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‘‘(3) ensure that a printed hard copy format of 
the annual report submitted under section 415(a) of 
the Department of State Policy Provisions Act is 
made available to the public.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATES.—Subsections (a), (b), (c), 
and (d), and the amendments made by such subsections, 
shall apply beginning on the day that is 1 year after the 
date of the reporting period for the most recent report 
submitted under section 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)), as 
such section was in effect before the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(f) TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS REPORT HEROES 
AWARD.—The Secretary is authorized to establish an 
award, to be known as the ‘‘Trafficking in Persons Report 
Heroes Award’’, to honor individuals in the United States 
and around the world who have devoted their lives to com-
batting trafficking in persons. The Secretary shall, in co-
ordination with the Director, establish procedures for se-
lecting recipient of the award and shall to the maximum 
extent practicable present the award annually to not more 
than 10 individuals who may be United States citizens or 
foreign nationals. The Secretary shall host an annual cere-
mony for recipients of the award, which may be combined 
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with the public release of the annual Trafficking in Per-
sons Report under subsection (a). 
(g) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EXPERT CONSULTANT 
NETWORK.—The Secretary is authorized to establish an 
Expert Consultant Network to contract with trafficking 
in persons’ experts with lived experience to serve as paid 
consultants on policy and grantmaking for the Depart-
ment. 
TITLE V—ECONOMIC AFFAIRS 
SEC. 501. ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TECH-
NOLOGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the CHIPS Act of 
2022 (Public Law 117–167) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of State’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary 
of State for Economic Affairs’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(A) MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND.—With-
in the Department of State, the Fund shall be 
overseen and administered by the Under Sec-
retary for Economic Affairs.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of State’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs’’. 
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SEC. 502. COORDINATION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND 
COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To ensure smooth functioning and 
clear lines of responsibility both among the Department’s 
science, technology, and communication infrastructure bu-
reaus and across all Department bureaus, and to avoid 
repeating past problems associated with unclear lines of 
responsibility, there shall be a reporting requirement for 
science, technology, and communication infrastructure co-
ordination in the Department. The Under Secretary of 
State for Economic Affairs shall have primary responsi-
bility for this requirement, in consultation with the fol-
lowing individuals: 
(1) Assistant Secretary for Cyberspace and 
Digital Policy. 
(2) Assistant Secretary for Emerging Threats. 
(3) Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Diplo-
matic Technology of the Department. 
(4) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space and 
Environment Affairs. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
heads of the Department bureaus described in para-
graph (2) shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that— 
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(A) describes any coordination challenges 
in the science, technology, and communication 
infrastructure policy areas; and 
(B) outlines steps to deconflict lines of ef-
fort. 
(2) BUREAUS
DESCRIBED.—The Department 
bureaus described in this paragraph are the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital 
Policy. 
(B) The Bureau of Emerging Threats. 
(C) The Bureau of Diplomatic Technology. 
(D) The Office of Space Affairs within the 
Bureau of Water, Environment, and Space Af-
fairs. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.—After the submission of the report 
required by subsection (b), the heads of the Department 
bureaus described in subsection (b)(2) shall provide brief-
ings to the appropriate congressional committees once 
every six months. The briefings shall include the same 
subject matter as the report, but with updated informa-
tion. 
(d) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (b)(1) and the subsequent briefings 
required by subsection (c) shall include— 
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(1) an assessment of each bureau’s efforts to 
coordinate with other relevant bureaus on science, 
technology, and communication infrastructure policy; 
(2) an assessment of each bureau’s efforts to 
coordinate with other bureaus and offices of the De-
partment which do not have primary responsibility 
for science, technology, and communication infra-
structure policy; 
(3) a description of any challenges encountered 
in science, technology, and communication infra-
structure policy coordination, including— 
(A) uncertainty about which relevant bu-
reau is supposed to take the lead on a policy 
issue; 
(B) duplication of efforts among the rel-
evant bureaus; 
(C) instances when relevant bureau per-
sonnel were asked to provide services or weigh 
in on issues not in their bureau’s area of re-
sponsibility; and 
(D) instances when relevant bureau per-
sonnel were not included in internal policy dis-
cussions or documents relevant to their bu-
reau’s area of responsibility; and 
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(4) a description of actions taken to address 
identified coordination challenges and prevent their 
recurrence. 
