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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 221 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.221

                     One Hundred Sixteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and twenty

                                 An Act

 
 To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to monitor 
       and combat anti-Semitism globally, 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 ``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.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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