1.Short title and table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the International Religious Freedom Act Amendments of
2011
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; policy.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Title I—Department of State activities
Sec. 101. Office of International Religious Freedom; Ambassador
at Large for International Religious Freedom.
Sec. 102. Reports.
Sec. 103. Training for Foreign Service officers.
Sec. 104. Programs and allocations of funds by United States
missions abroad.
Sec. 105. Prisoner lists and issue briefs on religious freedom
concerns.
Sec. 106. Interagency report.
Title II—Commission on International Religious
Freedom
Sec. 201. Establishment and composition.
Sec. 202. Commission personnel matters.
Sec. 203. Report of the Commission.
Sec. 204. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 205. Standards of conduct and disclosure.
Sec. 206. Termination.
Title III—Presidential actions
Sec. 301. Presidential actions in response to violations of
religious freedom.
Sec. 302. Presidential actions in response to particularly
severe violations of religious freedom.
Sec. 303. Consultations.
Sec. 304. Presidential waiver.
Sec. 305. Termination of Presidential actions.
Title IV—Promotion of religious freedom
Sec. 401. Assistance for promoting religious
freedom.
Title V—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 501. Report on effectiveness of programs to promote
religious freedom.
2.
(a)Section 2(a) of the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6401(a)) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (3),
by adding at the end the following: Both America’s history and the
experience of other countries demonstrate that the vigorous protection of
religious freedom is necessary for democracy to endure, and to yield its
social, economic, political, intellectual, and religious benefits to all its
citizens. Contemporary scholarship also demonstrates that the absence of
religious freedom in a country is causally related not only to the persecution
of religious minorities, but also to religious conflict, violence, extremism,
and terrorism, including the kind of terrorism that has reached the American
homeland.
;
(2)in paragraph (4),
by striking one-half
and inserting two-thirds
;
(3)in paragraph (5),
by striking religious persecution
and inserting
persecution
; and
(4)by striking
paragraph (7).
(b)Section 2(b) of the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6401(b)) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (1),
by inserting and nongovernmental organizations
after
other governments
;
(2)in paragraph (2),
by inserting and nongovernmental organizations
after
governments
;
(3)in paragraph (4),
by inserting and nongovernmental organizations
after
foreign governments
; and
(4)in paragraph (5),
by inserting as well as foreign assistance and other programs funded by
the United States Government,
after cultural
channels,
.
3.Section 3(3)(A) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6402) is amended by striking
Committee on International Relations
and inserting
Committee on Foreign Affairs
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Department of
State activities</header>
<section id="HF16B5BF4C14D4B86AA0878C1631A90EA"><enum>101.</enum><header>Office of
International Religious Freedom; Ambassador at Large for International
Religious Freedom</header>
<subsection id="HE9FA4BC03AC8448881A775FEE093931B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
Office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a) of the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB25E6DCDF1C2458C849FDC56F674ADE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>within the Department of State</quote> and inserting <quote>, in the
Office of the Secretary of State,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3DABE621CE14D5FB2CF5B2B22690FD0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following: <quote>The Ambassador at Large shall report directly to the
Secretary of State.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA99963694D6347E880AA170D7B1D6605"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(c) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H60A23C93E40F419883DCA38F85AA1A9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H904ABF0427AC496FB417D85861901371"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>responsibility</quote> and inserting
<quote>responsibilities</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44094426F55A481485855E07AD6FB4CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>shall be to advance</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H85F971949D8F496FACA905943BD51F4A" style="OLC">
<text>shall be—</text><subparagraph id="H7BFFD696AFEC49BA835D4D75DDC91E89"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to
advance</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H087975E2256F414886DBA8912A152395"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99DD56A78027487A93E6014C17A42E94"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H294C63A03739421BA073BF4CF9188BE3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H73D74C038B7046B0A1297DA7CB2171D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to integrate United States international
religious freedom policies and religious engagement programs into democracy and
civil society programs funded by the United States and into the
counterterrorism policies of United States Government departments and agencies,
including the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of
Homeland Security, and the Department of the
Treasury.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H465ACD60C78D4A4F9D5639676931E5DA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>a principal advisor</quote> and inserting <quote>the
principal advisor</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H110ED2BEAC1045918ED58078B2BDEF18"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB30F45385ED24990AB71F08BCD7EA0C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACC300DDB1EA42949065BFD19A3508E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8C3980E7286482E80EF52FCD5535AFD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDC5ED3E55E84BF29955FD7813FDBB8E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H742C39BD5CF14F42A44665143BEB11B6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contacts with nongovernmental organizations
that have an impact on the state of religious freedom in their respective
societies or regions, or