(e) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b)(1) 
and the briefings required by subsection (c) shall be sub-
mitted or made in an unclassified format, as the case may 
be, and may include a classified annex. 
(f) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is two years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 503. INVESTMENT SCREENING INITIATIVE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Sec-
retary for Economic Growth shall establish the Initiative 
on Foreign Investment Screening (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Initiative’’). 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Economic Growth shall coordinate with the heads of other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, as appro-
priate, in the establishment and activities of the Initiative. 
(c) DESIGNATED OFFICIAL.—The Assistant Sec-
retary for Economic Growth shall designate an official to 
lead the Initiative. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Initiative shall— 
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(1) provide technical assistance, training, and 
advisory services to foreign countries regarding best 
practices for screening foreign investments for na-
tional security risks to such countries; 
(2) facilitate coordination among Federal de-
partments and agencies, the private sector, partner 
countries, and civil society to promote investment se-
curity standards; 
(3) support the development and implementa-
tion of foreign investment screening mechanisms in 
partner countries through regulatory guidance and 
information sharing; 
(4) assess the progress of partner countries in 
establishing robust investment screening mecha-
nisms; and 
(5) conduct outreach and capacity-building ef-
forts to enhance global awareness of investment se-
curity risks. 
(e) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is three years after the date on which the Initia-
tive is established pursuant to subsection (a). 
SEC. 504. REPORT REGARDING THE INVESTMENT SCREEN-
ING INITIATIVE PROGRAM. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the 
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Assistant Secretary for Economic Growth shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
activities of the Investment Screening Initiative program, 
including— 
(1) a summary of technical assistance and 
training provided to foreign countries; 
(2) an assessment of progress made by foreign 
countries in implementing investment screening 
mechanisms; 
(3) an evaluation of emerging national security 
risks related to foreign investment; and 
(4) recommendations for further United States 
engagement with foreign countries regarding invest-
ment security assistance. 
SEC. 505. STUDY ON GEOPOLITICAL STRATEGIES AND 
VERIFICATION 
FRAMEWORKS 
FOR 
AD-
VANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The Assistant Secretary for Emerg-
ing Threats, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary 
for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, shall develop a strategy 
to preserve enduring United States leadership in the field 
of advanced artificial intelligence (hereinafter in this sec-
tion referred to as ‘‘AI’’). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
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(1) A description and assessment of the tech-
nical and non-technical methods to monitor the 
present or future development or deployment of cov-
ered AI systems by adversarial nations or foreign ac-
tors, including China, with particular attention to 
systems that could pose severe threats to United 
States national security; 
(2) Proposals for potential commitments or 
agreements under which one or more foreign states 
would commit to restrict, limit, or halt the develop-
ment or deployment of covered AI systems; 
(3) The identification and evaluation of moni-
toring, verification, and enforcement mechanisms, 
including methods that do not yet exist but could be 
developed or strengthened through additional re-
search and development, that could be used to assess 
international compliance with the commitments or 
agreements described in paragraph (2) or otherwise 
improve United States national security, including 
hardware-based safeguards, data center inspections, 
cloud service audits, satellite monitoring, signals in-
telligence, and other relevant methods; 
(4) Identification and assessment of potential 
evasion techniques or deception strategies that ad-
versaries could employ to circumvent verification 
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mechanisms, and evaluate countermeasures to en-
hance the credibility and robustness of such mecha-
nisms; 
(5) An examination of potential diplomatic and 
geopolitical strategies or options available to the 
United States in the event that the United States 
chose to delay the development or deployment of cov-
ered AI systems of adversaries, including options or 
plans to coordinate with allies and partners, build 
international confidence in potential agreements or 
commitments related to covered AI systems, deter 
opportunistic behavior by foreign adversaries, and 
support efforts to detect or verify that foreign adver-
saries were not secretly developing covered AI sys-
tems or attempting to covertly usurp United States 
leadership in advanced AI. This shall include meth-
