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.

Bill: 115-s-1177
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2017-05-18
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

Child safety and welfare

Congressional oversight

Detention of persons

Foreign aid and international relief

Human rights
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require annual country reports on human rights practices to include information on: (1) the institutionalization of children in orphanages and group homes when such institutionalization can be avoided by reunifying children with parents of origin or placing them in adoptive homes; and (2) the subjection of children to cruel or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1177 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2017 Mr. Blunt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 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.

1. Inclusion in annual country reports on human rights practices of information on children living without families Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (13) (A) the institutionalization of children in orphanages and large and small group homes, when such institutionalization can be avoided by promptly— (i) reunifying children with nurturing parents of origin; or (ii) placing them in adoptive homes in the country of origin or abroad; and (B) the related subjection of children to— (i) cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment; (ii) unnecessary detention; or (iii) the denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons. . 2. Delayed effective date This Act shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.