Summary: Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies Act of 2007 or TRADE Act of 2007 - Authorizes the President to designate Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Maldives, Nepal, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen, and Sri Lanka or their successor political entities (TRADE Act of 2007 countries) as beneficiary TRADE Act of 2007 countries eligible to receive duty-free treatment for certain articles that are the growth, product, or manufacture of such countries, if after receiving the advice of the International Trade Commission (ITC) the President determines that such articles are not import-sensitive in the context of imports from such countries. Conditions such designation upon eligibility requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Trade Act of 1974. Prescribes the rule of origin for the articles for the duty-free treatment. Applies duty-free treatment, without any quantitative limitations, granted to textile and apparel articles under AGOA to articles imported directly into the U.S. customs territory from a beneficiary TRADE Act of 2007 country if their assembly meets specified U.S. origin requirements. Grants AGOA preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary TRADE Act of 2007 countries or such former countries, or both, from regional fabric from yarn originating either in the United States or one or more of such countries. Establishes: (1) limitations on such preferential treatment; and (2) special rules for apparel articles wholly assembled in one or more beneficiary TRADE Act of 2007 countries or former beneficiary countries, or both, regardless of the country of origin of the yarn or fabric used to make such articles; and (3) applicable percentages of such benefits.

tariff relief assistance developing economies act trade act authorizes president designate afghanistan cambodia people democratic republic nepal islands east yemen successor political entities trade act countries beneficiary trade act countries eligible receive duty free treatment certain articles growth product manufacture countries receiving advice international_trade_commission itc president determines articles import sensitive context imports countries conditions designation eligibility requirements african_growth opportunity act trade act prescribes rule origin articles duty free treatment applies duty free treatment quantitative limitations granted textile apparel articles articles imported directly customs territory beneficiary trade act country assembly meets specified origin requirements grants preferential treatment apparel articles assembled beneficiary trade act countries countries regional fabric yarn originating united_states countries establishes limitations preferential treatment special rules apparel articles wholly assembled beneficiary trade act countries beneficiary countries regardless country origin yarn fabric articles applicable percentages benefits


Summary: Genocide Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code allow the prosecution of acts constituting genocide committed by an alleged offender who is: (1) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; (2) a stateless person whose habitual residence is in the United States; or (3) brought into, or found in, the United States, even if the offense occurred outside the United States.

genocide accountability_act amends federal criminal code allow prosecution acts constituting genocide committed alleged offender alien lawfully admitted permanent residence united_states stateless person habitual residence united_states brought found united_states offense occurred outside united_states


Summary: Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 - Defines "child soldier." Prohibits, with a national interest waiver, funds appropriated or otherwise made available for specified military and related areas from being obligated or otherwise made available to the government of a country identified by the Department of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups, including paramilitaries, militias, or civil defense forces, that recruit or use child soldiers. Directs the Secretary of State to notify any government so identified. Authorizes the President to reinstate assistance upon certifying to Congress that a government is implementing: (1) compliance measures; and (2) mechanisms to prohibit future use of child soldiers and to ensure that no children are recruited, conscripted, or otherwise compelled to serve as child soldiers. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to a country for international military education and training otherwise prohibited under this Act upon certifying to Congress that such assistance is for programs that implement measures to demobilize child soldiers and for programs to support professionalization of the military.

child soldier prevention act defines child soldier prohibits national interest waiver funds appropriated available specified military related areas obligated available government country identified department_of_state having governmental armed_forces government supported armed groups including militias civil defense forces recruit use child soldiers directs secretary state notify government identified authorizes president reinstate assistance certifying congress government implementing compliance measures mechanisms prohibit future use child soldiers ensure children recruited compelled serve child soldiers authorizes president provide assistance country international_military_education training prohibited act certifying congress assistance programs implement measures child soldiers programs support military


Summary: Iran Human Rights Act of 2007 - Amends the Iran Freedom Support Act to direct the President to appoint a special envoy for human rights in Iran within the Department of State to coordinate efforts to improve respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of Iran and work with organizations committed to promoting democracy in Iran. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) there is a direct relationship between the state of freedom and democracy within Iran and the efforts of the Iranian regime to acquire nuclear weapons and the long-term success of the global war on terror; (2) it is essential that the issue of human rights violations in Iran should remain a top U.S. foreign policy priority independent of efforts to address the nuclear threat in Iran; (3) the U.S. government should explore the possibility of a regional human rights dialogue with Iran; (4) the United Nations has a significant role to play in improving human rights in Iran; and (5) the commitment to human rights and democracy of an Iranian national who has applied for a U.S. entry visa should be considered when determining visa eligibility.

iran human rights act amends iran freedom support act direct president appoint special envoy human rights iran department_of_state coordinate efforts improve respect fundamental human rights people iran work organizations committed promoting democracy iran expresses sense congress direct relationship state freedom democracy iran efforts iranian regime acquire nuclear weapons long term success global war terror essential issue human rights violations iran remain foreign policy priority independent efforts address nuclear threat iran government explore possibility regional human rights dialogue iran united_nations significant role play improving human rights iran commitment human rights democracy iranian national applied entry visa considered determining visa eligibility


Summary: Prohibits an individual in the custody or control of the U.S. government, regardless of nationality or physical location, from being subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by specified sections of the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations.Specifically prohibits the following treatment or techniques: (1) forcing an individual to be naked, perform sexual acts, or pose in a sexual manner; (2) placing a hood or sack over an individual's head, or duct tape over the eyes; (3) beating, electrical shock, burns, or other forms of physical pain; (4) the procedure known as "waterboarding"; (5) threats or attack from a military working dog; (6) inducing hypothermia or heat injury; (7) conducting a mock execution of an individual; and (8) deprivation of necessary food, water, or medical care.

Civil rights and liberties, minority issues

prohibits individual custody control government regardless nationality physical location subject treatment technique interrogation authorized specified sections army field manual human intelligence collector operations specifically prohibits following treatment techniques forcing individual perform sexual acts pose sexual manner placing hood individual head tape eyes electrical burns forms physical pain procedure known threats attack military working dog heat injury conducting execution individual deprivation necessary food water medical care


Summary: Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2008- Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or 20-year prison term for knowingly recruiting, enlisting, or conscripting a person under 15 years of age into an armed force or group (other than a group assembled solely for nonviolent political association) or using such person to participate actively in combat hostilities, or attempting or conspiring to do so, knowing such person is under 15 years of age. Imposes a life sentence if the death of any person results from a violation of this Act. Provides for: (1) expanded jurisdiction for prosecuting U.S. nationals and resident aliens who violate this Act; and (2) a 10-year limitation period for prosecuting violations. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to render any alien who has recruited or used child soldiers inadmissible or deportable.Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to promulgate final regulations to deny asylum or withholding of removal to aliens who are either inadmissible to the United States or deportable for recruiting or using child soldiers.

child soldiers accountability_act amends federal criminal code impose fine year prison term knowingly recruiting person years age armed force group group assembled solely nonviolent political association person participate actively combat hostilities attempting conspiring knowing person years age imposes life sentence death person results violation act provides expanded jurisdiction prosecuting nationals resident aliens violate act year limitation period prosecuting violations amends immigration_and_nationality_act render alien recruited child soldiers inadmissible deportable directs attorney general secretary homeland_security promulgate final regulations deny asylum withholding removal aliens inadmissible united_states deportable recruiting child soldiers