ods, strategies, policies, and plans that, in either the 
presence or absence of international agreements, 
could be used to prevent or deter adversaries from 
developing, acquiring, or deploying covered AI sys-
tems that could pose severe threats to United States 
national security; and 
(6) The identification of potential limitations in 
the strategies, agreements, proposals, and mecha-
nisms outlined in paragraphs (1) through (5), and 
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develop policy recommendations to address such lim-
itations, including via coordination with allies and 
partners. Such recommendations shall emphasize 
concrete, near-term diplomatic and policy actions the 
United States Government can take to build stra-
tegic leverage and preserve policy optionality as AI 
capabilities advance, including options to strengthen 
coordination with allies and partners, develop inter-
national agreements and commitments around cov-
ered AI systems, develop robust verification mecha-
nisms for such agreements, improve situational 
awareness around foreign covered AI systems for the 
United States government and allies and partners, 
verify the location of adversaries’ high-end compute 
clusters, and coordinate with allies and partners to 
identify adversaries’ attempts to develop, acquire, or 
deploy covered AI systems. Such recommendations 
shall also include a prioritized list identifying 
verification methods or mechanisms that would ben-
efit from additional research and development efforts 
by the United States, the private sector, public-pri-
vate partnerships, or other relevant entities, with a 
focus on methods or mechanisms that could be made 
technically feasible or substantially enhanced within 
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five years of additional research and development ef-
forts. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for 
Cyberspace and Digital Diplomacy shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report that contains 
the strategy required by subsection (a). 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—During the 2- 
year period described in subsection (c), the Assistant Sec-
retary for Cyberspace and Digital Policy shall provide 
timely updates to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees in response to significant developments related to the 
content of the report required by subsection (c), or other 
material developments in the global landscape of advanced 
artificial intelligence that may affect United States na-
tional security interests, verification strategies, or geo-
political stability. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
AI systems’’ means advanced artificial intelligence (AI) 
systems with critical capabilities that the Secretary deter-
mines would pose a grave national security threat if devel-
oped, acquired, deployed, or stolen by adversaries, includ-
ing systems that match or exceed human expert perform-
ance in high-risk domains such as chemical, biological, ra-
diological, and nuclear matters, cyber offense, persuasion, 
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or AI research and development, as well as systems that 
operate with high levels of autonomy without meaningful 
human oversight or that possess the capacity for self-im-
provement or rapid capability amplification. 
SEC. 506. GLOBAL SMALL BUSINESS NETWORK PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with other relevant agencies, is authorized to establish 
a Global Small Business Network program (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘program’’) to be administered under 
the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Commercial 
Diplomacy. 
(b) DIRECTOR.—The Assistant Secretary for Com-
mercial Diplomacy shall designate an officer or employee 
of the Department to serve as the Director of the program. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program is to— 
(1) enhance the ability of small business con-
cerns in the United States that are affiliated with a 
small business development center to export to for-
eign markets and take part in international com-
merce; 
(2) facilitate partners for small business con-
cerns in the United States; 
(3) promote the establishment, development, 
and strengthening of small businesses and small 
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business networks in foreign countries participating 
in the program; and 
(4) promote resilient business environments in 
foreign countries through the development of small 
business development centers in foreign countries, 
particularly in the Western Hemisphere and in new 
foreign markets. 
SEC. 507. GLOBAL SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for Com-
mercial Diplomacy may make grants to any qualified enti-
ty that submits an application in such form, and satisfying 
such requirements, as the Assistant Secretary for Com-
mercial Diplomacy may require. 
(b) TYPES OF GRANTS.—A qualified entity may re-
ceive a grant for one or more of the following purposes: 
(1) To assist national and local governments of 
a foreign country to develop a small business devel-
opment center, or multiple centers. 
(2) To promote economic connectivity between 
small business concerns in the United States and 
economies covered by the Global Small Business 
Network program. 
