(iii) by inserting ‘‘, or in which a non- 
state actor has carried out,’’ after ‘‘en-
gaged in or tolerated’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘during the preceding 
12 months or since the date of the last re-
view of that country under this subpara-
graph, whichever period is longer’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or non-state actor’’ 
after ‘‘foreign country’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and may take place 
any time prior to September 1 of the re-
spective year’’ and inserting ‘‘and before 
the date on which the report is submitted 
under section 102(b)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or the 
non-state actor specifically responsible for the par-
ticularly severe violations of religious freedom,’’ after 
‘‘by that government’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘as soon as practicable’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not later than 30 days’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) the actions taken, the purposes of the 
actions taken, and evaluation of any previous 
actions taken pursuant to a designation by the 
President of a country as a country of par-
ticular concern for religious freedom under this 
section.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—A country that has been 
designated a country of particular concern for reli-
gious freedom under this section retains such des-
ignation until the President determines such des-
ignation should be terminated and submits to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that 
includes the reasons for such termination.’’. 
(c) PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS WITH RESPECT
TO 
COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR RELIGIOUS 
FREEDOM.—Section 402(c)(5) of the International Reli-
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gious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(c)(5)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the second sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘must’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘he determines’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the President determines’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end before the period 
the following: ‘‘and include a description of the 
impact of the designation of such sanction or 
sanctions’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The President shall submit to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a report that explains why the decision was 
made to designate the specific sanction or sanctions 
which the President determines satisfy the require-
ments of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 403. CONSULTATIONS. 
Section 403(a) of the International Religious Free-
dom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6443(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘As soon as practicable’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 
30 days’’. 
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SEC. 404. DESCRIPTION OF PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 405(a) of the Inter-
national Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6445(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(15) as paragraphs (10) through (16), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) The raising of concerns and initiation of 
actions through multilateral and regional bodies.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The International 
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.) 
is amended in sections 3(3), 401(c)(2), 402(c)(1)(A), 
403(a), 404(a), 405(b), and 407(a) by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (9) through (15)’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraphs (10) through (16)’’. 
SEC. 405. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER. 
Section 407(a) of the International Religious Free-
dom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6447(a)), as amended by sec-
tion 404(b), is further amended by inserting ‘‘for a period 
not to exceed 180 days’’ after ‘‘may waive’’. 
SEC. 406. TERMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 409 of the International 
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6449) is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 409. TERMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS. 
‘‘Any Presidential action taken under this Act with 
respect to a foreign country shall remain in effect unless 
expressly terminated by Presidential actions based upon 
the determination by the President and certification to 
Congress that the foreign government has ceased or taken 
substantial and verifiable steps to cease the particularly 
severe violations of religious freedom.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section takes effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and applies with respect to any Presidential ac-
tion taken under the International Religious Freedom Act 
of 1998 (as so amended) on or after such date of enact-
ment. 
TITLE V—PROMOTION OF 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 501. ASSISTANCE FOR PROMOTING RELIGIOUS FREE-
DOM. 
Section 501 of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
assistance authorized to be provided under chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
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(22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to the Economic 
Support Fund) should include assistance— 
‘‘(A) to entities and individuals in support 
of religious freedom, the rule of law, good gov-
ernance, and the creation of a strong and vi-
brant civil society; and 
‘‘(B) to provide enhanced security for 
human rights and religious freedom defenders. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Assistance authorized 
to be provided under the provisions of law spec-
ified in subparagraph (B) may not be provided 
to a foreign government that is designated or 
re-designated as a country of particular concern 
for religious freedom under section 402 until 
the Secretary of State certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the gov-
ernment of such country has agreed to use such 
funds to support improvements in respecting 
international standards of religious freedom for 
all its residents and to take measures to ad-
dress discrimination and violence against reli-
gious minorities or dissenting members of the 
majority community in such country. 
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