Summary: International Violence Against Women Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish in the Department of State the Office of Women's Global Initiatives (which shall replace the Office of International Women's Issues) to coordinate U.S. government efforts respecting international women's issues. Establishes within the Department an Advisory Commission on International Violence Against Women. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent violence against women and girls. Directs the Coordinator of the Women's Global Initiatives to ensure that foreign assistance programs incorporate measures to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. Provides that U.S. training of foreign military and police forces incorporates training on prevention of violence against women and girls. Directs the Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to assist programs that prevent and respond to violence against women and girls in all humanitarian relief, conflict, and post-conflict operations. Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) encourage U.N. member states to expand the number of female members of U.N. peacekeeping missions; and (2) take emergency measures to respond to violence against women and girls during conflict or post-conflict operations. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United Nations should strengthen its ability to prevent violence against women and girls by U.N. military and civilian personnel. Provides that Foreign Service training include instruction on prevention of violence against women and girls. Authorizes appropriations to support the United Nations Development Fund for Women Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence Against Women.

international violence_against_women_act amends foreign assistance_act establish department_of_state office women global initiatives shall replace office international women issues coordinate government efforts respecting international women issues establishes department advisory commission international violence women directs president develop comprehensive strategy prevent violence women girls directs coordinator women global initiatives ensure foreign assistance programs incorporate measures prevent respond violence women girls provides training foreign military police forces incorporates training prevention violence women girls directs department united_states_agency international_development usaid assist programs prevent respond violence women girls humanitarian relief conflict post conflict operations directs secretary state encourage member states expand number female members peacekeeping missions emergency measures respond violence women girls conflict post conflict operations expresses sense congress united_nations strengthen ability prevent violence women girls military civilian personnel provides foreign_service training include instruction prevention violence women girls authorizes appropriations support united_nations development fund women trust_fund support actions eliminate violence women


Summary: Healing Our Nation's Heroes Act of 2008 - Establishes a commission on veterans and members of the Armed Forces (members) with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), or other mental health disorders caused by military service. Requires the commission to: (1) oversee the monitoring and treatment of veterans and members with such disorders; and (2) conduct a study of the long-term adverse consequences of such disorders for such veterans and members. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to carry out a program, to be known as the Heroes-to-Healers Program, to assist veterans and members separating from service to: (1) obtain certification as mental health care providers; and (2) find employment with federal, state, and local agencies and nongovernmental organizations that provide mental health care to members, veterans, and their families. Requires participants, following certification, to work for at least five years in such mental health care capacity, but authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirement when considered appropriate. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to pay a bonus of up to $10,000 to a Program participant who agrees to such service. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to establish a program to award grants to encourage state and local mental health agencies and other entities to establish, expand, or enhance mental health provider recruitment and retention efforts. Requires participants who receive training through the program to serve at a high-need medical facility or agency for at least three years.

healing nation heroes act establishes commission veterans members armed_forces members post traumatic stress disorder ptsd traumatic brain injury tbi mental health disorders caused military service requires commission oversee monitoring treatment veterans members disorders conduct study long term adverse consequences disorders veterans members authorizes secretary veterans_affairs secretary carry program known heroes program assist veterans members separating service obtain certification mental health_care providers find employment federal state local agencies nongovernmental organizations provide mental health_care members veterans families requires participants following certification work years mental health_care capacity authorizes secretary waive requirement considered appropriate authorizes secretary education pay bonus program participant agrees service authorizes secretary education establish program award grants encourage state local mental health agencies entities establish expand enhance mental health provider recruitment retention efforts requires participants receive training program serve high need medical facility agency years


Summary: Restoring America's Integrity Act - Prohibits any individual in the custody or control of personnel of the intelligence community (IC) or element or instrumentality thereof, regardless of nationality or physical location, from being subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations. Requires the head of an IC element or instrumentality who detains or has control of such an individual to notify the International Committee of the Red Cross and provide access to such individual in a manner consistent with practices of the Armed Forces. Prohibits the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from permitting a CIA contractor or subcontractor to carry out an interrogation (instead requiring a CIA employee to do so).

restoring america integrity act prohibits individual custody control personnel intelligence_community element instrumentality thereof regardless nationality physical location subject treatment technique interrogation authorized army field manual human intelligence collector operations requires head element instrumentality control individual notify international_committee_of_the_red_cross provide access individual manner consistent practices armed_forces prohibits director central_intelligence_agency cia permitting cia contractor subcontractor carry interrogation instead requiring cia employee


Summary: Strategic Communications Act of 2008 - Repeals the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 which will, among other things, abolish the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to abolish the position of Under Secretary for Public Policy. Transfers functions to the National Center for Strategic Communications.Establishes the National Center for Strategic Communication to be headed by a Director of Strategic Communication who shall be the President's principal advisor on, and federal coordinator of, strategic communications.States that the Center's missions are to: (1) serve as the primary U.S. government organization for conducting strategic communications to influence foreign audiences in support of American ideals and in opposition to violent extremism; (2) develop a national strategic communications strategy; (3) assist private U.S. institutions in developing exchange activities; (4) promote U.S. participation in international events; and (5) direct U.S. government foreign broadcasting and research and analyze global public opinion media trends and intelligence assessments.Directs the President to appoint: (1) an Assistant Director for the Strategic Communications Corps; (2) an Assistant Director for Information Operations; and (3) an Assistant Director for Global Networks.Establishes within the Center a Strategic Communications Board.States that the International Broadcasting Bureau shall continue to carry out all U.S. government-supported nonmilitary international broadcasting activities.Requires the Director to develop an interagency strategy for strategic communication.

strategic communications act repeals united_states_international_broadcasting_act things abolish broadcasting_board_of_governors amends state_department basic authorities act abolish position secretary public policy transfers functions national center strategic communications establishes national center strategic communication headed director strategic communication shall president principal advisor federal coordinator strategic communications states center missions serve primary government organization conducting strategic communications influence foreign audiences support american ideals opposition violent extremism develop national strategic communications strategy assist private institutions developing exchange activities promote participation international events direct government foreign broadcasting research analyze global public opinion media trends intelligence assessments directs president appoint assistant director strategic communications corps assistant director information operations assistant director global networks establishes center strategic communications board states international broadcasting bureau shall continue carry government supported nonmilitary international broadcasting activities requires director develop interagency strategy strategic communication


Summary: States that: (1) it shall be U.S. policy that the President and the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations work with the international community to increase political and financial support for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to prevent and resolve problems related to de jure and de facto statelessness and to promote the rights of de jure or de facto stateless persons; (2) the President shall make prevention and reduction of de jure or de facto statelessness an important goal of U.S. foreign policy and human rights efforts; and (3) it shall be U.S. policy to comply with the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. Directs the Secretary of State to increase staff and resources in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration to work toward the prevention and resolution of de jure and de facto statelessness and the protection of de jure or de facto stateless persons.

states shall policy president permanent representative united_states united_nations work international community increase political financial support office united_nations high commissioner refugees prevent resolve problems related jure facto promote rights jure facto stateless persons president shall prevention reduction jure facto important goal foreign policy human rights efforts shall policy comply convention relating status stateless persons convention reduction directs secretary state increase staff resources bureau population refugees migration work prevention resolution jure facto protection jure facto stateless persons