(3) To support improvements to the business 
environment that facilitates the growth of small 
businesses in foreign countries. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘qualified entity’’ means an entity 
that is— 
(A) an institution of higher education (as 
such term is defined in section 102 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), 
except that such term does not include institu-
tions described in section 102(a)(1)(c) of such 
Act; 
(B) a consortium of two or more institu-
tions of higher education described in subpara-
graph (A); or 
(C) a nonprofit entity with experience in 
operating or working with small business devel-
opment centers in the United States; 
(2) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 
meaning given the term under section 3(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)); and 
(3) the term ‘‘small business development cen-
ter’’— 
(A) with respect to a center located in the 
United States— 
(i) has the meaning given such term 
in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632); and 
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(ii) includes a women’s business cen-
ter, as such term is used under section 29 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
656); and 
(B) with respect to a center located in a 
foreign country, means an entity that— 
(i) provides small business-oriented 
employment or natural resources develop-
ment programs; 
(ii) promotes studies, research, and 
counseling concerning the managing, fi-
nancing, and operation of small businesses; 
(iii) provides management and tech-
nical assistance regarding small business 
participation in international markets and 
international commerce, including with the 
United States; 
(iv) provides delivery or distribution of 
services and information described in this 
subparagraph; or 
(v) provides access to business ana-
lysts who can refer a small business to 
available experts. 
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SEC. 508. REPORT ON THE SMALL BUSINESS NETWORK 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter 
for a period of four years, the Assistant Secretary for 
Commercial Diplomacy, in consultation with heads of 
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the status of the Global Small Business Network. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of support provided to small 
business concerns in the United States that have 
utilized programs through the Global Small Business 
Network, including information on the number of 
businesses supported, the geographic location of 
such businesses, the number of jobs supported, and 
the amount of economic activity generated. 
(2) A description of methods and strategies to 
develop small business development centers in for-
eign countries for the two-year period beginning on 
the date on which the report is submitted to the ap-
propriate congressional committees. 
(3) A list, and the current status, of all oper-
ating small business development centers in foreign 
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countries that are affiliated with the Global Small 
Business Network program. 
(4) A list, and the current status, of all new 
small business development centers in foreign coun-
tries set up through the Global Small Business Net-
work program in the two-year period ending on the 
date on which the report is submitted to the appro-
priate congressional committees, even if such centers 
are no longer affiliated with the Global Small Busi-
ness Network program. 
TITLE VI—FOREIGN ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND 
TREAT MALNUTRITION GLOBALLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Undersecretary for Strategic 
Assistance is authorized to provide assistance to monitor 
and treat malnutrition when deemed in the interests of 
the United States, at the discretion of the Undersecretary. 
(b) DELINEATION OF FUNCTIONS.—The Undersecre-
tary for Strategic Assistance shall conduct such work in 
coordination with the Bureau of Global Health Security 
and Diplomacy of the Department, the Office of Global 
Food Security, and the Bureau of Migration and Disaster 
Assistance of the Department. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The primary bureau or office 
designated to perform such functions as provided under 
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this section shall consult with the applicable regional bu-
reau as determined to be in the best interest of the afore-
mentioned office or bureau. 
(d) PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The 
Office of Global Food Security is hereby authorized to 
carry out the following functions: 
(1) Exercise strategic oversight of, and provide 
direction for, the nutrition response component of 
humanitarian programming. 
(2) Promote and facilitate the ownership and 
leadership of partner countries in the design and im-
plementation of nutrition-related programs in con-
texts requiring humanitarian assistance, including in 
circumstances where such planning mechanisms do 
not currently exist. 
(3) Coordinate, oversee, and support collabo-
rative activities, programming, and initiatives with 
the interagency, multilateral organizations, and 
other partners, including activities, programming, 
and initiatives carried out under— 
(A) the Food for Peace; 
(B) the Feed the Future Initiative; 
(C) the Department of Agriculture; 
(D) the Famine Early Warning Systems 
Network; 
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(E) United Nations Children’s Fund; 
(F) the World Food Programme; and 
(G) such other bilateral or multilateral 
mechanisms as the Undersecretary may deter-
mine to be appropriate. 
(4) Provide technical or programmatic assist-
ance, upon request, to the Bureau of Global Health 
Security and Diplomacy of the Department or to 
any regional bureau of the Department. The Office 
of Global Food Security shall consult with the Bu-
reau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy and 
the Bureau of Migration and Disaster Assistance of 
the Department. 
(5) The Bureau of Global Health Security and 
Diplomacy is authorized to provide technical support 
through consultation to the Office of Global Food 
Security for maximizing efficiency and establishing 
best practices related to nutrition assistance. Addi-
tionally, the Bureau of Global Health Security and 
Diplomacy is authorized to request nutrition assist-
ance from the Office of Global Food Security in the 
event such assistance maximizes efficiency in coordi-
nating and conducting global health programs, and 
it is in the interest of the United States, and in the 
event acute malnutrition is prevalent in areas where 
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other global health assistance is being provided, at 
the discretion of the Assistant Secretary for Global 
Health Security and Diplomacy. 
