108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2292

AN ACT

To require a report on acts of anti-Semitism around the

world.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Anti-Semitism

5 Review Act of 2004’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 Congress makes the following findings:

3 (1) Acts of anti-Semitism in countries through4 out the world, including some of the world’s strong5 est democracies, have increased significantly in fre6 quency and scope over the last several years.

7 (2) During the last 3 months of 2003 and the

8 first 3 months of 2004, there were numerous in9 stances of anti-Semitic violence around the world, in10 cluding the following incidents:

11 (A) In Putrajaya, Malaysia, on October 16,

12 2003, former Prime Minister Mahatir Moham13 mad told the 57 national leaders assembled for

14 the Organization of the Islamic Conference that

15 Jews ‘‘rule the world by proxy’’, and called for

16 a ‘‘final victory’’ by the world’s 1.3 billion Mus17 lims, who, he said, ‘‘cannot be defeated by a

18 few million Jews.’’.

19 (B) In Istanbul, Turkey, on November 15,

20 2003, simultaneous car bombs exploded outside

21 two synagogues filled with worshippers, killing

22 24 people and wounding more than 250 people.

23 (C) In Australia on January 5, 2004, poi24 son was used to ignite, and burn anti-Semitic

25 slogans into, the lawns of the Parliament House

26 in the state of Tasmania.
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1 (D) In St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb2 ruary 15, 2004, vandals desecrated approxi3 mately 50 gravestones in a Jewish cemetery,

4 painting the stones with swastikas and anti-Se5 mitic graffiti.

6 (E) In Toronto, Canada, over the weekend

7 of March 19 through March 21, 2004, vandals

8 attacked a Jewish school, a Jewish cemetery,

9 and area synagogues, painting swastikas and

10 anti-Semitic slogans on the walls of a syna11 gogue and on residential property in a nearby,

12 predominantly Jewish, neighborhood.

13 (F) In Toulon, France, on March 23,

14 2004, a Jewish synagogue and community cen15 ter were set on fire.

16 (3) Anti-Semitism in old and new forms is also

17 increasingly emanating from the Arab and Muslim

18 world on a sustained basis, including through books

19 published by government-owned publishing houses in

20 Egypt and other Arab countries.

21 (4) In November 2002, state-run television in

22 Egypt broadcast the anti-Semitic series entitled

23 ‘‘Horseman Without a Horse’’, which is based upon

24 the fictitious conspiracy theory known as the Proto25 cols of the Elders of Zion. The Protocols have been
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1 used throughout the last century by despots such as

2 Adolf Hitler to justify violence against Jews.

3 (5) In November 2003, Arab television featured

4 an anti-Semitic series, entitled ‘‘Ash-Shatat’’ (or

5 ‘‘The Diaspora’’), which depicts Jewish people

6 hatching a plot for Jewish control of the world.

7 (6) The sharp rise in anti-Semitic violence has

8 caused international organizations such as the Orga9 nization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

10 (OSCE) to elevate, and bring renewed focus to, the

11 issue, including the convening by the OSCE in June

12 2003 of a conference in Vienna dedicated solely to

13 the issue of anti-Semitism.

14 (7) The OSCE convened a conference again on

15 April 28–29, 2004, in Berlin, to address the problem

16 of anti-Semitism with the United States delegation

17 led by former Mayor of New York City, Ed Koch.

18 (8) The United States Government has strongly

19 supported efforts to address anti-Semitism through

20 bilateral relationships and interaction with inter21 national organizations such as the OSCE, the Euro22 pean Union, and the United Nations.

23 (9) Congress has consistently supported efforts

24 to address the rise in anti-Semitic violence. During

25 the 107th Congress, both the Senate and the House
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1 of Representatives passed resolutions expressing

2 strong concern with the sharp escalation of anti-Se3 mitic violence in Europe and calling on the Depart4 ment of State to thoroughly document the phe5 nomenon.

6 (10) Anti-Semitism has at times taken the form

7 of vilification of Zionism, the Jewish national move8 ment, and incitement against Israel.

9 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

10 It is the sense of Congress that—

11 (1) the United States Government should con12 tinue to strongly support efforts to combat anti13 Semitism worldwide through bilateral relationships

14 and interaction with international organizations such

15 as the OSCE, the European Union, and the United

16 Nations; and

17 (2) the Department of State should thoroughly

18 document acts of anti-Semitism that occur around

19 the world.

20 SEC. 4. REPORTS.

21 Not later than November 15, 2004, the Secretary of

22 State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations

23 of the Senate and the Committee on International Rela24 tions of the House of Representatives a one-time report
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1 on acts of anti-Semitism around the world, including a de2 scription of—

3 (1) acts of physical violence against, or harass4 ment of, Jewish people, and acts of violence against,

5 or vandalism of, Jewish community institutions,

6 such as schools, synagogues, or cemeteries, that oc7 curred in each country;

8 (2) the responses of the governments of those

9 countries to such actions;

10 (3) the actions taken by such governments to

11 enact and enforce laws relating to the protection of

12 the right to religious freedom of Jewish people;

13 (4) the efforts by such governments to promote

14 anti-bias and tolerance education; and

15 (5) instances of propaganda in government and

16 nongovernment media that attempt to justify or pro17 mote racial hatred or incite acts of violence against

18 Jewish people.

19 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE

20 TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM.

21 The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956

22 is amended by adding after section 58 (22 U.S.C. 2730)

23 the following new section:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 59. MONITORING AND COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM.