Summary: International Women's Freedom Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Department of State an Office of International Women's Rights to be headed by an Ambassador at Large for International Women's Rights. Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) establish a women's rights Internet site; and (2) maintain prisoner lists and issue briefs on women's rights concerns. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to include instruction on the internationally recognized rights of women and the various aspects and manifestations of violations of women's rights in Foreign Service officer training. Establishes the United States Commission on International Women's Rights. (Terminates the Commission 12 years after the date of the initial appointment of its members.) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to express the sense of Congress that there should be within the National Security Council (NSC) staff a Special Adviser to the President on International Women's Rights. Directs the President to take specified actions in response to women's rights violations, including actions in response to particularly severe rights violations. Provides for prohibition of economic, multilateral, military, and export assistance in instances of particularly severe women's rights violations. Provides for the promotion of women's rights. Provides for women's rights-related training with respect to refugee, asylum, and consular matters. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility of foreign government officials who have engaged in particularly severe women's rights violations. Expresses the sense of Congress that transnational corporations operating overseas should adopt codes of conduct upholding the rights of their female employees.

international women freedom act establishes department_of_state office international women rights headed ambassador large international women rights directs secretary state establish women rights internet site maintain prisoner lists issue briefs women rights concerns amends foreign_service act include instruction internationally recognized rights women aspects violations women rights foreign_service officer training establishes united_states_commission international women rights terminates commission years date initial appointment members amends national security act express sense congress national_security_council staff special adviser president international women rights directs president specified actions response women rights violations including actions response particularly severe rights violations provides prohibition economic multilateral military export assistance instances particularly severe women rights violations provides promotion women rights provides women rights related training respect refugee asylum consular matters amends immigration_and_nationality_act provide inadmissibility foreign government officials engaged particularly severe women rights violations expresses sense congress transnational corporations operating overseas adopt codes conduct rights female employees


Summary: International Child Abduction Prevention Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Department of State an Office on International Child Abductions which shall be headed by the Ambassador at Large for International Child Abductions. States that Ambassador at Large shall be a principal adviser to the President and the Secretary of State regarding matters of international child abduction and refusals of rights of access. Authorizes the Ambassador at Large to represent the United States in such diplomatic matters and international forums. States that the primary responsibilities of the Ambassador at Large shall be to: (1) promote measures to prevent the international abduction of children from the United States; (2) advocate on behalf of abducted children whose habitual residence is the United States; (3) assist left-behind parents in the resolution of abduction or refusal of access cases; and (4) advance mechanisms to prevent and resolve cases of international child abduction. Directs the President to: (1) annually review the status of unresolved cases in each foreign country to determine whether the government has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation, and if so, designate such country as a Country With a Pattern of Noncooperation; (2) notify the appropriate congressional committees of such designation; and (3) take specified presidential or commensurate actions to bring about a cessation of noncooperation. Sets forth consultation, notification, and reporting requirements for the President and the Secretary. Prohibits judicial review of any presidential determination or agency action under this Act. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the International Financial Institutions Act to require the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the President, respectively, in determining whether a country engages in a pattern of gross human right violations for purposes of assistance considerations, to consider whether such country has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation regarding unresolved cases of international child abduction or denial of rights of access, or has failed to undertake serious efforts to locate children abducted to such country. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to consider for tariff preference purposes whether a country has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation regarding unresolved cases of international child abduction or denial of rights of access. Amends the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 to require, for issuance of a passport for a child under 14 years old living outside the United States, that the person executing the passport application provides documentary evidence that such person is a U.S. citizen, has joint custody over the child, and is executing such application outside the United States.

international child abduction prevention act establishes department_of_state office international child abductions shall headed ambassador large international child abductions states ambassador large shall principal adviser president secretary state matters international child abduction refusals rights access authorizes ambassador large represent united_states diplomatic matters international forums states primary responsibilities ambassador large shall promote measures prevent international abduction children united_states advocate behalf abducted children habitual residence united_states assist left parents resolution abduction refusal access cases advance mechanisms prevent resolve cases international child abduction directs president annually review status unresolved cases foreign country determine government engaged pattern designate country country pattern notify appropriate congressional committees designation specified presidential commensurate actions bring cessation sets forth consultation notification reporting requirements president secretary prohibits judicial review presidential determination agency action act amends foreign assistance_act international financial institutions act require administrator agency international_development usaid president respectively determining country engages pattern gross human right violations purposes assistance considerations consider country engaged pattern unresolved cases international child abduction denial rights access failed undertake efforts locate children abducted country amends trade act consider tariff preference purposes country engaged pattern unresolved cases international child abduction denial rights access amends admiral james foreign_relations_authorization_act fiscal years require issuance passport child years old living outside united_states person executing passport application provides documentary evidence person citizen joint custody child executing application outside united_states


Summary: International Violence Against Women Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Office for Global Women's Issues, to be headed by the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, to coordinate efforts regarding gender integration and empowerment of women in U.S. foreign policy. Establishes an Office for Women's Global Development (intended to replace the Office of Women in Development) in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to be headed by the Director of Women's Global Development, to coordinate USAID efforts to integrate gender in U.S. foreign assistance programs and policies. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator of USAID to develop a comprehensive five-year strategy for programs to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls in countries with severe levels of such violence. Directs the Ambassador-at-Large and the Director to seek to coordinate efforts to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls internationally into existing foreign assistance programs. Authorizes funds to be awarded to community-based women's nongovernmental organizations and community-based organizations in recipient countries to carry out such efforts. Authorizes the Secretary to provide guidance to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) incorporate training on prevention and response into the basic training curricula of foreign military and police forces and judicial officials; and (2) ensure that U.S. assistance to units involved in regional or multilateral peacekeeping operations includes such training. Authorizes the Ambassador-at-Large to provide guidance to the Administrator and the Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration on preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in humanitarian relief, conflict, and post-conflict settings. Authorizes the Secretary to provide guidance on preventing and responding to violence against women and girls to the Secretary of DOD when U.S. military personnel, military contractors, and military observers are to be deployed in humanitarian relief, conflict, and post-conflict settings. Authorizes the Secretary and the Secretary of DOD to: (1) provide training in prevention and response to violence against women and girls internationally to U.S. military forces; (2) establish mechanisms for reporting incidences of violence against civilian women and girls committed by U.S. military forces; and (3) establish related public outreach efforts. Urges the Secretary to make U.S. financial, material, human, and other resources available to assist U.N. efforts to: (1) implement training programs in prevention and response to violence against women and girls for peacekeeping and humanitarian personnel; (2) enhance the deployment of military and civilian women in peacekeeping missions; and (3) improve protection mechanisms at U.N. managed refugee and internally displaced persons camps. Urges the Secretary to identify and take emergency measures to respond to critical outbreaks of violence against women and girls in situations of armed conflict.

international violence_against_women_act directs secretary state establish office global women issues headed ambassador large global women issues coordinate efforts gender integration empowerment women foreign policy establishes office women global development intended replace office women development united_states_agency international_development usaid headed director women global development coordinate usaid efforts integrate gender foreign assistance programs policies directs secretary administrator usaid develop comprehensive year strategy programs prevent respond violence women girls countries severe levels violence directs ambassador large director seek coordinate efforts prevent respond violence women girls internationally existing foreign assistance programs authorizes funds awarded community based women nongovernmental organizations community based organizations recipient countries carry efforts authorizes secretary provide guidance secretary defense dod incorporate training prevention response basic training curricula foreign military police forces judicial officials ensure assistance units involved regional multilateral peacekeeping operations includes training authorizes ambassador large provide guidance administrator assistant secretary population refugees migration preventing responding violence women girls humanitarian relief conflict post conflict settings authorizes secretary provide guidance preventing responding violence women girls secretary dod military personnel military contractors military observers deployed humanitarian relief conflict post conflict settings authorizes secretary secretary dod provide training prevention response violence women girls internationally military forces establish mechanisms reporting incidences violence civilian women girls committed military forces establish related public outreach efforts urges secretary financial material human resources available assist efforts implement training programs prevention response violence women girls peacekeeping humanitarian personnel enhance deployment military civilian women peacekeeping missions improve protection mechanisms managed refugee internally displaced persons camps urges secretary identify emergency measures respond critical outbreaks violence women girls situations armed conflict


