[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         SPECIAL ENVOY TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM ACT

  Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
221 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 221) to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to monitor and combat anti-Semitism 
     globally, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. MORAN. I ask unanimous consent that the Rubio substitute 
amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as 
amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the 
motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2709 ) in the nature of a substitute was agreed 
to, as follows

                (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Special Envoy to Monitor and 
     Combat Anti-Semitism Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDING.

       Congress finds that, since the Global Anti-Semitism Review 
     Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-332) was enacted, in many foreign 
     countries acts of anti-Semitism have been frequent and wide 
     in scope, the perpetrators and variety of threats to Jewish 
     communities and their institutions have proliferated, and in 
     some countries anti-Semitic attacks have increased in 
     frequency, scope, violence, and deadliness.

     SEC. 3. MONITORING AND COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM.

       Section 59(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2731(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, who shall be appointed by the President, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     Special Envoy shall report directly to the Secretary.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Appointment'' and 
     inserting ``Nomination'';
       (ii) by striking the first sentence;
       (iii) in the second sentence, by striking ``If the 
     Secretary determines that such is appropriate, the Secretary 
     may appoint'' and inserting ``If the President determines 
     that such is appropriate, the President may nominate''; and
       (iv) in the third sentence, by striking ``The Secretary may 
     allow such officer or employee to retain the position (and 
     the responsibilities associated with such position) held by 
     such officer or employee prior to the appointment'' and 
     inserting ``Such officer or employee may not retain the 
     position (or the responsibilities associated with such 
     position) held by such officer or employee prior to the 
     nomination''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) Duties.--The Special Envoy shall serve as the primary 
     advisor to, and coordinate efforts across, the United States 
     Government relating to monitoring and combating anti-Semitism 
     and anti-Semitic incitement that occur in foreign countries.
       ``(4) Rank and status of ambassador.--The Special Envoy 
     shall have the rank of ambassador.
       ``(5) Qualifications.--The Special Envoy should be a person 
     of recognized distinction in the field of combating anti-
     Semitism.''.

  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 221), as amended, was passed.

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