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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Torture Victims Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The American people abhor torture by any government or 
        person. The existence of torture creates a climate of fear and 
        international insecurity that affects all people.
            (2) Torture is the deliberate mental and physical damage 
        caused by governments to individuals to destroy individual 
        personality and terrorize society. The effects of torture are 
        long term. Those effects can last a lifetime for the survivors 
        and affect future generations.
            (3) By eliminating leadership of their opposition and 
        frightening the general public, repressive governments often 
        use torture as a weapon against democracy.
            (4) Torture survivors remain under physical and 
        psychological threats, especially in communities where the 
        perpetrators are not brought to justice. In many nations, even 
        those who treat torture survivors are threatened with 
        reprisals, including torture, for carrying out their ethical 
        duties to provide care. Both the survivors of torture and their 
        treatment providers should be accorded protection from further 
        repression.
            (5) A significant number of refugees and asylees entering 
        the United States have been victims of torture. Those claiming 
        asylum deserve prompt consideration of their applications for 
        political asylum to minimize their insecurity and sense of 
        danger. Many torture survivors now live in the United States. 
        They should be provided with the rehabilitation services which 
        would enable them to become productive members of our 
        communities.
            (6) The development of a treatment movement for torture 
        survivors has created new opportunities for action by the 
        United States and other nations to oppose state-sponsored and 
        other acts of torture.
            (7) There is a need for a comprehensive strategy to protect 
        and support torture victims and their treatment providers, 
        together with overall efforts to eliminate torture.
            (8) By acting to heal the survivors of torture and protect 
        their families, the United States can help to heal the effects 
        of torture and prevent its use around the world.
            (9) The United States became a party to the Convention 
        Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading 
        Treatment or Punishment on November 20, 1994, but has not 
        implemented Article 3 of the Convention.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided, the terms 
        used in this Act have the meanings given those terms in section 
        101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)).
            (2) Torture.--The term ``torture'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 2340(1) of title 18, United States Code, 
        and includes the use of rape and other forms of sexual violence 
        by a person acting under the color of law upon another person 
        under his custody or physical control.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF PERSONS FEARING SUBJECTION 
              TO TORTURE.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
United States shall not expel, remove, extradite, or otherwise return 
involuntarily an individual to a country if there is substantial 
evidence that a reasonable person in the circumstances of that 
individual would fear subjection to torture in that country.
    (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``to return 
involuntarily'', in the case of an individual, means--
            (1) to return the individual without the individual's 
        consent, whether or not the return is induced by physical force 
        and whether or not the person is physically present in the 
        United States; or
            (2) to take an action by which it is reasonably foreseeable 
        that the individual will be returned, whether or not the return 
        is induced by physical force and whether or not the person is 
        physically present in the United States.

SEC. 5. IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES FOR TORTURE VICTIMS.

    (a) Covered Aliens.--An alien described in this section is any 
alien who presents a claim of having been subjected to torture, or whom 
there is reason to believe has been subjected to torture.
    (b) Consideration of the Effects of Torture.--In considering an 
application by an alien described in subsection (a) for refugee status 
under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, asylum under 
section 208 of that Act, or withholding of removal under section 
241(b)(3) of that Act, the appropriate officials shall take into 
account--
            (1) the manner in which the effects of torture might affect 
        the applicant's responses in the application and in the 
        interview process or other immigration proceedings, as the case 
        may be;
            (2) the difficulties torture victims often have in 
        recounting their suffering under torture; and
            (3) the fear victims have of returning to their country of 
        nationality where, even if torture is no longer practiced or 
        the incidence of torture is reduced, their torturers may have 
        gone unpunished and may remain in positions of authority.
    (c) Expedited Processing of Refugee Admissions.--For purposes of 
section 207(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1157(c)), refugees who have been subjected to torture shall be 
considered to be refugees of special humanitarian concern to the United 
States and shall be accorded priority for resettlement at least as high 
as that accorded any other group of refugees.
    (d) Processing for Asylum and Withholding of Removal.--Section 
235(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1225(b)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
                            ``(iv) Special procedures for aliens who 
                        are the victims of torture.--
                                    ``(I) Expedited procedures.--With 
                                the consent of the alien, an asylum 
                                officer or immigration judge shall 
                                expedite the scheduling of an asylum 
                                interview or a removal proceeding for 
                                any alien who presents a claim of 
                                having been subjected to torture, 
                                unless the evidence indicates that a 
                                delay in making a determination 
                                regarding the granting of asylum under 
                                section 208 of the Immigration and 
                                Nationality Act or the withholding of 
                                removal under section 241(b)(3) of that 
                                Act with respect to the alien would not 
                                aggravate the physical or psychological 
                                effects of torture upon the alien.
                                    ``(II) Delay of proceedings.--With 
                                the consent of the alien, an asylum 
                                officer or immigration judge shall 
                                postpone an asylum interview or a 
                                removal proceeding for any alien who 
                                presents a claim of having been 
                                subjected to torture, if the evidence 
                                indicates that, as a result of the 
                                alien's mental or physical symptoms 
                                resulting from torture, including the 
                                alien's inability to recall or relate 
                                the events of the torture, the alien 
                                will require more time to recover or be 
                                treated before being required to 
                                testify.
    (e) Parole in Lieu of Detention.--The finding that an alien is a 
person described in subsection (a) shall be a strong presumptive basis 
for a grant of parole, under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)), in lieu of detention.
    (f) Exemption From Expedited Removal.--Section 235(b)(1)(F) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(F)) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, or to an 
alien described in section 5(a) of the Torture Victims Relief Act''.
    (g) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Attorney General should allocate resources sufficient to maintain in 
the Resource Information Center of the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service current information relating to the use of torture in foreign 
countries.