Summary: Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to impose visa entry and financial sanctions on a person determined to be complicit in human rights abuses committed against Iranian citizens or their family members on or after June 12, 2009, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Iran. Requires that: (1) the list of such persons required by this Act be made available to the public and posted on the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State websites; and (2) the President consider data obtained by other countries and nongovernmental organizations that monitor Iran's human rights abuses in preparing such list. Authorizes the President to: (1) not apply such sanctions in order to permit U.S. compliance with the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations and other international agreements; and (2) waive such sanctions if in the U.S. national interest. Terminates sanctions upon presidential certification to Congress that the government of Iran has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence and abuse of Iranian citizens engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings and abuse of peaceful political activists in Iran and prosecuted those individuals responsible.

iran human rights sanctions act_-_directs president impose visa entry financial sanctions person determined complicit human rights abuses committed iranian citizens family members june regardless abuses occurred iran requires list persons required act available public posted department_of_the_treasury department_of_state websites president consider data obtained countries nongovernmental organizations monitor iran human rights abuses preparing list authorizes president apply sanctions order permit compliance agreement united_nations united_states_of_america headquarters united_nations international agreements waive sanctions national interest terminates sanctions presidential certification congress government iran released political prisoners ceased practices violence abuse iranian citizens engaging peaceful political activity conducted transparent investigation killings abuse peaceful political activists iran prosecuted individuals responsible


Summary: Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to impose visa entry and financial sanctions on a person determined to be complicit in human rights abuses committed against Iranian citizens or their family members on or after June 12, 2009, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Iran. Requires that: (1) the list of such persons required by this Act be made available to the public and posted on the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State websites; and (2) the President consider data obtained by other countries and nongovernmental organizations that monitor Iran's human rights abuses in preparing such list. Terminates sanctions upon presidential certification to Congress that: (1) the sanctioned persons have ceased complicity in human rights abuses; and (2) the government of Iran has released all political prisoners, ceased its killing and abuse of Iranian citizens engaging in peaceful political activity and prosecuted those responsible, committed itself to free elections and respect for human rights, and ceased broadcast interference.

iran human rights sanctions act_-_directs president impose visa entry financial sanctions person determined complicit human rights abuses committed iranian citizens family members june regardless abuses occurred iran requires list persons required act available public posted department_of_the_treasury department_of_state websites president consider data obtained countries nongovernmental organizations monitor iran human rights abuses preparing list terminates sanctions presidential certification congress sanctioned persons ceased human rights abuses government iran released political prisoners ceased killing abuse iranian citizens engaging peaceful political activity prosecuted responsible committed free elections respect human rights ceased broadcast interference


Summary: America Stands with Israel Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States: (1) supports Israel's right to defend itself; (2) supports Israel's naval blockade of Gaza; and (3) should oppose any investigation by the United Nations (U.N.) into the flotilla incident (involving the May 2010 Israeli interception of ships carrying supplies to Gaza). Requires the Secretary of State to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to cease U.S. participation in and membership on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Prohibits the Secretary from contributing any funds to the United Nations for an investigation into the flotilla incident. Directs the Secretary to ensure that no U.S. contributions to the United Nations are used for any such investigation, including by withholding from U.S. contributions to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations amounts equal to any amounts so expended.

america stands israel act expresses sense congress united_states supports israel right defend supports israel naval gaza oppose investigation united_nations incident involving israeli interception ships carrying supplies gaza requires secretary state direct permanent representative united_nations cease participation membership united_nations_human_rights_council prohibits secretary contributing funds united_nations investigation incident directs secretary ensure contributions united_nations investigation including withholding contributions regularly assessed biennial budget united_nations amounts equal amounts expended


Summary: International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to establish a multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child marriage. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department of State country reports on human rights practices include a description of the status of child marriage for countries with specified rates of child marriage. Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a resident, or where there is no such law, under the age of 18.

international prevention child marriage act directs president secretary state establish multi year strategy prevent child marriage developing countries promote empowerment girls risk child marriage amends foreign assistance_act require department_of_state country reports human rights practices include description status child marriage countries specified rates child marriage defines child marriage marriage girl boy minimum age marriage stipulated law country girl boy resident law age


Summary: Crimes Against Humanity Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 20 years (or any term of years or for life if death results from a violation of the prohibitions of this Act) on any person who commits or engages in conduct that would violate specified federal criminal laws (including murder, kidnapping, peonage, involuntary servitude, forced labor or trafficking in persons, sex trafficking of children, sexual abuse, hostage taking, torture, extermination, national, ethnic, racial, or religious cleansing, or measures intended to prevent births) as part of a widespread (not less than 50 victims) and systematic attack against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack. Provides for jurisdiction to prosecute a violation of this Act if: (1) the alleged offender is a U.S. national, an alien residing in the United States, or a stateless person whose habitual residence is in the United States; or (2) the offense is committed in whole or in part within the United States. Exempts prosecutions under this Act from any statute of limitations. Prohibits a prosecution for a violation of this Act in the United States unless the Attorney General certifies in writing that: (1) there is no foreign jurisdiction prepared to prosecute a violation of this Act and a prosecution by the United States is in the public interest and necessary to secure substantial justice; and (2) the Secretaries of State and Defense and the Director of National Intelligence do not object to a prosecution. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) make unlawful conduct pursuant to the laws of war; (2) limit or extinguish any otherwise available defense or immunity; (3) support ratification of, or participation by the United States in, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; or (4) repeal or limit the applicability of the American Servcemembers' Protection Act of 2002.

crimes humanity act amends federal criminal code impose fine prison term years term years life death results violation prohibitions act person commits engages conduct violate specified federal criminal laws including murder kidnapping involuntary servitude forced labor trafficking persons sex trafficking children sexual abuse hostage taking torture national ethnic racial religious measures intended prevent widespread victims systematic attack civilian population knowledge attack provides jurisdiction prosecute violation act alleged offender national alien residing united_states stateless person habitual residence united_states offense committed united_states exempts prosecutions act statute limitations prohibits prosecution violation act united_states attorney general certifies writing foreign jurisdiction prepared prosecute violation act prosecution united_states public interest necessary secure substantial justice secretaries state defense director national_intelligence object prosecution provides act shall construed unlawful conduct pursuant laws war limit extinguish available defense immunity support ratification participation united_states statute international_criminal_court repeal limit applicability american protection act


Summary: Nuclear Trafficking Prevention Act - Declares it to be the policy of the United States that the transfer of a nuclear weapon or device or of nuclear material or technology for terrorist purposes is a crime against humanity and should be punished under customary international criminal law. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the transfer of a nuclear weapon or device, or of nuclear material or sensitive nuclear technology, to any foreign terrorist organization or any other person engaged in terrorist activities. Grants extraterritorial jurisdiction to prosecute violations of this Act. Imposes a fine and minimum prison term of 25 years for violations (life imprisonment for violations resulting in death). Requires the Secretary of State to direct the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and representatives to bilateral and multilateral fora to seek international recognition that the transfer of nuclear weapons, devices, material, or technology for terrorist purposes is a crime against humanity.

