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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 657 (Introduced in Senate) — To eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet primary indicators of heal... · Sec. 6

Sec. 6. Official to monitor foreign prison conditions

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The Secretary of State shall designate, within the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, an official at a minimum level of a Deputy Assistant Secretary who shall have responsibility for implementing the provisions of this Act, which shall be a substantial part of such official's responsibilities. The Secretary shall instruct relevant United States officials abroad to assist such official in gathering information regarding conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities and in implementing the provisions of this Act.
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