SEC. 6. SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR CONSULAR, IMMIGRATION, AND ASYLUM 
              PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall provide training for 
immigration inspectors and examiners, immigration officers, asylum 
officers, immigration judges, and all other relevant officials of the 
Department of Justice, and the Secretary of State shall provide 
training for consular officers, with respect to--
            (1) the identification of torture;
            (2) the identification of the surrounding circumstances in 
        which torture is most often practiced;
            (3) the long-term effects of torture upon a victim;
            (4) the identification of the physical, cognitive, and 
        emotional effects of torture, and the manner in which these 
        effects can affect the interview or hearing process; and
            (5) the manner of interviewing victims of torture so as not 
        to retraumatize them, eliciting the necessary information to 
        document the torture experience, and understanding the 
        difficulties victims often have in recounting their torture 
        experience.
    (b) Gender-Related Considerations.--In conducting training under 
subsection (a) (4) or (5), gender-specific training shall be provided 
on the subject of interacting with women and men who are victims of 
torture by rape or any other form of sexual violence.

SEC. 7. DOMESTIC TREATMENT CENTERS.

    (a) Amendment of the Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 412 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Assistance for Treatment of Torture Victims.--The Secretary 
may provide grants to programs in the United States to cover the cost 
of the following services:
            ``(1) Services for the rehabilitation of victims of 
        torture, including treatment of the physical and psychological 
        effects of torture.
            ``(2) Social and legal services for victims of torture.
            ``(3) Research and training for health care providers 
        outside of treatment centers, or programs for the purpose of 
        enabling such providers to provide the services described in 
        paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Funding.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the amounts 
        authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Health and 
        Human Services for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, but not 
        from funds made available to the Office of Refugee 
        Resettlement, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
        out section 412(g) of that Act (relating to assistance for 
        domestic centers and programs for the treatment of victims of 
        torture), as added by subsection (a), the following amounts for 
        the following fiscal years:
                    (A) For fiscal year 1999, $5,000,000.
                    (B) For fiscal year 2000, $7,500,000.
                    (C) For fiscal year 2001, $9,000,000.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to this subsection shall remain available until expended.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1998.

SEC. 8. FOREIGN TREATMENT CENTERS.

    (a) Amendments of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end of chapter 1 the following new section:

``SEC. 129. ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE.

    ``(a) In General.--The President is authorized to provide 
assistance for the rehabilitation of victims of torture.
    ``(b) Eligibility for Grants.--Such assistance shall be provided in 
the form of grants to treatment centers and programs in foreign 
countries that are carrying out projects or activities specifically 
designed to treat victims of torture for the physical and psychological 
effects of the torture.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--Such assistance shall be available--
            ``(1) for direct services to victims of torture; and
            ``(2) to provide research and training to health care 
        providers outside of treatment centers or programs described in 
        subsection (b), for the purpose of enabling such providers to 
        provide the services described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Funding.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the amounts 
        authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 
        2001 pursuant to chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
        Act of 1961, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
        President $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $7,500,000 for 
        fiscal year 2000, and $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 to carry 
        out section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act, as added by 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to this subsection shall remain available until expended.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1998.

