[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 191 (Tuesday, December 13, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8552-S8553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
REAUTHORIZING THE INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT OF 1998
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the Foreign Relations Committee be
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2867.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk
will report the bill by title.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (H.R. 2867) to reauthorize the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and for other purposes.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a Durbin
amendment which is at the desk be agreed to and the bill, as amended,
be read a third time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment (No. 1461) was agreed to, as follows:
(Purpose: To limit appointments to the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom to 2 2-year terms, to authorize
employees of the Commission who have filed a discrimination complaint
under section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to complete such
proceedings, and to clarify that travel by members of the United States
Commission on International Religious Freedom is subject to the Federal
Travel Regulation and the Department of State Standardized Regulations)
Beginning on page 2, strike line 6 and all that follows
through ``(3)'' on page 4, line 18, and insert the following:
(a) Terms.--Section 201(c) of the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--The term of office of each member of the
Commission shall be 2 years. An individual, including any
member appointed to the Commission prior to the date of the
enactment of the United States Commission on International
Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011,
shall not serve more than 2 terms as a member of the
Commission under any circumstance. For any member serving on
the Commission on such date who has completed at least 2 full
terms on the Commission, such member's term shall expire 90
days after such date. A member of the Commission may not
serve after the expiration of that member's term.''; and
(2)
On page 5, line 3, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(b)''.
On page 5, strike lines 9 through 19 and insert the
following:
(c) Application of Federal Travel Regulation and Department
of State Standardized Regulations to the Commission.--Section
201(i) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22
U.S.C. 6431(i)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``Members of the Commission are subject to the
requirements set forth in chapters 300 through 304 of title
41, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly known as the
`Federal Travel Regulation') and the Department of State
Standardized Regulations governing authorized travel at
government expense, including regulations concerning the mode
of travel, lodging and per diem expenditures,
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reimbursement payments, and expense reporting and
documentation requirements.''.
On page 5, strike line 21 and insert the following:
(a) In General.--Section 204 of the International Religious
Freedom
On page 6, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
(b) Pending Claims.--Any administrative or judicial claim
or action pending on the date of the enactment of this Act
may be maintained under section 204(g) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998, as added by subsection (a).
On page 6, line 21, strike ``and 2013'' and insert
``through 2014''.
On page 7, line 9, strike ``2013'' and insert ``2014''.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the engrossment of the
amendment and third reading of the bill.
The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a
third time.
The bill was read the third time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having been read the third time, the
question is, Shall the bill pass?
The bill (H.R. 2867), as amended, was passed, as follows:
H.R. 2867
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives
(H.R. 2867) entitled ``An Act to reauthorize the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and for other
purposes.'', do pass with the following
Amendments:
(1)Beginning on page 2, strike line 6 and all that follows
through ``(3)'' on page 4, line 18, and insert the following:
(a) Terms.--Section 201(c) of the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--The term of office of each member of the
Commission shall be 2 years. An individual, including any
member appointed to the Commission prior to the date of the
enactment of the United States Commission on International
Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011,
shall not serve more than 2 terms as a member of the
Commission under any circumstance. For any member serving on
the Commission on such date who has completed at least 2 full
terms on the Commission, such member's term shall expire 90
days after such date. A member of the Commission may not
serve after the expiration of that member's term.''; and
(2)
(2)On page 5, line 3, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(b)''.
(3)On page 5, strike lines 9 through 19 and insert the
following:
(c) Application of Federal Travel Regulation and Department
of State Standardized Regulations to the Commission.--Section
201(i) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22
U.S.C. 6431(i)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``Members of the Commission are subject to the
requirements set forth in chapters 300 through 304 of title
41, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly known as the
`Federal Travel Regulation') and the Department of State
Standardized Regulations governing authorized travel at
government expense, including regulations concerning the mode
of travel, lodging and per diem expenditures, reimbursement
payments, and expense reporting and documentation
requirements.''.
(4)On page 5, strike line 21 and insert the following:
(a) In General.--Section 204 of the International Religious
Freedom
(5)On page 6, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
(b) Pending Claims.--Any administrative or judicial claim
or action pending on the date of the enactment of this Act
may be maintained under section 204(g) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998, as added by subsection (a).
(6)On page 6, line 21, strike ``and 2013'' and insert
``through 2014''.
(7)On page 7, line 9, strike ``2013'' and insert ``2014''.
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the motion to reconsider be laid on
the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for
the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The majority leader is recognized.
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