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Calendar No. 416
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1678
[Report No. 110–194]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 26, 2007
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
October 9, 2007
Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of October 4, 2007, by Mr. Biden, without amendment
AN ACT
To amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization
Act of 2007
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Authorization of appropriations for domestic treatment centers for victims of torture
Section 5(b)(1) of the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended to read as follows:
Authorization of appropriations
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
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Authorization of appropriations for foreign treatment centers for victims of torture
Section 4(b)(1) of the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note) is amended to read as follows:
Authorization of appropriations
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 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 $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
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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 2008 and 2009 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 $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
October 9, 2007
Reported without amendment