S 2431 · 105th Congress · International Affairs

Torture Survivors Relief Act of 1998

Introduced 1998-09-02· Sponsored by Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(1998-09-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Torture Survivors Relief Act of 1998 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide grants to treatment centers and programs in foreign countries carrying out projects or activities specifically designed to treat and rehabilitate victims of torture for the physical and psychological effects of the torture. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to programs in the United States to cover the cost of: (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 them; and (3) research and training for health care providers outside of treatment centers, or programs for the purpose of enabling such providers to provide rehabilitation services for torture victims. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 and 2000 to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the President, acting through the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, should: (1) request the Fund to find new ways to support and…

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