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22 U.S.C. § 3

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Title
22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter
CH32
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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“As used in this Act, the term ‘torture’ has the meaning given the term in section 2340(1) of title 18, United States Code, and includes the use of rape and other forms of sexual violence by a person acting under the color of law upon another person under his custody or physical control.

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