[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3754]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6573. Mr. BUDD (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1270A. UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
                   RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``United 
     States Commission on International Religious Freedom 
     Reauthorization Act of 2026''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 207(a) of the 
     International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
     6435(a)) is amended by striking ``2025 and 2026'' and 
     inserting ``2026 through 2028''.
       (c) Extension of Authorization.--Section 209 of the 
     International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6436) 
     is amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2028''.
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