[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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