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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6204 

To establish in the Department of State the Office to Monitor and Combat 

Islamophobia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 9, 2021 

Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CARSON, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. KIM

of New Jersey, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. RUSH, Ms. BASS, Ms. 

JACKSON LEE, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. DINGELL, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. 

JACOBS of California, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. SIRES, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. DEAN, Ms. 

ESHOO, Mr. CORREA, Mr. POCAN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. JONES, Mr. BOWMAN, 

Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. 

PRESSLEY, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. QUIGLEY, 

Mr. RASKIN, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. TRONE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. CHU, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 

MALINOWSKI, Ms. WILD, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. LIEU, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 

BROWN of Maryland, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Ms. JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To establish in the Department of State the Office to 

Monitor and Combat Islamophobia, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Inter3 national Islamophobia Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE 

5 TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ISLAMOPHOBIA. 

6 Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 

7 of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding 

8 at the end the following new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 64. MONITORING AND COMBATING ISLAMOPHOBIA. 

10 ‘‘(a) OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT

11 ISLAMOPHOBIA.— 

12 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State 

13 shall establish within the Department of State an 

14 Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia (in this 

15 section referred to as the ‘Office’). 

16 ‘‘(2) HEAD OF OFFICE.— 

17 ‘‘(A) SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MONITORING

18 AND COMBATING ISLAMOPHOBIA.—The head of 

19 the Office shall be the Special Envoy for Moni20 toring and Combating Islamophobia (in this 

21 section referred to as the ‘Special Envoy’). 

22 ‘‘(B) APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL ENVOY.— 

23 The Secretary of State shall appoint the Special 

24 Envoy. If the Secretary determines that such is 

25 appropriate, the Secretary may appoint the 

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1 ees of the Department of State. The Secretary 

2 may allow such officer or employee to retain the 

3 position (and the responsibilities associated with 

4 such position) held by such officer or employee 

5 prior to such appointment. 

6 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE OF OFFICE.—Upon establishment, the 

7 Office shall assume primary responsibility for the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(1) Monitoring and combating acts of 

10 Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement that 

11 occur in foreign countries. 

12 ‘‘(2) Coordinating and assisting in the prepara13 tion of that portion of the reports required by para14 graph (9) of section 116(d) and subsection (k) of 

15 section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

16 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) and 2304) relating to an as17 sessment and description of the nature and extent of 

18 acts of Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement. 

19 ‘‘(3) Coordinating and assisting in the prepara20 tion of that portion of the report required by clause 

21 (viii) of section 102(b)(1)(A) of the International 

22 Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 

23 6412(b)(1)(A)) relating to an assessment and de24 scription of the nature and extent of acts of 

25 Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement. 


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1 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATIONS.—The Special Envoy shall con2 sult with domestic and international nongovernmental or3 ganizations and multilateral organizations and institu4 tions, as the Special Envoy considers appropriate, to carry 

5 out this section.’’. 

6 SEC. 3. INCLUSION IN DEPARTMENT OF STATE ANNUAL RE7 PORTS OF INFORMATION CONCERNING ACTS 

8 OF ISLAMOPHOBIA IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 

9 (a) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON

10 HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.—The Foreign Assistance 

11 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended— 

12 (1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))— 

13 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), 

14 (11), and (12), as paragraphs (10), (11), (12), 

15 and (13), respectively; and 

16 (B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 

17 following new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(9) wherever applicable, a description of the 

19 nature and extent of acts of Islamophobia and 

20 Islamophobic incitement that occur during the pre21 ceding year, including descriptions of— 

22 ‘‘(A) acts of physical violence against, or 

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1 nity institutions, including schools, mosques, 

2 and cemeteries; 

3 ‘‘(B) instances of propaganda in govern4 ment and nongovernment media that attempt to 

5 justify or promote racial hatred or incite acts of 

6 violence against Muslim people; 

7 ‘‘(C) the actions, if any, taken by the gov8 ernment of the country to respond to such vio9 lence and attacks or to eliminate such propa10 ganda or incitement; 

11 ‘‘(D) the actions taken by such government 

12 to enact and enforce laws relating to the protec13 tion of the right to religious freedom of Muslim 

14 people; and 

15 ‘‘(E) the efforts of such government to 

16 promote anti-bias and tolerance education;’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by— 

19 (A) redesignating the second subsection (i) 

20 (relating to child marriage status) as subsection 

21 (j); and 

22 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

23 subsection: 

24 ‘‘(k) INFORMATION CONCERNING ACTS OF

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1 quired by subsection (b) shall include, wherever applicable, 

2 a description of the nature and extent of acts of 

3 Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement that occur dur4 ing the preceding year, including descriptions of— 

5 ‘‘(1) acts of physical violence against, or harass6 ment of, Muslim people, and acts of violence against, 

7 or vandalism of, Muslim community institutions, in8 cluding schools, mosques, and cemeteries; 

9 ‘‘(2) instances of propaganda in government 

10 and nongovernment media that attempt to justify or 

11 promote racial hatred or incite acts of violence 

12 against Muslim people; 

13 ‘‘(3) the actions, if any, taken by the govern14 ment of the country to respond to such violence and 

15 attacks or to eliminate such propaganda or incite16 ment; 

17 ‘‘(4) the actions taken by such government to 

18 enact and enforce laws relating to the protection of 

19 the right to religious freedom of Muslim people; and 

20 ‘‘(5) the efforts of such government to promote 

21 anti-bias and tolerance education.’’. 

22 (b) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT ON INTER23 NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.—Section 102(b)(1)(A) 

24 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 

25 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)(A)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

2 (2) in clause (vii)(II), by striking the period at 

3 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

4 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

5 clause: 

6 ‘‘(viii) wherever applicable, an assess7 ment and description of the nature and ex8 tent of acts of Islamophobia and 

9 Islamophobic incitement that occur in that 

10 country during the preceding the year, in11 cluding— 

12 ‘‘(I) acts of physical violence 

13 against, or harassment of, Muslim 

14 people, acts of violence against, or 

15 vandalism of, Muslim community in16 stitutions, instances of propaganda in 

17 government and nongovernment media 

18 that incite such acts, and statements 

19 and actions relating thereto; and 

20 ‘‘(II) the actions taken by the 

21 government of that country to re22 spond to such violence and attacks or 

23 to eliminate such propaganda or in24 citement, to enact and enforce laws 

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1 to religious freedom of Muslims, and 

2 to promote anti-bias and tolerance 

3 education.’’. 

4 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE OF INCLUSIONS.—The amend5 ments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply begin6 ning with the first reports required under sections 116(d) 

7 and 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

8 U.S.C. 2151n and 2304) and section 102(b)(1)(A) of the 

9 International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 

10 6312(b)(1)(A)) that are submitted after the date that is 

11 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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