internationally.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1B4B746996B49E09F1B6C2B73B1BC24"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H678EA413B142478A993F9C371C7C16E9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC66E0AA8247B4BEB9CECC57E9CB9DE60" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H25845964D93D4042B61E9096C859E77F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination
responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Ambassador at Large shall seek to coordinate all programs, projects, and
activities of the United States Government to promote religious freedom and
religious engagement abroad, including programs, projects, and activities of
the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Department of the Treasury, and the United States Agency for
International
Development.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H298422799A534AB4872B8FE7510B3968"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(d) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(d)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD3653C6CF07484E8917A718565C68B8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H656FD7DBCBD84255B5EB8014C1A240E6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall provide the
Ambassador at Large with such funds as may be necessary for the hiring of
individuals to fill at least 15 full-time-equivalent staff positions, including
a senior advisor, for the Office, for the conduct of investigations by the
Office, and for necessary travel to carry out the provisions of this section.
The Secretary of State shall also provide the Ambassador at Large with
representational funds equal to that of other Ambassadors at Large in the
Department of State.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H0D3A52CCCC04403DA1E3206DA8030125"><enum>102.</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subsection id="HBBFD2426D28E4C889C8401EC66BF89C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Status of
religious freedom</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
102(b)(1) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
6412(b)(1)) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text>
<paragraph id="HEEE7BF13F8774E8B93E699F80C757C86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking <quote>September</quote> and inserting
<quote>May</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5A9E81D08384C99BBD79E64441EDED5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after the first sentence the
following: <quote>Each Annual Report shall be independent and distinct from the
most recent Human Rights Reports and shall be made available to the public in
such a manner.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFF127D2576CA4EC2A60C2391F99316D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Violations of
religious freedom</header><text>Section 102(b)(1)(B) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)(B)) is amended in the
matter preceding clause (i) by inserting <quote>whether in matters of private
belief and practice or the peaceful involvement of such groups or members in
the political life of a nation,</quote> after <quote>including policies that
discriminate against particular religious groups or members of such
groups,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H94859E64C1794638974124989BCC72BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>United States
policies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 102(b)(1)(C)
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)(C)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H38730F8E42394BC58E41D8B6BD888FA9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>A description</quote> and inserting <quote>A comprehensive
description</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6230B8FEAB9647AF8AE9945BF9D4FEE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>policies in support</quote> and inserting <quote>religious engagement
policies in support</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57204F29F0E3475F831E8C708A3258FB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>with respect to each such foreign country</quote> after <quote>including
a description</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H189D8D8498E744D99D6B54B28C54936B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting the following: <quote>, and an analysis of the
impact of actions by the United States on the status of religious freedom in
each country. This section of the report should be country-specific and
comprehensive, and should avoid insofar as possible the repetition of standard
phrases and sentences to be employed in every country report.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAC000579C3E14EECBFD9AB967E6E805C"><enum>103.</enum><header>Training for
Foreign Service officers</header>
<subsection id="H02A8F9E5BD5C41A085424505263212F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 708(a) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F4FD489766A4AF0A99D29628958937C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Secretary of State</quote> and inserting <quote>(1) The Secretary of
State</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H64C9408799A148B797F35A69767DE249"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1929231DEE6549E9BBE01DAD45364634"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>other relevant officials, such as</quote> and inserting <quote>relevant
officials, including</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H848403A2776841A68242B85E04B1D231"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
established under section 201(a) of such Act,</quote> after
<quote>1998,</quote></text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCADA8C04860340D3A60B1308BF23C5DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
the subsequent paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C),
respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1CB1E20A7014EC8A3F88CFC094B0DCE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6D2831601DC43DA90414FB0DC0BBF4C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2F573F7D6BA8453C8A9390FA64CE9493" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such training shall, at a minimum, be a
separate, independent, and required segment of each of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H527B5822ADDE422AA378BCCA3BB14300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The A–100 course attended by all
Foreign Service Officers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50F01F6648C940B3B4C15BBD7B153DDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The courses required of every Foreign
Service Officer prior to a posting abroad, each segment to be tailored to the