(6) For the Bureau of Migration and Disaster 
Assistance, the Under Secretary for Strategic Assist-
ance is authorized to provide technical support 
through consultation to the Office of Global Food 
Security for maximizing efficiency and establishing 
best practices related to refugee resettlement and 
migration, and to ensure nutrition assistance aligns 
with and supports the Department’s existing assist-
ance efforts for refugees and internally displaced 
persons. 
(A) Under circumstances where the Under-
secretary furnishes such assistance, the Under-
secretary shall prioritize support for the most 
vulnerable populations susceptible to severe 
malnutrition, including children under the age 
of 5 and pregnant and lactating women. 
(B) The Undersecretary is authorized to 
determine and target partner countries by 
prioritizing the most cost-effective and proven 
malnutrition prevention and treatments inter-
ventions, with planning to transition to partner 
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country ownership in preventing malnutrition. 
Such interventions may include— 
(i) multiple micronutrient supplemen-
tation (MMS); 
(ii) breastfeeding support; 
(iii) vitamin A supplementation; and 
(iv) specialized nutritious food prod-
ucts for the treatment of acute malnutri-
tion, and other evidence-based interven-
tions, as deemed appropriate at the discre-
tion of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Global Food Security, in consultation with 
the Assistant Secretary for Global Health 
Security and Diplomacy. 
(7) The Undersecretary shall ensure rigorous 
monitoring and evaluation of such efforts in con-
sultation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Global Food Security. 
SEC. 602. INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PRO-
GRAMS AND REPORT. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS 
FREEDOM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On May 1 of each year or 
the first day thereafter on which the appropriate 
House of Congress is in session, the Secretary, with 
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the assistance of the Ambassador at Large for Inter-
national Religious Freedom, and taking into consid-
eration the recommendations of the Commission on 
International Religious Freedom, shall prepare and 
submit to Congress an Annual Report on Inter-
national Religious Freedom supplementing the most 
recent Human Rights Reports by providing addi-
tional detailed information with respect to matters 
involving international religious freedom. Each An-
nual Report shall contain the following: 
(A) STATUS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.—A 
description of the status of religious freedom in 
each foreign country, including— 
(i) trends toward improvement in the 
respect and protection of the right to reli-
gious freedom and trends toward deteriora-
tion of such right; 
(ii) violations of religious freedom en-
gaged in or tolerated by the government of 
that country; 
(iii) particularly severe violations of 
religious freedom engaged in or tolerated 
by the government of that country as well 
as the routine denial of visa applications 
for religious workers; 
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(iv) particularly severe violations of 
religious freedom in that country if such 
country does not have a functioning gov-
ernment or the government of such coun-
try does not control its territory; 
(v) the identification of prisoners, to 
the extent possible, in that country pursu-
ant to section 108(d) of the International 
Religious Freedoms Act of 1988 (22 
U.S.C. 6417(d)); 
(vi) any action taken by the govern-
ment of that country to censor religious 
content, communications, or worship activi-
ties online, including descriptions of the 
targeted religious group, the content, com-
munication, or activities censored, and the 
means used; and 
(vii) wherever applicable, an assess-
ment and description of the nature and ex-
tent 
of 
acts 
of 
antisemitism 
and 
antisemitic incitement that occur in that 
country during the preceding year, includ-
ing— 
(I) acts of physical violence 
against, or harassment of, Jewish peo-
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ple, acts of violence against, or van-
dalism of, Jewish community institu-
tions, and instances of propaganda in 
government and nongovernment media 
that incite such acts; and 
(II) the actions taken by the gov-
ernment of that country to respond to 
such violence and attacks or to elimi-
nate such propaganda or incitement, 
to enact and enforce laws relating to 
the protection of the right to religious 
freedom of Jewish people, and to pro-
mote anti-bias and tolerance edu-
cation. 
