H.R. 1813 (ih) To amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign centers and programs for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other purposes. [Introduced in House] %%Filenam...

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        H.R.1813

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the seventh day of January, two thousand and three


                                 An Act


 
      To amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize 
 appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign centers 
  and programs for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other 
                                purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DOMESTIC TREATMENT CENTERS 
              FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--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 fiscal years 2004 and 2005, there are authorized 
    to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) (relating to 
    assistance for domestic centers and programs for the treatment of 
    victims of torture) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
    $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect October 1, 2003.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOREIGN TREATMENT CENTERS 
              FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--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 2004 and 2005 
    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 (relating to assistance for 
    centers in foreign countries and programs for the treatment of 
    victims of torture) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
    $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect October 1, 2003.

SEC. 4. 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 fiscal years 2004 
and 2005 pursuant to chapter 3 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President for a 
voluntary contribution to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims 
of Torture $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $7,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2005.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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