nuclear trafficking prevention act declares policy united_states transfer nuclear weapon device nuclear material technology terrorist purposes crime humanity punished customary international criminal law amends federal criminal code prohibit transfer nuclear weapon device nuclear material sensitive nuclear technology foreign terrorist organization person engaged terrorist activities grants extraterritorial jurisdiction prosecute violations act imposes fine minimum prison term years violations life imprisonment violations resulting death requires secretary state direct permanent representative united_states united_nations representatives bilateral multilateral fora seek international recognition transfer nuclear weapons devices material technology terrorist purposes crime humanity


Summary: Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2009 - Eliminates the Office of Special Investigations within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish, within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, a section within the Criminal Division of DOJ with responsibility for the enforcement of laws against suspected participants in serious human rights offenses; and (2) consult with the Secretaries of Homeland Security and State in taking appropriate legal action against such individuals. Defines "serious human rights offenses" to include genocide, torture, war crimes, and the use or recruitment of child soldiers. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) to punish a conspiracy to commit genocide in the same manner as completed act of genocide; (2) eliminate the limitation period for prosecuting crimes of genocide; and (3) include genocide and recruitment of child soldiers as predicates for the crime of providing material support to terrorists. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to broaden the basis for rendering aliens participating in genocide inadmissible.

human rights enforcement act eliminates office special investigations criminal division department_of_justice doj directs attorney general establish days enactment act section criminal division doj responsibility enforcement laws suspected participants human rights offenses consult secretaries_of_homeland_security state taking appropriate legal action individuals defines human rights offenses include genocide torture war crimes use recruitment child soldiers amends federal criminal code punish conspiracy commit genocide manner completed act genocide eliminate limitation period prosecuting crimes genocide include genocide recruitment child soldiers predicates crime providing material support terrorists amends immigration_and_nationality_act broaden basis rendering aliens participating genocide inadmissible


Summary: Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act - Sets forth provisions regarding procedures and standards applicable to aliens detained in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody and the conditions of such custody which shall address: (1) new detention standards; (2) fair and humane treatment; (3) solitary confinement limitations; (4) investigation of grievances; (5) access to telephones and legal assistance; (6) detainee transfers; (7) translation capabilities; (8) medical care; (9) vulnerable populations; (10) standards for non-criminal detainees; (11) personnel training; and (12) reporting of detainee deaths. Establishes in DHS: (1) an Office of Detention Oversight; and (2) a detention alternatives program under which detainees may be released under enhanced supervision. Provides for: (1) legal orientation for immigration and asylum detainees; (2) construction or use of less restrictive detention facilities, including facilities for families with children; and (3) quality assurance procedures regarding expedited removal interviews. Authorizes the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom to study the effect of expedited removal provisions, practices, and procedures on asylum claims.

secure safe detention asylum act sets forth provisions procedures standards applicable aliens detained department_of_homeland_security dhs custody conditions custody shall address new detention standards fair humane treatment solitary confinement limitations investigation grievances access telephones legal assistance detainee transfers translation capabilities medical care vulnerable populations standards non criminal detainees personnel training reporting detainee deaths establishes dhs office detention oversight detention alternatives program detainees released enhanced supervision provides legal orientation immigration asylum detainees construction use restrictive detention facilities including facilities families children quality assurance procedures expedited removal interviews authorizes united_states_commission international religious freedom study effect expedited removal provisions practices procedures asylum claims


Summary: Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize FY2011-FY2012 appropriations for: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for grants to domestic treatment centers for the costs of services provided in the rehabilitation of victims of torture (including treatment of the physical and psychological effects of torture), social and legal services, and research and training of health care providers outside of treatment centers or programs; and (2) the President for grants to foreign treatment centers and programs for activities designed to treat victims for the physical and psychological effects of torture.

torture victims relief reauthorization act amends torture victims relief_act authorize fy2011 fy2012 appropriations department_of_health_and_human_services hhs grants domestic treatment centers costs services provided rehabilitation victims torture including treatment physical psychological effects torture social legal services research training health_care providers outside treatment centers programs president grants foreign treatment centers programs activities designed treat victims physical psychological effects torture


Summary: International Violence Against Women Act of 2010 - Title I: International Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls - Subtitle A: Official Designations and Institutional Changes - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of State to designate a senior Department of State official to conduct the Secretary's activities under this Act. Directs such designee to: (1) work with the heads of relevant bureaus and offices of the Department of State and other federal departments and agencies to track and analyze data on international activities to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls in order to produce an accounting of U.S. government spending on such activities; and (2) brief Congress annually on international prevention and response strategies and programming and submit to Congress an assessment of human and financial resources necessary to fulfill the purposes of this Act. (Sec. 102) Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to designate a senior USAID official to conduct the activities of the Administrator under this Act. Directs such designee to: (1) work with relevant USAID technical and regional bureaus engaged in any aspect of international prevention and response to track and analyze data and findings on USAID international prevention and response programs; and (2) brief Congress annually on international prevention and response strategies and programming and submit to Congress an assessment of human and financial resources necessary to fulfill the purposes of this Act. Subtitle B: Strategy, Policies, and Programs - (Sec. 111) Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a publicly available, comprehensive, five-year international strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls internationally; and (2) submit the strategy to the appropriate congressional committees. Requires such strategy to: (1) identify eligible countries with significant levels of violence against women and girls that have the government or nongovernment organizational capacity to manage and implement gender-based violence prevention and response program activities; (2) select 5 to 20 of such countries in which to develop a comprehensive individual country plan; (3) coordinate with federal departments and agencies that have existing programs relevant to the strategy or that will be involved in new program activities; (4) describe the monitoring mechanisms and resource levels established for each eligible country; (5) include capacity-building and technical assistance for community-based women's nongovernmental organizations and community-based organizations; (6) integrate gender analysis into the strategy for each country to ensure that the roles of women, girls, men, and boys are appropriately addressed; and (7) include strategies to accommodate the needs of stateless, internally displaced, refugee, or religious or ethnic minority women and girls. Requires the strategy developed for an eligible country to contain at least two of the following program activities: (1) enhancing the capacity of the health sector to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls; (2) development of civil and criminal legal and judicial sanctions, protections, trainings, and capacity; (3) development of programs to change social norms so that violence against women and girls is neither condoned nor tolerated; (4) ensuring accessible quality educational and literacy opportunities for women and girls; and (5) promotion of access to economic opportunity projects, including increasing distribution, credit, property, and inheritance rights for women and girls. (Sec. 112) Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator to provide assistance to nongovernmental organizations, multilateral institutions, and foreign countries to implement such strategy and related activities. Provides that to the extent possible 10% of the amount of assistance provided to an eligible country should be provided to community-based organizations, including community-based women's nongovernmental organizations. (Sec. 113) Directs the Secretary to prepare a public report on best practices for preventing and addressing violence against women and girls internationally. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include information on the nature and extent of violence against women and girls in the Secretary's annual human rights report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Directs the Secretary to coordinate data collection and evaluations of international violence against women and girls programs. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance for original research or analysis of effective interventions to prevent or respond to violence against women and girls internationally. (Sec. 114) Authorizes the Secretary to provide guidance to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) on: (1) incorporating training on prevention and response to violence against women and girls into the basic training curricula of foreign military forces, police forces, and judicial officials; and (2) ensuring that assistance under specified programs to units involved in regional or multilateral peacekeeping operations includes such training. (Sec. 115) Directs Secretary and the Administrator to: (1) provide assistance to programs carried out by international organizations, local nongovernmental organizations, and governments that prevent and respond to violence against women and girls in humanitarian relief, conflict, and post-conflict settings; (2) work to incorporate activities to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls internationally into multilateral or bilateral disarmament, demobilization, or reintegration efforts: (3) deploy specialists in violence against women and girls as an integral part of the USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Teams; and (4) strive to ensure that grantees deployed in humanitarian relief, conflict, and post-conflict operations train humanitarian workers in preventing and responding to violence against women and girls, conduct public outreach to make known the mechanisms for reporting violence against women and girls, and respond to reports of violence against women and girls. Directs the Secretary to assist U.N. efforts to: (1) implement training programs in prevention and response to violence against women and girls for peacekeeping and humanitarian personnel; (2) enhance the deployment of military and civilian women in peacekeeping missions; (3) improve protection mechanisms at U.N. managed refugee and internally displaced persons camps; and (4) support contributing countries in taking appropriate actions to prevent violence and abuse. Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify critical or widespread incidents of violence against women and girls in situations of armed conflict; (2) determine emergency response measures within 45 days; and (3) brief Congress, upon request, on such measures' implementation. Title II: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 201) Authorizes FY2011-FY2015 appropriations.

