H. R. 2017
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005

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Introduced on April 28th, 2005 into the House by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4]

• H.R.2017 amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations for FY2006 and 2007 to the following:

                         (1) the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to programs in the United States to cover the costs of services provided by domestic treatment centers in the rehabilitation of victims of torture, (including treatment of the physical and psychological effects of torture);

                         (2) the President for grants to treatment centers and programs in foreign countries that carry out projects and activities specifically designed to treat victims of torture for the physical and psychological effects of torture; and

                         (3) the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.