(B) VIOLATIONS
OF
RELIGIOUS
FREE-
DOM.—An assessment and description of the 
nature and extent of violations of religious free-
dom in each foreign country, including persecu-
tion of one religious group by another religious 
group, religious persecution by governmental 
and nongovernmental entities, persecution tar-
geted at individuals or particular denominations 
or entire religions, persecution of lawyers, poli-
ticians, or other human rights advocates seek-
ing to defend the rights of members of religious 
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groups or highlight religious freedom violations, 
prohibitions on ritual animal slaughter or male 
infant circumcision, the existence of government 
policies violating religious freedom, including 
policies that discriminate against particular reli-
gious groups or members of such groups, poli-
cies that ban or restrict the public manifesta-
tion of religious belief and the peaceful involve-
ment of religious groups or their members in 
the political life of each such foreign country, 
and the existence of government policies con-
cerning— 
(i) limitations or prohibitions on, or 
lack of availability of, openly conducted, 
organized religious services outside of the 
premises of foreign diplomatic missions or 
consular posts; and 
(ii) the forced religious conversion of 
minor United States citizens who have 
been abducted or illegally removed from 
the United States, and the refusal to allow 
such citizens to be returned to the United 
States. 
(C) UNITED STATES POLICIES.—A detailed 
description of United States actions, diplomatic 
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and political coordination efforts, and other 
policies in support of religious freedom in each 
foreign country engaging in or tolerating viola-
tions of religious freedom, including a descrip-
tion of the measures and policies implemented 
during the preceding 12 months by the United 
States under titles I, IV, and V of the Inter-
national Religious Freedom Act of 1988 in op-
position to violations of religious freedom and 
in support of international religious freedom. 
(D) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS IN EF-
FECT.—A description of any binding agreement 
with a foreign government entered into by the 
United States under section 401(b) or 402(c) of 
the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1988. 
(E) TRAINING AND GUIDELINES OF GOV-
ERNMENT PERSONNEL.—A description of— 
(i) the training described in section 
207(f) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(f)), section 708 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4028), and subsections (b) and (c) of sec-
tion 603 of the International Religious 
Freedom Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 6473(b) 
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and (c)) on violations of religious freedom 
provided to immigration judges and con-
sular, refugee, immigration, and asylum of-
ficers; and 
(ii) the development and implementa-
tion of the guidelines described in sections 
602(c) and 603(a) of the International Re-
ligious Freedom Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 
6472(c) and 6473(a)). 
(F) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.—An Executive 
Summary to the Annual Report highlighting 
the status of religious freedom in certain for-
eign countries and including the following: 
(i) 
COUNTRIES
IN
WHICH
THE 
UNITED STATES IS ACTIVELY PROMOTING 
RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM.—An identification 
of foreign countries in which the United 
States is actively promoting religious free-
dom. This section of the report shall in-
clude a description of United States ac-
tions taken to promote the internationally 
recognized right to freedom of religion and 
oppose violations of such right under title 
IV and title V of the International Reli-
gious Freedom Act of 1988 during the pe-
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riod covered by the Annual Report. Any 
country designated as a country of par-
ticular concern for religious freedom under 
section 402(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Inter-
national Religious Freedom Act of 1988 
(22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A)(ii)) shall be in-
cluded in this section of the report. Any 
country in which a non-state actor des-
ignated as an entity of particular concern 
for religious freedom under section 301 of 
the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1988 (22 U.S.C. 6442a) is located shall be 
included in this section of the report. 
(ii) COUNTRIES OF SIGNIFICANT IM-
PROVEMENT IN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.—An 
identification of foreign countries the gov-
ernments of which have demonstrated sig-
nificant improvement in the protection and 
promotion of the internationally recognized 
right to freedom of religion during the pe-
riod covered by the Annual Report. This 
section of the report shall include a de-
scription of the nature of the improvement 
and an analysis of the factors contributing 
to such improvement, including actions 
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taken by the United States under this 
chapter. 