international violence_against_women_act title international prevention violence women girls subtitle official designations institutional changes sec directs secretary state designate senior department_of_state official conduct secretary activities act directs designee work heads relevant bureaus offices department_of_state federal departments agencies track analyze data international activities prevent respond violence women girls order produce accounting government spending activities brief congress annually international prevention response strategies programming submit congress assessment human financial resources necessary fulfill purposes act sec directs administrator united_states_agency international_development usaid designate senior usaid official conduct activities administrator act directs designee work relevant usaid technical regional bureaus engaged aspect international prevention response track analyze data findings usaid international prevention response programs brief congress annually international prevention response strategies programming submit congress assessment human financial resources necessary fulfill purposes act subtitle strategy policies programs sec directs secretary develop publicly available comprehensive year international strategy prevent respond violence women girls internationally submit strategy appropriate congressional committees requires strategy identify eligible countries significant levels violence women girls government nongovernment organizational capacity manage implement gender based violence prevention response program activities select countries develop comprehensive individual country plan coordinate federal departments agencies existing programs relevant strategy involved new program activities describe monitoring mechanisms resource levels established eligible country include capacity building technical assistance community based women nongovernmental organizations community based organizations integrate gender analysis strategy country ensure roles women girls men boys appropriately addressed include strategies accommodate needs stateless internally displaced refugee religious ethnic minority women girls requires strategy developed eligible country contain following program activities enhancing capacity health sector prevent respond violence women girls development civil criminal legal judicial sanctions protections capacity development programs change social norms violence women girls ensuring accessible quality educational literacy opportunities women girls promotion access economic opportunity projects including increasing distribution credit property inheritance rights women girls sec authorizes secretary administrator provide assistance nongovernmental organizations multilateral institutions foreign countries implement strategy related activities provides extent possible assistance provided eligible country provided community based organizations including community based women nongovernmental organizations sec directs secretary prepare public report best practices preventing addressing violence women girls internationally amends foreign assistance_act include information nature extent violence women girls secretary annual human rights report speaker house_of_representatives senate_committee_on_foreign_relations directs secretary coordinate data collection evaluations international violence women girls programs authorizes secretary provide financial assistance original research analysis effective interventions prevent respond violence women girls internationally sec authorizes secretary provide guidance secretary defense dod incorporating training prevention response violence women girls basic training curricula foreign military forces police forces judicial officials ensuring assistance specified programs units involved regional multilateral peacekeeping operations includes training sec directs secretary administrator provide assistance programs carried international organizations local nongovernmental organizations governments prevent respond violence women girls humanitarian relief conflict post conflict settings work incorporate activities prevent respond violence women girls internationally multilateral bilateral disarmament demobilization reintegration efforts deploy specialists violence women girls integral usaid disaster assistance response teams strive ensure grantees deployed humanitarian relief conflict post conflict operations train humanitarian workers preventing responding violence women girls conduct public outreach known mechanisms reporting violence women girls respond reports violence women girls directs secretary assist efforts implement training programs prevention response violence women girls peacekeeping humanitarian personnel enhance deployment military civilian women peacekeeping missions improve protection mechanisms managed refugee internally displaced persons camps support contributing countries taking appropriate actions prevent violence abuse directs secretary identify critical widespread incidents violence women girls situations armed conflict determine emergency response measures days brief congress request measures implementation title authorization appropriations sec authorizes fy2011 fy2015 appropriations


Summary: Terrorist Expatriation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among those voluntary acts for which a U.S. national (by birth or naturalization) will be subject to loss of U.S. nationality: (1) providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization as designated by the Secretary of State; (2) engaging in, or purposefully and materially supporting, hostilities against the United States; or (3) engaging in, or purposefully and materially supporting, hostilities against any country or armed force that is directly engaged along with, or that is providing direct operational support to, the United States in hostilities engaged in by the United States.

terrorist expatriation act_-_amends immigration_and_nationality_act include voluntary acts national birth naturalization subject loss nationality providing material support resources foreign terrorist organization designated secretary state engaging purposefully materially supporting hostilities united_states engaging purposefully materially supporting hostilities country armed force directly engaged providing direct operational support united_states hostilities engaged united_states


Summary: Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined to be complicit in such human rights abuses. Authorizes the President to waive sanctions: (1) to comply with international agreements; and (2) if in the U.S. national interest. Terminates sanctions if the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence, detention, and abuse of citizens of Vietnam engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrest, and abuse of such political activists and prosecuted those responsible.

vietnam human rights sanctions act_-_directs president impose financial immigration entry sanctions listed nationals vietnam complicit human rights abuses committed nationals vietnam family members regardless abuses occurred vietnam submit congress publicly available list individuals determined complicit human rights abuses authorizes president waive sanctions comply international agreements national interest terminates sanctions president certifies congress government vietnam released political prisoners ceased practices violence detention abuse citizens vietnam engaging peaceful political activity conducted transparent investigation killings arrest abuse political activists prosecuted responsible


Summary: Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined to be complicit in such human rights abuses. Authorizes the President to waive sanctions to comply with international agreements. Terminates sanctions if the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence, detention, and abuse of citizens of Vietnam engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrest, and abuse of such political activists and prosecuted those responsible.

vietnam human rights sanctions act_-_directs president impose financial immigration entry sanctions listed nationals vietnam complicit human rights abuses committed nationals vietnam family members regardless abuses occurred vietnam submit congress publicly available list individuals determined complicit human rights abuses authorizes president waive sanctions comply international agreements terminates sanctions president certifies congress government vietnam released political prisoners ceased practices violence detention abuse citizens vietnam engaging peaceful political activity conducted transparent investigation killings arrest abuse political activists prosecuted responsible


Summary: International Women's Freedom Act of 2011 - Establishes within the Department of State an Office of International Women's Rights to be headed by an Ambassador at Large for International Women's Rights. Directs the Secretary of State to establish a women's rights Internet site and maintain prisoner lists and issue briefs on women's rights concerns. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to include instruction on the internationally recognized rights of women and the various aspects and manifestations of violations of women's rights in Foreign Service officer training. Establishes the United States Commission on International Women's Rights. (Terminates the Commission 12 years after the date of the initial appointment of its members.) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to express the sense of Congress that there should be within the National Security Council (NSC) staff a Special Adviser to the President on International Women's Rights. Directs the President to take specified actions in response to women's rights violations, including actions in response to particularly severe rights violations. Provides for prohibition of economic, multilateral, military, and export assistance in instances of particularly severe women's rights violations. Provides for the promotion of women's rights. Provides for women's rights-related training with respect to refugee, asylum, and consular matters. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility of foreign government officials who have engaged in particularly severe women's rights violations. Expresses the sense of Congress that transnational corporations operating overseas should adopt codes of conduct upholding the rights of their female employees.