religious demography, status of religious freedom, and United States strategies
for advancing religious freedom, in the receiving country.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFFFADD215704505B1831E007470C8B3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The courses required of all deputy
chiefs of mission and all chiefs of
mission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA4DF1CE2ED3D49F29F0FB39D781F1248"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, with the assistance of the
Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom appointed under section
101(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(b))
and the Director of the George P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training
Center and in consultation with the United States Commission on International
Religious Freedom established under section 201(a) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(a)), shall submit to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate a comprehensive plan for administering
training for Foreign Service officers required under section 708 of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028), as amended by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBC1A46957C9348C1AB6A6427F7AC968C"><enum>104.</enum><header>Programs and
allocations of funds by United States missions abroad</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106 of the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6415) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC082BD4CF4644535B374862FDEB87D5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>It is the sense of Congress</quote>
and inserting <quote>It is the policy of the United States</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCDF65DCF8E2F41A4B0FC3A75C31FD782"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraphs (1)
and (2), by striking <quote>should</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>shall</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H38D23F99E6FB4F54BF4D911F4EAF7176"><enum>105.</enum><header>Prisoner lists
and issue briefs on religious freedom concerns</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H54E522363A5540E09FD5A4F6430C2B9E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increased
advocacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 108(a) of
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6417(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3D92A76C33FB41FF8DFEF55AACB8C22A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">sense of
congress</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">increased
advocacy</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC35327DC70A49A58BE73365B9203E4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>it is the sense of Congress that</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5CFF4D20BB441C086079FDE029CE601"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>should promote</quote> and inserting <quote>shall promote</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H60B86CA421504B86BEF1AF0D6AEBA398"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 108(c) of
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6417(c)) is amended
by striking <quote>, as appropriate,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H2E3F8B75C89E4A3DA64A41210D535AAF"><enum>106.</enum><header>Interagency
report</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H5DE0777E20284C279B2DD3A77AD0838F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant United States
Government departments and agencies, including the Department of Defense, the
Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Treasury, and the United
States Agency for International Development, shall submit to Congress a report
on the best uses of United States foreign assistance to promote religious
freedom and religious engagement abroad.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H34D5822989FB4244916684B437BA22F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under subsection (a)
shall be issued not later than 6 months after the date on which the first
report required under section 102(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act
of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)) is transmitted to Congress after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Commission on
International Religious Freedom</header>
<section id="H166B5D6460EC454FA89A7EA0E279E3AF"><enum>201.</enum><header>Establishment
and composition</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC868E9DCEE304D80B1C266CE1BE614B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>Section
201(b)(1)(B) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
6431(b)(1)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4F281520D54C4ACFA50F04C9AC4D7622"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>Nine</quote> and inserting
<quote>nine</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H535B1BABF29F428DB84169365E9F3B96"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking <quote>President pro tempore</quote> and inserting
<quote>leadership</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCA819D65BD114DA4840D1ECB33FEECD1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking <quote>Speaker</quote> and inserting
<quote>leadership</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1C0C606CCAA44700BF8B8E0933FB2702"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(c) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDF655C6E36444258BA3D4E4453951360"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H73964BDFAA82454E9EE4FB6FFEC35F7F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>to a second term</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE1896A3236345338961940D1009D4EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
third and fourth sentences;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC3F7E05CDD0451291E51E0372554476"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD980CB76039A4B0DA66694DEB442D09D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>during the period May 15, 2003, through May 14,
2005,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H735EC1EBA419486FBA05EDFDC1EDB2C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<clause id="H8A6151C1F12E48F59317FA7EA53BF772"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">president pro tempore</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HED2DF14EB99343379CF971BBA74D3912"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>President pro tempore</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>leadership</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DBCABD14B8A43C0AB1C1C5374229E8D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)—</text>