SEC. 9. MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 pursuant to chapter 1 of part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of 
Torture (in this section referred to as the ``Fund'') the following 
amounts for the following fiscal years:
            (1) Fiscal year 1999.--For fiscal year 1999, $3,000,000.
            (2) Fiscal year 2000.--For fiscal year 2000, $3,000,000.
            (3) Fiscal year 2001.--For fiscal year 2001, $3,000,000.
    (b) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
President, acting through the United States Permanent Representative to 
the United Nations, should--
            (1) request the Fund--
                    (A) to find new ways to support and protect 
                treatment centers and programs that are carrying out 
                rehabilitative services for victims of torture; and
                    (B) to encourage the development of new such 
                centers and programs;
            (2) use the voice and vote of the United States to support 
        the work of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and the Committee 
        Against Torture established under the Convention Against 
        Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or 
        Punishment; and
            (3) use the voice and vote of the United States to 
        establish a country rapporteur or similar procedural mechanism 
        to investigate human rights violations in a country if either 
        the Special Rapporteur or the Committee Against Torture 
        indicates that a systematic practice of torture is prevalent in 
        that country.
[A]: Torture Victims Relief Act - Prohibits the United States from expelling, removing, extraditing, or otherwise involuntarily returning an individual to a country if there is substantial evidence that a reasonable person in the circumstances of that individual would fear subjection to torture in that country. 
(Sec. 5) Covers within this Act any alien presenting a claim of having been tortured, or whom there is reason to believe has been tortured. 
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) consideration by appropriate officials of the effects of torture; (2) expedited processing of refugee admissions and for asylum and withholding of removal; (3) granting parole in lieu of detention for such an individual under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (4) exemption of such an individual from expedited removal pursuant to such Act. 
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should allocate sufficient resources to maintain in the Immigration and Naturalization Service's Resource Information Center current information relating to the use of torture in foreign countries. 
(Sec. 6) Directs the Attorney General to provide training for immigration inspectors and examiners, immigration officers, asylum officers, immigration judges, and other relevant Department of Justice officials, and directs the Secretary of State to provide training for consular officers, regarding the identification of torture, the surrounding circumstances most often practiced, the long-term effects upon a victim, the identification of the physical, cognitive, and emotional effects of torture, and the appropriate manner of interviewing torture victims. 
(Sec. 7) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to programs in the United States to cover the cost of specified services for torture victims.  Authorizes the appropriation of funds for assistance for domestic centers and programs for the treatment of torture victims. 
(Sec. 8) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide grants to treatment centers and programs in foreign countries which are specifically carrying out projects or activities to treat victims of torture.  Authorizes appropriations. 
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture for FY 1999 through 2001.


[Q]: SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF QUOTA AND PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR PEANUTS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation may not 
provide loans, purchases, payments, or other operations or take any 
other action to support the price, or adjust or control the production, 
of peanuts by using the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation or 
under the authority of any law.
    (b) Marketing Quotas.--
            (1) In general.--Part VI of subtitle B of title III of the 
        Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1357 et seq.) is 
        repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Definitions.--Section 301(b) of the Act (7 
                U.S.C. 1301(b)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 
                        ``corn, rice, and peanuts'' and inserting 
                        ``corn and rice'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking 
                        subparagraph (C);
                            (iii) in paragraph (10)(A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``wheat, and 
                                peanuts'' and inserting ``and wheat''; 
                                and
                                    (II) by striking ``; 20 per centum 
                                in the case of wheat; and 15 per centum 
                                in the case of peanuts'' and inserting 
                                ``; and 20 percent in the case of 
                                wheat'';
                            (iv) in paragraph (13)--
                                    (I) by striking subparagraphs (B) 
                                and (C); and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (G), by 
                                striking ``or peanuts'' both places it 
                                appears; and
                            (v) in paragraph (16)(A), by striking 
                        ``rice, and peanuts'' and inserting ``and 
                        rice''.
                    (B) Administrative provisions.--Section 361 of the 
                Act (7 U.S.C. 1361) is amended by striking 
                ``peanuts,''.
                    (C) Adjustment of quotas.--Section 371 of the Act 
                (7 U.S.C. 1371) is amended--
                            (i) in the first sentence of subsection 
                        (a), by striking ``peanuts,''; and
                            (ii) in the first sentence of subsection 
                        (b), by striking ``peanuts''.
                    (D) Reports and records.--Section 373 of the Act (7 
                U.S.C. 1373) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a), by striking the 
                        first sentence and inserting the following new 
                        sentence: ``This subsection shall apply to 
                        warehousemen, processors, and common carriers 
                        of corn, wheat, cotton, rice, or tobacco, and 
                        all ginners of cotton, all persons engaged in 
                        the business of purchasing corn, wheat, cotton, 
                        rice, or tobacco from producers, and all 
                        persons engaged in the business of redrying, 
                        prizing, or stemming tobacco for producers.''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subsection (b), by striking 
                        ``peanuts,''.
                    (E) Regulations.--Section 375(a) of the Act (7 
                U.S.C. 1375(a)) is amended by striking ``peanuts,''.
                    (F) Eminent domain.--The first sentence of section 
                378(c) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 1378(c)) is amended by 
                striking ``cotton, tobacco, and peanuts,'' and 
                inserting ``cotton and tobacco,''.
    (c) Price Support Program.--
            (1) Permanent price support.--Section 101(b) of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.) is amended by 
        striking ``and peanuts''.
            (2) Temporary price support.--Sections 108, 108A, and 108B 
        of the Act (7 U.S.C. 1445c through 1445c-3) are repealed.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 301 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 1447) is 
                amended by inserting after ``nonbasic agricultural 
                commodity'' the following: ``(other than peanuts)''.
                    (B) Section 408(c) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 1428(c)) is 
                amended by striking ``peanuts,''.
                    (C) Section 5(a) of the Commodity Credit 
                Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(a)) is amended 
                by inserting after ``agricultural commodities'' the 
                following: ``(other than peanuts)''.
    (c) Liability.--A provision of this section or an amendment made by 
this section shall not affect the liability of any person under any 
provision of law as in effect before the application of the provision 
of this section or the amendment in accordance with subsection (d).
    (d) Application.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall apply beginning with the 1996 crop of peanuts.
[A]: Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal respective peanut quota and price support programs.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``End Unnecessary Mailers Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS BY COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS.

