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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...
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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