The Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (TVRA; PL 105-320) provides federal funds to help support treatment centers for refugees and asylees who are victims of
torture in their home country. The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 increased funding as follows:
- For domestic torture treatment centers, to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services—$20 million in 2004 and $25 million in 2005
- For foreign torture treatment centers, to be administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development—$11 million in 2004 and $12 million in 2005
- In contributions to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture—$6 million in 2004 and $7 million in 2005
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