    (a) Method of Delivering Report.--Section 1414(c)(4)(A) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-3(c)(4)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Administrator, 
        in consultation'' and inserting the following:
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator, in 
                        consultation'';
            (2) in clause (i) (as designated by paragraph (1)), in the 
        first sentence, by striking ``to mail to each customer'' and 
        inserting ``to provide, in accordance with clause (ii) or 
        (iii), as applicable, to each customer''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Mailing requirement for violation of 
                        maximum contaminant level.--If a violation of 
                        the maximum contaminant level for any regulated 
                        contaminant has occurred during the year 
                        concerned, the regulations under clause (i) 
                        shall require the applicable community water 
                        system to mail a copy of the consumer 
                        confidence report to each customer of the 
                        system.
                            ``(iii) Mailing requirement absent any 
                        violation of maximum contaminant level.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--If no violation 
                                of the maximum contaminant level for 
                                any regulated contaminant has occurred 
                                during the year concerned, the 
                                regulations under clause (i) shall 
                                require the applicable community water 
                                system to make the consumer confidence 
                                report available by, at the discretion 
                                of the community water system--
                                            ``(aa) mailing a copy of 
                                        the consumer confidence report 
                                        to each customer of the system; 
                                        or
                                            ``(bb) subject to subclause 
                                        (II), making a copy of the 
                                        consumer confidence report 
                                        available on a publicly 
                                        accessible Internet site of the 
                                        community water system and by 
                                        mail, at the request of a 
                                        customer.
                                    ``(II) Requirements.--If a 
                                community water system elects to 
                                provide consumer confidence reports to 
                                consumers under subclause (I)(bb), the 
                                community water system shall provide to 
                                each customer of the community water 
                                system, in plain language and in the 
                                same manner (such as in printed or 
                                electronic form) in which the customer 
                                has elected to pay the bill of the 
                                customer, notice that--
                                            ``(aa) the community water 
                                        system has remained in 
                                        compliance with the maximum 
                                        contaminant level for each 
                                        regulated contaminant during 
                                        the year concerned; and
                                            ``(bb) a consumer 
                                        confidence report is available 
                                        on a publicly accessible 
                                        Internet site of the community 
                                        water system and, on request, 
                                        by mail.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1414(c)(4) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-3(c)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by striking ``mailing requirement of subparagraph (A)'' 
        and inserting ``mailing requirement of clause (ii) or (iii) of 
        subparagraph (A)''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (D), in the first sentence of the 
        matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``mailing requirement 
        of subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``mailing requirement of 
        clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A)''.
    (c) Application; Administrative Actions.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section take 
        effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency shall promulgate any revised regulations and 
        take any other actions necessary to carry out the amendments 
        made by this section.
[A]:
End Unnecessary Mailers Act of 2011 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to give community water systems for which there were no violations of the maximum contaminant level for any regulated contaminant during the year the option to: (1) mail the annual consumer confidence report on the level of contaminants in the drinking water purveyed by that system to each customer (required under current law); or (2) make such report available on the system's website and, upon request, by mail. Requires a system that elects the latter to provide customers notice, in the manner elected by the customers to pay their bill, of such report's availability and that the system has remained in compliance with maximum contaminant levels.