To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of children and the subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons.

S. 1177 · 115th Congress · May 18, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (11)(C), by striking “and” at the end;

(2)

in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

“(13)

“(A) the institutionalization of children in orphanages and large and small group homes, when such institutionalization can be avoided by promptly—

“(i) reunifying children with nurturing parents of origin; or

“(ii) placing them in adoptive homes in the country of origin or abroad; and

“(B) the related subjection of children to—

“(i) cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment;

“(ii) unnecessary detention; or

“(iii) the denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons.”

This Act shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.