<clause id="HF4D00C9E64DF427592B91805043DB3D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">speaker</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C057B1BE8DE46C59FE7E2322015456E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Speaker</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>leadership</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E54E601F4D24B16B417F1884B0A7092"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E)—</text>
<clause id="HDC46DB77DC554726B9FB74612FF6052C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2012</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1CE1211D556B489889B2F8FADE900D4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>2004</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB2A8C72BF0774CB1882062A577063016"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44677464DB864D1EB4AC01FEFB6A2374" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0F560956880A4FA397201A8602EFD43E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Ineligibility
for Reappointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a member
of the Commission attends, by being physically present or by conference call,
less than 75 percent of the meetings of the Commission during the member’s
terms on the Commission, the member shall not be eligible for reappointment to
the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCAA9CD6CCCE94BDB9DA981BA22BFAF40"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Election of
Chair and Executive Committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(d) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC3AE1472CAF48E68417781E8C2DBBBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading, by
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and executive
committee</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">chair</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H746F23A7E3AA477EAB5CE0D8E8C03A16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>At</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>(1)
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Chair</header-in-text>.—At</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H891DB7A43EEC45B49E6A3C1BD04525CD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
as designated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, by striking <quote>May
30</quote> and inserting <quote>May 1</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A4AAC064B4D42BDBB3BB8535F005CD3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB337E7248F504C9C96B9C794A01A6F3B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB12779E6E2D545B2B1E8051C67596A50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Executive
committee</header>
<subparagraph id="H2CD308EE5E4B412AB9BA097870C34D83"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>At the first meeting of the Commission after May 1 of
each calendar year, a majority of the members of the Commission present and
voting shall elect the Executive Committee of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H099B47D1BA4C41269D3567D49C75A748"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Committee shall be composed
of—</text>
<clause id="HA82120AD189845C4823256635EE7318C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Chair of the
Commission; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H97675655E0BB40FA907598DB8A1EFD7E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>two other members
of the Commission appointed under subsection (b)(1)(B), who shall serve as
Vice-Chairs of the Commission, and at least one of whom has been appointed
under subsection (b)(1)(B) by an official whose political party is not the same
political party as the official who appointed the member of the Commission who
has been elected the Chair of the
Commission.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD0E88C61CCEC449AB14FC6A31B4A85AD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom who is serving on the Commission on the date of
enactment of this Act shall continue to serve on the Commission until the
expiration of the current term of the member under the terms and conditions for
membership on the Commission as in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9704E737F15648C099312A60718A95EA"><enum>202.</enum><header>Commission
personnel matters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 204
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6432b) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA7F3EF28E76D4D5F972A62DE9263E20A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>and such other additional personnel</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFD8E57F9630485D909E2F0EE284C18B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking <quote>and
other personnel</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9348104B6744901AA1373481EA88A88"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE31752FAC58046C68FBC5C601F8C251F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
first sentence and inserting the following: <quote>The Executive Director shall
have the authority to hire Commission staff on the basis of professional and
nonpartisan qualifications and fix their compensation as may be necessary to
enable the Commission to perform its duties and without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United
States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay
rates, except that the rate of pay for such staff may not exceed the rate
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such
title.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49505D1E03B544BEB2FA9F3DDDF7AD01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
second sentence and inserting the following: <quote>The Executive Director
shall have the authority to terminate Commission staff and shall have such
other authorities as necessary to ensure the effective and efficient operation
of the Commission.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H7C6DF86C53BD47499BC1557A999D57A2"><enum>203.</enum><header>Report of the
Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 205(a) of
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6433(a)) is amended
by striking <quote>May</quote> and inserting <quote>November</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H9564E6FF9876465C96ACBF96F1B58868"><enum>204.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 207
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6435) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7D2A20615FFF407898FA618538870727"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>$3,000,000 for the fiscal year 2003</quote> and inserting