2 ‘‘(a) OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ANTI-SEMI3 TISM.—

4 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Sec5 retary shall establish within the Department of State

6 an Office to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism (in

7 this section referred to as the ‘Office’) .

8 ‘‘(2) HEAD OF OFFICE.—

9 ‘‘(A) SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MONITORING

10 AND COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM.—The head of

11 the Office shall be the Special Envoy for Moni12 toring and Combating anti-Semitism (in this

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

14 ‘‘(B) APPOINTMENT OF HEAD OF OF15 FICE.—The Secretary shall appoint the Special

16 Envoy. If the Secretary determines that such is

17 appropriate, the Secretary may appoint the

18 Special Envoy from among officers and employ19 ees of the Department. The Secretary may

20 allow such officer or employee to retain the po21 sition (and the responsibilities associated with

22 such position) held by such officer or employee

23 prior to the appointment of such officer or em24 ployee to the position of Special Envoy under

25 this paragraph.
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1 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE OF OFFICE.—Upon establishment, the

2 Office shall assume the primary responsibility for—

3 ‘‘(1) monitoring and combatting acts of anti4 Semitism and anti-Semitic incitement that occur in

5 foreign countries;

6 ‘‘(2) coordinating and assisting in the prepara7 tion of that portion of the report required by sec8 tions 116(d)(7) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assist9 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)(7) and

10 2304(b)) relating to an assessment and description

11 of the nature and extent of acts of anti-Semitism

12 and anti-Semitic incitement for inclusion in the an13 nual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices;

14 and

15 ‘‘(3) coordinating and assisting in the prepara16 tion of that portion of the report required by section

17 102(b)(1)(A)(iv) of the International Religious Free18 dom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)(A)(iv)) re19 lating to an assessment and description of the na20 ture and extent of acts of anti-Semitism and anti21 Semitic incitement for inclusion in the Annual Re22 port on International Religious Freedom.

23 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATIONS.—The Special Envoy shall con24 sult with domestic and international nongovernmental or25 ganizations and multilateral organizations and institu-
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1 tions, as the Special Envoy considers appropriate to fulfill

2 the purposes of this section.’’

3 SEC. 6. INCLUSION IN DEPARTMENT OF STATE ANNUAL RE4 PORTS OF INFORMATION CONCERNING ACTS

5 OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

6 (a) INCLUSION IN COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN

7 RIGHTS PRACTICES.—The Foreign Assistance Act of

8 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended—

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

10 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9),

11 and (10), as paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), re12 spectively; and

13 (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the

14 following new paragraph:

15 ‘‘(8) wherever applicable, a description of the

16 nature and extent of acts of anti-Semitism and anti17 Semitic incitement that occur during the preceding

18 year, including descriptions of—

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

20 harassment of Jewish people, and acts of vio21 lence against, or vandalism of Jewish commu22 nity institutions, including schools, synagogues,

23 and cemeteries;

24 ‘‘(B) instances of propaganda in govern25 ment and nongovernment media that attempt to
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1 justify or promote racial hatred or incite acts of

2 violence against Jewish people;

3 ‘‘(C) the actions, if any, taken by the gov4 ernment of the country to respond to such vio5 lence and attacks or to eliminate such propa6 ganda or incitement;

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

8 to enact and enforce laws relating to the protec9 tion of the right to religious freedom of Jewish

10 people; and

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

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

13 and

14 (2) after the fourth sentence of section 502B(b)

15 (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by inserting the following new

16 sentence: ‘‘Wherever applicable, a description of the

17 nature and extent of acts of anti-Semitism and anti18 Semitic incitement that occur, including the descrip19 tions of such acts required under section

20 116(d)(8).’’.

21 (b) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT ON INTER22 NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.—Section 102(b)(1)(A)

23 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22

24 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)(A)) is amended—

25 (1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
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1 (2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the

2 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

3 (3) by adding after clause (iii) the following

4 new clause:

5 ‘‘(iv) wherever applicable, an assess6 ment and description of the nature and ex7 tent of acts of anti-Semitism and anti-Se8 mitic incitement that occur in that country

9 during the preceding year, including—

10 ‘‘(I) acts of physical violence

11 against, or harassment of, Jewish peo12 ple, acts of violence against, or van13 dalism of, Jewish community institu14 tions, and instances of propaganda in

15 government and nongovernment media

16 that incite such acts; and

17 ‘‘(II) the actions taken by the

18 government of that country to re19 spond to such violence and attacks or

20 to eliminate such propaganda or in21 citement, to enact and enforce laws

22 relating to the protection of the right

23 to religious freedom of Jewish people,

24 and to promote anti-bias and toler25 ance education.’’.
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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE OF INCLUSIONS.—The amend2 ments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply begin3 ning with the first report under sections 116(d) and

4 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.

5 2151n(d) and 2304(b)) and section 102(b) of the Inter6 national Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.

7 6312(b)) submitted more than 180 days after the date of

8 the enactment of this Act.

Passed the Senate October 10, 2004.

Attest:

Secretary.
108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2292

AN ACT

To require a report on acts of anti-Semitism

around the world.