human 
rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of chil-
dren 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 24, 2017 
Mr. MARINO (for himself, Mr. CICILLINE, and Mr. DONOVAN) 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 pur-
poses. 
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. 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— 
(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, a description of— 
‘‘(A) the institutionalization of children, in-
cluding in orphanages, and in large and small 
group homes, if such institutionalization can be 
avoided either by promptly reunifying such chil-
dren with nurturing parents of origin or by 
promptly placing such children in adoptive 
homes in the country of origin or abroad; and 
‘‘(B) the related subjection of children to 
cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnec-
essary detention, and denial of the right to life, 
liberty, and the security of persons.’’; and 
(2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘(j) The report required by subsection (b) shall in-
clude, wherever applicable, a description of— 
‘‘(1) the institutionalization of children, includ-
ing in orphanages, and in large and small group 
homes, if such institutionalization can be avoided ei-
ther by promptly reunifying such children with nur-
turing parents of origin or by promptly placing such 
children in adoptive homes in the country of origin 
or abroad; and 
‘‘(2) the related subjection of children to cruel, 
inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary de-
tention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and 
the security of persons.’’. 
(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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