3.0.0 2037 2023-01-11T13:27:35Z 2023-01-11T13:27:35Z House HR 2015-04-27 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 61 (Monday, April 27, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 2037.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2475]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-20T13:25:02Z Referred to 2015-04-28T00:01:20Z Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act 114 1150 HR 2016-12-16 Became Public Law No: 114-281. Related bill CRS United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015 114 1798 S 2015-07-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2015-05-20 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Committee 2015-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2015-06-24 False A000055 Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] ROBERT ADERHOLT R AL B. 4 2015-09-08 False International Affairs Advisory bodies Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Human rights Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Religion Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom International Affairs 00 2015-04-27 Introduced in House 2015-05-27T19:26:18Z United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015

Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) as an independent federal government advisory body through FY2021.

Requires the USCIRF as a whole to have expertise on the variety of faiths practiced around the world.

Requires appointments to the USCIRF to be made within 90 days of a vacancy. Removes authority under which a USCIRF member may serve after the expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken office.

Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require the Secretary of State to receive assistance from the USCIRF when establishing training for Foreign Service officers in the field of internationally recognized human rights, including instruction regarding the relationship between religious freedom and security, as well as the role of religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy.

Encourages the Department of State to allow classified information to be accessed by USCIRF Commissioners and staff with the appropriate security clearance.

Requires discrimination on the basis of religion to be treated as a category of employment discrimination for purposes of the employment protections for USCIRF employees.

Revises restrictions on the USCIRF's acceptance of gifts and donations to permit sponsoring private parties to provide compensation and benefits to interns, fellows, and volunteers. Requires the number, duration, and funding source of any such internship, fellowship, or volunteer programs to be described in the USCIRF's annual financial report.

]]> United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015 Display Title United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To reauthorize the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2037ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2037ih.xml 2015-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.