Summary: International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2011 - Establishes within the Department of State an Office on International Child Abductions which shall be headed by the Ambassador at Large for International Child Abductions. States that Ambassador at Large shall be a principal adviser to the President and the Secretary of State regarding matters of international child abduction and refusals of rights of access. Authorizes the Ambassador at Large to represent the United States in such diplomatic matters and international forums. States that the primary responsibilities of the Ambassador at Large shall be to: (1) promote measures to prevent the international abduction of children from the United States, (2) advocate on behalf of abducted children whose habitual residence is the United States, (3) assist left-behind parents in the resolution of abduction or refusal of access cases, and (4) advance mechanisms to prevent and resolve cases of international child abduction. Directs the President to: (1) annually review the status of unresolved cases in each foreign country to determine whether the government has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation, and if so, designate such country as a Country With a Pattern of Noncooperation; (2) notify the appropriate congressional committees of such designation; and (3) take specified presidential or commensurate actions to bring about a cessation of noncooperation. Sets forth consultation, notification, and reporting requirements for the President and the Secretary. Prohibits judicial review of any presidential determination or agency action under this Act. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the International Financial Institutions Act to require the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the President, respectively, in determining whether a country engages in a pattern of gross human right violations for purposes of assistance considerations, to consider whether such country has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation regarding unresolved cases of international child abduction or denial of rights of access, or has failed to undertake serious efforts to locate children abducted to such country. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to consider for tariff preference purposes whether a country has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation regarding unresolved cases of international child abduction or denial of rights of access. Amends the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 to require, for issuance of a passport for a child under 14 years old living outside the United States, that the person executing the passport application provides documentary evidence that such person is a U.S. citizen, has joint custody over the child, and is executing such application outside the United States.

international child abduction prevention return act establishes department_of_state office international child abductions shall headed ambassador large international child abductions states ambassador large shall principal adviser president secretary state matters international child abduction refusals rights access authorizes ambassador large represent united_states diplomatic matters international forums states primary responsibilities ambassador large shall promote measures prevent international abduction children united_states advocate behalf abducted children habitual residence united_states assist left parents resolution abduction refusal access cases advance mechanisms prevent resolve cases international child abduction directs president annually review status unresolved cases foreign country determine government engaged pattern designate country country pattern notify appropriate congressional committees designation specified presidential commensurate actions bring cessation sets forth consultation notification reporting requirements president secretary prohibits judicial review presidential determination agency action act amends foreign assistance_act international financial institutions act require administrator agency international_development usaid president respectively determining country engages pattern gross human right violations purposes assistance considerations consider country engaged pattern unresolved cases international child abduction denial rights access failed undertake efforts locate children abducted country amends trade act consider tariff preference purposes country engaged pattern unresolved cases international child abduction denial rights access amends admiral james foreign_relations_authorization_act fiscal years require issuance passport child years old living outside united_states person executing passport application provides documentary evidence person citizen joint custody child executing application outside united_states


Summary: Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize FY2012-FY2013 appropriations for: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for grants to domestic treatment centers for the costs of services provided in the rehabilitation of victims of torture (including treatment of the physical and psychological effects of torture), social and legal services, and research and training of health care providers outside of treatment centers or programs; and (2) the President for grants to foreign treatment centers and programs for activities designed to treat victims for the physical and psychological effects of torture. Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress annually regarding: (1) Foreign Service officer training about torture victims, and (2) the percentage and number of torture victims who are approved for refugee entry into the United States. Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide support for indigenous foreign treatment centers and programs for torture victims in order to increase such centers' capacities to train other local health care providers. Authorizes FY2012-FY2013 appropriations.

torture victims relief reauthorization act amends torture victims relief_act authorize fy2012 fy2013 appropriations department_of_health_and_human_services hhs grants domestic treatment centers costs services provided rehabilitation victims torture including treatment physical psychological effects torture social legal services research training health_care providers outside treatment centers programs president grants foreign treatment centers programs activities designed treat victims physical psychological effects torture directs secretary state report congress annually foreign_service officer training torture victims percentage number torture victims approved refugee entry united_states directs administrator united_states_agency international_development usaid provide support indigenous foreign treatment centers programs torture victims order increase centers capacities train local health_care providers authorizes fy2012 fy2013 appropriations


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was amended by the Senate on December 13, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to prohibit any individual (including members appointed prior to enactment of this Act) from serving more than two terms as a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Requires, for any member serving on the date of enactment of this Act who has completed at least two full terms, that such member's term expire 90 days after such enactment. Bars a member from serving after the expiration of that member's term. Prohibits: (1) a member attending less than 75% of the meetings during one of such member's terms from being eligible for reappointment, and (2) a member from being eligible to be elected as Chair of the Commission for a second, consecutive term. Subjects members to specified Department of State and federal travel regulations governing authorized travel at government expense. (Sec. 3) Requires, for purposes of providing remedies and procedures to address alleged violations of rights and protections that pertain to various specified antidiscrimination laws, that all employees of the Commission be treated as employees whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and that the Commission be treated as an employing office of the Senate or House. Authorizes such treatment for any administrative or judicial claim or action pending on the date of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations of $3 million for each of FY2012-FY2014. (Sec. 5) Increases to $250,000 the maximum amount the Commission may expend in any fiscal year to procure temporary or intermittent services contracts for the conduct of certain activities necessary to Commission functions. (Sec. 6) Extends the Commission's termination date to September 30, 2014. (Sec. 7) Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) review the effectiveness of federal programs to promote international religious freedom; (2) assess the roles and functions of the Office on International Religious Freedom, the relationship to other offices in the Department of State, and the role of the Ambassador at Large; (3) analyze the Commission's structure as an independent nonpartisan entity in relation to other U.S. advisory commissions; and (4) review the relationship between the Ambassador at Large and the Commission.

measure amended amended senate december summary version repeated united_states_commission international religious freedom reform reauthorization act sec amends international religious freedom act prohibit individual including members appointed prior enactment act serving terms member commission international religious freedom requires member serving date enactment act completed terms member term expire days enactment bars member serving expiration member term prohibits member attending meetings member terms eligible reappointment member eligible elected chair commission second consecutive term subjects members specified department_of_state federal travel regulations governing authorized travel government expense sec requires purposes providing remedies procedures address alleged violations rights protections pertain specified laws employees commission treated employees pay disbursed secretary senate chief administrative officer house_of_representatives commission treated employing office senate house authorizes treatment administrative judicial claim action pending date enactment act sec authorizes appropriations million fy2012-fy2014 sec increases maximum commission expend fiscal year procure temporary intermittent services contracts conduct certain activities necessary commission functions sec extends commission termination date september sec directs comptroller_general review effectiveness federal programs promote international religious freedom assess roles functions office international religious freedom relationship offices department_of_state role ambassador large analyze commission structure independent nonpartisan entity relation advisory commissions review relationship ambassador large commission


Summary: American Anti-Torture Act of 2012 - Amends the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to prohibit any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, the Department of Defense [DOD]) from being subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations. Makes such prohibition inapplicable with respect to any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, DOD) pursuant to a U.S. criminal or immigration law.