<quote>$4,300,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2018</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01748F7B6CE94B869F18DFB7B2F76C18"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by adding at the end the following: <quote>The Commission may use not more than
5 percent of funds made available to carry out this title for a fiscal year for
official reception and representation to help fulfill the purposes for which
the Commission was established.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3A34FB72F84945B694B066C94618EEB0"><enum>205.</enum><header>Standards of
conduct and disclosure</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
208 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6435a) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1D1F266E62474B7BB1D08EE564313DB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>,
except that the Commission may not expend more than $100,000 in any fiscal year
to procure such services</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BD1073DD8F848E4BD8D14882DD4FC08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by striking <quote>International Relations</quote> and inserting <quote>Foreign
Affairs</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H62537C118A8B41CEB20D75F52CA6A570"><enum>206.</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 209 of the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6436) is amended by striking <quote>September
30, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2018</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Presidential
actions</header>
<section id="H533F7E2457F54ED7AEB1AF10BD6D118D"><enum>301.</enum><header>Presidential
actions in response to violations of religious freedom</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401(b)(2) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6441(b)(2)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B4D2F321846463789582DC2C4D03B5E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF35CBCD4A5D544B58BD15B980ABC0F75"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadline for
actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90
days after the date of the submission of the report required under section
102(b), the President shall take action under any of paragraphs (1) through
(15) of section 405(a) (or commensurate action in substitution thereto) with
respect to each foreign country the government of which has engaged in or
tolerated violations of religious freedom at any time since the date of
submission of the report required under section 102(b) for the preceding year,
except that in the case of action under any of paragraphs (9) through (15) of
section 405(a) (or commensurate action in substitution thereto) the action may
only be taken after the President makes a determination that the requirements
of sections 403 and 404 have been
satisfied.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H1234D77A9E6E41129865223BCF4AAF9C"><enum>302.</enum><header>Presidential
actions in response to particularly severe violations of religious
freedom</header>
<subsection id="H0CF1EC7941DF4F52BD17F1493BCA1280"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designations of
countries of particular concern for religious freedom</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 402(b) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA16EC7AB42014906B354F63A53177495"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAD05038FC4A44D3FAFF7E2C2EB285731"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="HA96330934A1C49259781407F7E7E67C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Not later than September 1 of each year</quote> and inserting
<quote>Not later than 90 days after the submission of the report required under
section 102(b)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3DDF2C75F16249BEA9C125093638E403"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>or since the date</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>The President</quote> and inserting <quote>and</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAA38ECE790F474EADAAE432169B4530"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>September 1 of the respective year</quote> and
inserting <quote>the date of submission of the report required under section
102(b)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCAC2A372BDB74F13BE709EF1F6EFA849"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAA99F3126DAF4F3C81A0F18F3B3B6213"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Whenever</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9B1F6707C124FCE952E93202251493E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H2767677C75EB47F38FD8DF8FCF6E642A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H912883BD89334DB783977654EFF981FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>as soon as practicable</quote> and inserting <quote>not later than 120
days</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H903EA1B92B8B4D078D91BEF91EAA2F15"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
the subsequent subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively,
and moving the margins of such clauses 2 ems to the right;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB663389EDEFE427FA56E8457D2B91B43"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DF64611159D4360BF986F4DE5BC8D83"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44D66A844D234517A2BB7E616C633025"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44188735CE3745F2951E3D3C77D19775" style="OLC">
<clause id="HDD8897479C5340029FDE71CE950144E1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actions taken, the purposes of the
actions taken, and evaluation of the effectiveness of the actions
taken.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C7738A723894D0AA520F86EE092E07E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11E1F5C14A2B4E52B57137E57D31C4DC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H3EF26A63597542EEA579870CFF55827C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Countries
recommended by the Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the President does not designate a
country as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under
paragraph (1)(A) that the Commission has recommended be so designated, the
President shall submit to Congress a report that contains the reasons
therefor.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D6B3A024B074C4995BF10CDE7DEBD91"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Removal of
designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A country that is
designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under
paragraph (1)(A) shall retain such designation until the President determines
and reports to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the country should no
longer be so designated.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDB04D93453194EA68DB606B4ECAE6354"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Presidential
Actions With Respect to Countries of Particular Concern for Religious
Freedom</header><text>Section 402(c)(5) of the International Religious Freedom
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(c)(5)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H71E95DCC066E4F3DAE1F678DE3828C6B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by adding at the end before the period the following: <quote>and
include a description of the impact of the designation of such sanction or
sanctions</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE24D3F485F004807B1A57119F154CF17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following: <quote>The President shall submit to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate a report explaining why the decision was made that one
or more of such sanctions also satisfy the requirements of this
subsection.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6913867AD04944968498AA2ADE1A9377"><enum>303.</enum><header>Consultations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 403(a) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6443(a)) is amended by striking
<quote>As soon as practicable</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 90
days</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H1D1AB45366104BEC91A2F81A9295CE3D"><enum>304.</enum><header>Presidential
waiver</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 407 of the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6447) is amended by
inserting <quote>for a 180-day period</quote> after <quote>may
waive</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H39749AB2BB71408F86A719199508E6C7"><enum>305.</enum><header>Termination of
Presidential actions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
409 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6449) is
amended by striking <quote>on the earlier of</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>Upon</quote> and inserting <quote>upon</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Promotion of
religious freedom</header>
<section id="HF8C396B59C6A415ABD97FD4E06FEEC1B"><enum>401.</enum><header>Assistance for
promoting religious freedom</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501 of the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2151n note) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4A03C815D524FF3A9AB71C47CC3250E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5B43D4FCFC8942368D52B92FA0BBB0BD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability of
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made
available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund for fiscal years 2012 through
2018, the Secretary of State shall provide to the Office not less than 5
percent of such amounts for each such fiscal year for the promotion of
international religious freedom through groups that are able to develop legal
protections and promote cultural and societal understanding of international
norms of religious
freedom.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Miscellaneous
provisions</header>
<section id="H97D4AE45B877412F8198D9ACD9A6BEBD"><enum>501.</enum><header>Report on
effectiveness of programs to promote religious freedom</header>
<subsection id="HD76DBBD2E06E4208B8B3CDA7EC99FC31"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
on the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCDF4F8E81518437BBD97F5F670C04857"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall consult with
the appropriate congressional committees and nongovernmental organizations for
purposes of preparing the report.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB4A8E79EBCEA459485D6526D6223F238"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matters To be
included</header><text>The report shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1B65E884B7FD476984CA56601578774F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A review of the
effectiveness of all United States Government programs to promote international
religious freedom, including their goals and objectives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5B915D5503894BF9B236BBE8F7B2722A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of
the roles and functions of the Office on International Religious Freedom
established in section 101(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(a)) and the relationship of the Office to other offices in
the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC2DAE108483845F2B7A2FCD5C5BD6C5B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review of the role of the Ambassador at
Large for International Religious Freedom appointed under section 101(b) of the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(b)) and the
placement of such position within the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB51E3BE62E2242389DD6B4229F87F22F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review and assessment of the goals and
objectives of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
established under section 201(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9658D3A9AB2643B68BB9BF8467474B97"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A comparative
analysis of the structure of the United States Commission on International
Religious Freedom as an independent non-partisan entity in relation to other
United States advisory commissions, whether or not such commissions are under
the direct authority of Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9C9C0BECAE4B40D29C8523B17421BD46"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A review of the
relationship between the Ambassador at Large for International Religious
Freedom and the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom,
and possible reforms that would improve the ability of both to reach their
goals and objectives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5D33AB62A5A848DE963AB4B62611C404"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> has
the meaning given the term in section 3 of the International Religious Freedom
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6402).</text>
</subsection></section>