(G) ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE.—In addi-
tion to the information required under subpara-
graph (A)(vii), with respect to each European 
country in which verbal or physical threats or 
attacks are particularly significant against Jew-
ish persons, places of worship, schools, ceme-
teries, and other religious institutions, a de-
scription of— 
(i) the security challenges and needs 
of European Jewish communities and Eu-
ropean law enforcement agencies in such 
countries to better protect such commu-
nities; 
(ii) to the extent practicable, the ef-
forts of the United States Government 
over the reporting period to partner with 
European law enforcement agencies and 
civil society groups regarding the sharing 
of information and best practices to com-
bat anti-Semitic incidents in Europe; 
(iii) European educational program-
ming and public awareness initiatives that 
aim to collaborate on educational curricula 
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and campaigns that impart shared values 
of pluralism and tolerance, and showcase 
the positive contributions of Jews in cul-
ture, scholarship, science, and art, with 
special attention to those segments of the 
population that exhibit a high degree of 
anti-Semitic animus; and 
(iv) efforts by European governments 
to adopt and apply a working definition of 
antisemitism. 
(2) CLASSIFIED ADDENDUM.—If the Secretary 
determines that it is in the national security inter-
ests of the United States or is necessary for the 
safety of individuals to be identified in the Annual 
Report or is necessary to further the purposes of 
this chapter, any information required by paragraph 
(1), including measures or actions taken by the 
United States, may be summarized in the Annual 
Report or the Executive Summary and submitted in 
more detail in a classified addendum to the Annual 
Report or the Executive Summary. 
(b) PREPARATIONS OF REPORTS REGARDING VIOLA-
TIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.— 
(1) STANDARDS
AND
INVESTIGATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that United States missions 
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abroad maintain a consistent reporting standard and 
thoroughly investigate reports of violations of the 
internationally recognized right to freedom of reli-
gion. 
(2) CONTACTS WITH NONGOVERNMENTAL OR-
GANIZATIONS.—In compiling data and assessing the 
respect of the right to religious freedom for the 
Human Rights Reports, the Annual Report on Inter-
national Religious Freedom, and the Executive Sum-
mary, United States mission personnel shall, as ap-
propriate, seek out and maintain contacts with reli-
gious and human rights nongovernmental organiza-
tions, with the consent of those organizations, in-
cluding receiving reports and updates from such or-
ganizations and, when appropriate, investigating 
such reports. 
SEC. 603. COMBATTING CORRUPTION AND KLEPTOCRACY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
(1) to leverage United States diplomatic en-
gagement and foreign assistance to promote the rule 
of law and good governance; 
(2) to coordinate with other like-minded states 
to counter corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit fi-
nance; 
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(3) to help foreign partner countries strengthen 
their legal and financial architecture to better pro-
tect against illicit finance and investigate, prosecute, 
adjudicate, and more generally combat the use of 
corruption by malign actors; 
(4) to assist in the recovery of kleptocracy-re-
lated stolen assets, including through appropriate bi-
lateral arrangements and international agreements 
which the United States has ratified, such as the 
United Nations Convention against Corruption, done 
at New York October 31, 2003, and the United Na-
tions Convention against Transnational Organized 
Crime, done at New York November 15, 2000; and 
(5) to use existing authorities, such as the 
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 
(subtitle F of title XII of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note)) and section 
7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2020 (division G of Public Law 116–94), to identify 
and take action against corrupt foreign actors, and 
to ensure the use of such punitive measures are seen 
to be credible and strictly nonpartial. 
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SEC. 604. SPECIALIZED DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROFES-
SIONALS. 
(a) SPECIALIZED DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROFES-
SIONALS.—The Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, 
in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish and 
maintain a program for the recruitment, training, and re-
tention of specialized disaster assistance professionals 
within the Department. 
(b) PURPOSE.—This program shall ensure that the 
Bureau of Migration and Disaster Assistance of the De-
partment has a sufficient number of personnel with the 
skills and expertise necessary to plan, implement, and 
manage complex international disaster assistance oper-
ations. Such expertise shall include procurement, logistics, 
public health, nutrition, protection, engineering, and fi-
nance. 
(c) TRAINING.—The Under Secretary shall ensure 
that these professionals receive regular and relevant train-
ing to maintain and enhance their skills. 
SEC. 605. COALITION FOR EPIDEMIC PREPAREDNESS INNO-
VATIONS (CEPI). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for Glob-
al Health is authorized to participate in the Coalition for 
Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (referred to this sec-
tion as ‘‘CEPI’’), as determined by the Assistant Sec-
retary to be in the best interest of the United States and 
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