american anti torture act amends detainee_treatment_act prohibit person custody control united_states current law department_of_defense dod subject treatment technique interrogation authorized listed army field manual human intelligence collector operations makes prohibition inapplicable respect person custody control united_states current law dod pursuant criminal immigration law


Summary: Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) continue to seek cooperation from foreign governments to allow the United States to process North Korean refugees overseas for U.S. resettlement, (2) urge China to halt its forcible repatriation of North Koreans, and (3) allow the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) access to North Koreans inside China to determine whether such North Koreans are refugees requiring protection. Amends the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to authorize appropriations through FY2017: (1) for grants that promote democracy, human rights, and a market economy in North Korea, (2) to increase the availability of non-government controlled information inside North Korea, and (3) for organizations or persons that provide humanitarian assistance to North Koreans who are outside of North Korea. Extends through 2017 the annual congressional reporting requirement for: (1) the Secretary of State to report on activities to increase the availability of non-government controlled information inside North Korea, (2) the Special Envoy for North Korean human rights issues to report on human rights related activities, (3) the Secretary and Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to report on U.S. humanitarian assistance inside North Korea and to North Koreans outside of North Korea, and (4) the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to report on the number of North Koreans seeking refugee status or political asylum in the United States. Directs the Broadcasting Board of Governors to report to Congress regarding U.S. broadcasting to North Korea and the extent to which the Board has achieved the goal of 12-hour-per-day broadcasting to North Korea.

ambassador james north_korea human rights reauthorization act expresses sense congress united_states continue seek cooperation foreign governments allow united_states process north korean refugees overseas resettlement urge china halt forcible repatriation north allow united_nations high commissioner refugees access north inside china determine north refugees requiring protection amends north_korean_human_rights_act authorize appropriations fy2017 grants promote democracy human rights market economy north_korea increase availability non government controlled information inside north_korea organizations persons provide humanitarian assistance north outside north_korea extends annual congressional reporting requirement secretary state report activities increase availability non government controlled information inside north_korea special envoy north korean human rights issues report human rights related activities secretary administrator agency international_development usaid report humanitarian assistance inside north_korea north outside north_korea secretary secretary homeland_security dhs report number north seeking refugee status political asylum united_states directs broadcasting_board_of_governors report congress broadcasting north_korea extent board achieved goal hour day broadcasting north_korea


Summary: International Commission on Missing Persons Assistance Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should support the work of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) to clarify the fate of persons missing as a result of conflict and natural and man-made disasters, (2) the United States should support the expansion of the ICMP's mandate to include assistance to governments in locating persons missing for involuntary reasons, (3) the President should enunciate a policy of assisting the ICMP in establishing a permanent and internationally recognized legal status, and (4) the Secretary of State shall make every effort to advance this proposal at the United Nations (U.N.). Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding such activities.

international commission missing persons assistance_act expresses sense congress united_states support work international commission missing persons clarify persons missing result conflict natural man disasters united_states support expansion mandate include assistance governments locating persons missing involuntary reasons president policy assisting establishing permanent internationally recognized legal status secretary state shall effort advance proposal united_nations directs secretary report congress activities


Summary: Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to publish and update a list of each person the Secretary has reason to believe: (1) is responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, participated in related liability concealment efforts, financially benefited from Sergei Magnitsky's detention, abuse, or death, or was involved in the criminal conspiracy uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky; or (2) is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other human rights violations committed against individuals seeking to expose illegal activity carried out by Russian officials, or against persons seeking to promote human rights and freedoms. Makes an alien on such list ineligible to enter or be admitted to the United States. Revokes any visa issued for such person. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such prohibition if in the U.S. national security interest. Requires congressional notification of any such waiver. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to freeze and prohibit U.S. property transactions of an individual who is on the list or who acts as an agent for a listed individual. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such actions if in the U.S. national security interest. Requires congressional notification of any such waiver. Subjects a person who violates, attempts to violate, or causes a violation of such prohibitions to specified penalties. Terminates this Act 10 years after its enactment.

rule law accountability_act directs secretary state publish update list person secretary reason believe responsible detention abuse death participated related liability concealment efforts financially benefited detention abuse death involved criminal conspiracy uncovered responsible extrajudicial killings torture human rights violations committed individuals seeking expose illegal activity carried russian officials persons seeking promote human rights freedoms makes alien list ineligible enter admitted united_states revokes visa issued person authorizes secretary waive prohibition national security interest requires congressional notification waiver directs secretary treasury freeze prohibit property transactions individual list acts agent listed individual authorizes secretary waive actions national security interest requires congressional notification waiver subjects person violates attempts violate causes violation prohibitions specified penalties terminates act years enactment


Summary: Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it should be U.S. policy to adhere to a policy of restraint in transferring conventional arms if evidence exists of substantial risk that such arms will be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law. Urges the President, in negotiating any conventional arms control agreement, to: (1) encourage the national control list of each party to an agreement to cover all types of weaponry, munitions, armaments and related material used for potentially lethal force in military and law enforcement operations; (2) assess each application or proposal to export or internationally transfer arms on a case-by-case basis; (3) deny an arms transfer authorization if there is a substantial risk that the arms will be used to commit or facilitate violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law; (4) require import and transit state authorizations and certified end use assurances before issuing an export license or authorization for any international transfer of conventional arms; and (6) require each party to an agreement to establish a legal framework for lawful brokering and shipping activities relating to conventional arms transfers. Prohibits, with certain exemptions, the transfer of defense articles or defense services to the government of a foreign country under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act unless the President certifies to Congress that such government is not: (1) engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights, and (2) identified by the Secretary of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups that recruit or use child soldiers.

arms sale responsibility act expresses sense congress policy adhere policy restraint transferring conventional arms evidence exists substantial risk arms commit facilitate violations international human rights law international humanitarian law urges president negotiating conventional arms control agreement encourage national control list party agreement cover types munitions related material potentially lethal force military law enforcement operations assess application proposal export internationally transfer arms case case basis deny arms transfer authorization substantial risk arms commit facilitate violations international human rights law international humanitarian law require import transit state authorizations certified end use assurances issuing export license authorization international transfer conventional arms require party agreement establish legal framework lawful shipping activities relating conventional arms transfers prohibits certain exemptions transfer defense articles defense services government foreign country foreign assistance_act arms_export_control_act president certifies congress government engaging gross violations internationally recognized human rights identified secretary state having governmental armed_forces government supported armed groups recruit use child soldiers


Summary: War Crimes Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the President to submit a report to Congress for each of FY2013-FY2017 that identifies each country that is failing to: (1) cooperate with relevant jurisdictions in extraditing or deporting war crimes suspects or Nazi war criminals to the appropriate jurisdiction; (2) enforce arrest warrants issued by an international tribunal against war crimes suspects; (3) accept Nazi war criminals deported from the United States; or (4) effectively prosecute war crimes suspects or Nazi war criminals within such country's jurisdiction, including Nazi war criminals who resided in the United States and were deported from or extradited by the United States or left the United States voluntarily. Prohibits the President from issuing a letter of offer to sell defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act for $7 million or more to a country so identified. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition if in the U.S. national security interest.

war crimes accountability_act directs president submit report congress fy2013 fy2017 identifies country failing cooperate relevant jurisdictions war crimes suspects nazi war criminals appropriate jurisdiction enforce arrest warrants issued international tribunal war crimes suspects accept nazi war criminals deported united_states effectively prosecute war crimes suspects nazi war criminals country jurisdiction including nazi war criminals resided united_states deported united_states left united_states voluntarily prohibits president issuing letter offer sell defense articles arms_export_control_act million country identified authorizes president waive prohibition national security interest