IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5665 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 15, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To establish in the Department of State the Office to 
Monitor and Combat Islamophobia, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Inter-
national Islamophobia Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE 
TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ISLAMOPHOBIA. 
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 64. MONITORING AND COMBATING ISLAMOPHOBIA. 
‘‘(a) 
OFFICE
TO
MONITOR
AND
COMBAT 
ISLAMOPHOBIA.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State 
shall establish within the Department of State an 
Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) HEAD OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(A) SPECIAL
ENVOY
FOR
MONITORING 
AND COMBATING ISLAMOPHOBIA.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Special Envoy for Moni-
toring and Combating Islamophobia (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Special Envoy’). 
‘‘(B) APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL ENVOY.— 
The President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate shall appoint the Special 
Envoy. If the President determines that such is 
appropriate, the President may appoint the 
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Special Envoy from among officers and employ-
ees of the Department of State. The Secretary 
of State may allow such officer or employee to 
retain the position (and the responsibilities as-
sociated with such position) held by such officer 
or employee prior to such appointment. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE OF OFFICE.—Upon establishment, the 
Office shall assume primary responsibility for the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) 
Monitoring 
and 
combating 
acts 
of 
Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement that 
occur in foreign countries. 
‘‘(2) Coordinating and assisting in the prepara-
tion of that portion of the reports required by para-
graph (9) of section 116(d) and subsection (k) of 
section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) and 2304) relating to an as-
sessment and description of the nature and extent of 
acts of Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement. 
‘‘(3) Coordinating and assisting in the prepara-
tion of that portion of the report required by clause 
(viii) of section 102(b)(1)(A) of the International 
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6412(b)(1)(A)) relating to an assessment and de-
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scription of the nature and extent of acts of 
Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATIONS.—The Special Envoy shall con-
sult with domestic and international nongovernmental or-
ganizations and multilateral organizations and institu-
tions, as the Special Envoy considers appropriate, to carry 
out this section.’’. 
SEC. 3. INCLUSION IN DEPARTMENT OF STATE ANNUAL RE-
PORTS OF INFORMATION CONCERNING ACTS 
OF ISLAMOPHOBIA IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON 
HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.—The Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), 
(11), and (12), as paragraphs (10), (11), (12), 
and (13), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) wherever applicable, a description of the 
nature and extent of acts of Islamophobia and 
Islamophobic incitement that occur during the pre-
ceding year, including descriptions of— 
‘‘(A) acts of physical violence against, or 
harassment of, Muslim people, and acts of vio-
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lence against, or vandalism of, Muslim commu-
nity institutions, including schools, mosques, 
and cemeteries; 
‘‘(B) instances of propaganda in govern-
ment and nongovernment media that attempt to 
justify or promote racial hatred or incite acts of 
violence against Muslim people; 
‘‘(C) the actions, if any, taken by the gov-
ernment of the country to respond to such vio-
lence and attacks or to eliminate such propa-
ganda or incitement; 
‘‘(D) the actions taken by such government 
to enact and enforce laws relating to the protec-
tion of the right to religious freedom of Muslim 
people; 
‘‘(E) the efforts of such government to 
promote anti-bias and tolerance education; and 
‘‘(F) any instances of forced labor, reedu-
cation, or the presence of concentration camps, 
such as those targeting the Uyghurs in the 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the 
People’s Republic of China;’’; and 
(2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by— 
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‘‘(4) the actions taken by such government to 
enact and enforce laws relating to the protection of 
the right to religious freedom of Muslim people; 
‘‘(5) the efforts of such government to promote 
anti-bias and tolerance education; and 
‘‘(6) any instances of forced labor, reeducation, 
or the presence of concentration camps, such as 
those targeting the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur 
Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of 
China.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION
IN ANNUAL REPORT
ON INTER-
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.—Section 102(b)(1)(A) 
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (vii)(II), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(viii) wherever applicable, an assess-
ment and description of the nature and ex-
tent 
of 
acts 
of 
Islamophobia 
and 
Islamophobic incitement that occur in that 
country during the preceding the year, in-
cluding— 
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‘‘(I) acts of physical violence 
against, or harassment of, Muslim 
people, acts of violence against, or 
vandalism of, Muslim community in-
stitutions, instances of propaganda in 
government and nongovernment media 
that incite such acts, and statements 
and actions relating thereto; 
‘‘(II) the actions taken by the 
government of that country to re-
spond to such violence and attacks or 
to eliminate such propaganda or in-
citement, to enact and enforce laws 
relating to the protection of the right 
to religious freedom of Muslims, and 
to promote anti-bias and tolerance 
education; and 
‘‘(III) any instances of forced 
labor, reeducation, or the presence of 
concentration camps, such as those 
targeting the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region of the 
People’s Republic of China.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE OF INCLUSIONS.—The amend-
ments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply begin-
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ning with the first reports required under sections 116(d) 
and 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151n and 2304) and section 102(b)(1)(A) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6312(b)(1)(A)) that are submitted after the date that is 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION. 
No funds made available pursuant to this Act or an 
amendment made by this Act may be used to promote or 
endorse a Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) move-
ment ideology or used to promote or endorse a Muslim 
ban, such as the one instituted by former President 
Trump. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 14, 
2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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