[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6277 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6277

  To amend the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 and the State 
  Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for additional 
    reporting and briefing on anti-Semitism around the world and on 
   Department of State actions to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, 
 funding the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, training for 
     Foreign Service Officers and other employees and staff of the 
              Department of State, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Wolf) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 and the State 
  Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for additional 
    reporting and briefing on anti-Semitism around the world and on 
   Department of State actions to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, 
 funding the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, training for 
     Foreign Service Officers and other employees and staff of the 
              Department of State, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. REPORTS.

    Section 4 of the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 (Public 
Law 108-332) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 4. REPORTS AND BRIEFS.

    ``(a) Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and not later than December 31 of each even-
numbered year thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
Congress a report on acts of anti-Semitism in countries around the 
world, including a description of--
            ``(1) acts of anti-Semitic physical violence against, and 
        anti-Semitic harassment of, Jewish people, and acts of anti-
        Semitic violence against, and anti-Semitic vandalism of, Jewish 
        community institutions, such as schools, synagogues, or 
        cemeteries, that occurred in each country, including a 
        description of emerging issues and key trends;
            ``(2) anti-Semitic incitement and discourse, including 
        instances of propaganda in government and nongovernment media, 
        and including anti-Semitic incitement and discourse couched as 
        expression against the State of Israel, that occur in each 
        country, including a description of emerging issues and key 
        trends;
            ``(3) the responses of the government of each country to 
        the acts, incitement, and discourse referred to in paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), including the willingness of leading government 
        officials to publicly condemn such acts, incitement, and 
        discourse;
            ``(4) the actions taken by the government of each country 
        to enact, enforce, and prosecute laws relating to anti-
        Semitism, including the provision to law enforcement, 
        prosecutorial, and other bodies of training and resources 
        relating to monitoring and combating anti-Semitism;
            ``(5) government monitoring, collecting data on, and 
        publicly reporting the acts, incitement, and discourse referred 
        to in paragraphs (1) and (2), and fulfillment or non-
        fulfillment of governmental obligations or commitments to such 
        monitoring, collecting, and reporting; and
            ``(6) the promotion by the government of each country of 
        anti-bias and tolerance education directed specifically to 
        countering anti-Semitism, including Holocaust education and 
        commemoration.
    ``(b) Briefs.--Not later than year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and not later than December 31 of each year thereafter, the 
Ambassador at Large for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism shall 
brief Congress on United States policies to monitor and combat anti-
Semitism in countries around the world, including a description of--
            ``(1) United States advocacy within intergovernmental 
        organizations of policies to address anti-Semitism in the 
        member states of such organizations, including technical and 
        other assistance, training, and cooperation offered, and United 
        States diplomacy to counter anti-Semitism within 
        intergovernmental organizations and forums that promote anti-
        Semitism or provide it with a platform;
            ``(2) United States advocacy in bilateral relations with 
        countries around the world of policies to address anti-
        Semitism, including technical assistance and other assistance, 
        training, and cooperation offered;
            ``(3) United States contributions to support specific 
        initiatives to monitor and combat anti-Semitism in countries 
        around the world;
            ``(4) United States outreach to Jewish communities in 
        countries around the world, including Jewish communities in 
        countries where such communities are endangered, vulnerable to, 
        or subject to anti-Semitic violence, harassment, vandalism, 
        incitement, or discourse;
            ``(5) United States advocacy to encourage countries around 
        the world to implement commitments to monitor and combat anti-
        Semitism;
            ``(6) incorporation by the Department of State of 
        monitoring and combating anti-Semitism into the Department's 
        public diplomacy program, including the International Visitors 
        Program; and
            ``(7) Department of State training on issues relating to 
        monitoring and combating anti-Semitism, including training at 
        the Foreign Service Institute, being provided to chiefs of 
        mission, human rights officers, other Foreign Service officers, 
        the staff of the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, 
        the staff of the Office of International Religious Freedom, and 
        other officers and staff of the Department of State and other 
        departments and agencies as needed.''.

SEC. 3. OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM.

    Section 59 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2731) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``Special 
                        Envoy'' and inserting ``Ambassador at Large''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``Special Envoy'' and 
                        ```Special Envoy''' and inserting ``Ambassador 
                        at Large'' and ```Ambassador at Large''', 
                        respectively; and
                    (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(B) Appointment of ambassador at large.--The 
                President shall appoint the Ambassador at Large, by and 
                with the advice and consent of the Senate.'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Special Envoy'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Ambassador at Large''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Funding.--The Secretary of State shall provide the Ambassador 
at Large with funds for the hiring of staff for the Office (which staff 
shall be distinct from the staff of the Office of International 
Religious Freedom or any other office or bureau of the Department of 
State) to assist the Ambassador at Large in carrying out the provisions 
of this section, including sufficient staff to coordinate and assist in 
the preparation of reports required under section 4(a) of the Global 
Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-332), for the conduct 
of investigations by the Office, and for any necessary travel.''.

SEC. 4. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.

    Section 708(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4028(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``the Ambassador at Large for 
                Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism appointed under 
                section 59 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
                Act of 1956,'' before ``the Ambassador at Large for 
                International Religious Freedom'';
                    (B) by striking ``January 1, 1999'' and inserting 
                ``January 1, 2012''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``human rights officers, the staff 
                of the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, 
                other staff of the Office of International Religious 
                Freedom, and other officers and staff of the Department 
                of State and other Federal departments and agencies as 
                needed'' after ``chiefs of mission,'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
        paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) instruction on anti-Semitism, including various 
        aspects and manifestations of anti-Semitism, and on legal, law 
        enforcement, and prosecutorial issues relevant to monitoring 
        and combating anti-Semitism;''.
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