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bring about an end to religious persecution in
Sudan; and
(B) a detailed description of economic and
other measures adopted by the other industri-
alized countries to bring about an end to reli-
gious persecution in Sudan, including an assess-
ment of the stringency with which such meas-
ures are enforced by those countries.
(4) CONFORMITY
OF
UNITED
STATES
MEAS-
URES
TO
INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENT.—If the
President successfully concludes an international
agreement described in paragraph (2), the President
may, after such agreement enters into force with re-
spect to the United States, adjust, modify, or other-
wise amend the measures imposed under any provi-
sion of this section to conform with such agreement.
(5) PROCEDURES FOR AGREEMENT TO ENTER
INTO
FORCE.—Each agreement submitted to the
Congress under this subsection shall enter into force
with respect to the United States if—
(A) the President, not less than 30 days
before the day on which the President enters
into such agreement, notifies the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate of the President’s
intention to enter into such an agreement, and
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promptly thereafter publishes notice of such in-
tention in the Federal Register;
(B) after entering into the agreement, the
President transmits to the House of Represent-
atives and to the Senate a document containing
a copy of the final text of such agreement, to-
gether with—
(i) a description of any administrative
action proposed to implement such agree-
ment and an explanation as to how the
proposed 
administrative 
action 
would
change or affect existing law; and
(ii) a statement of the President’s rea-
sons regarding—
(I) how the agreement serves the
interest of United States foreign pol-
icy; and
(II) why the proposed adminis-
trative action is required or appro-
priate to carry out the agreement; and
(C) a joint resolution approving such
agreement has been enacted.
(6) UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL IMPO-
SITION OF SAME MEASURES AGAINST SUDAN.—It is
the sense of the Congress that the President should
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instruct the Permanent Representative of the United
States to the United Nations to propose that the
United Nations Security Council, pursuant to Article
41 of the United Nations Charter, impose measures
against Sudan of the same type as are imposed by
this section.
(d) ADDITIONAL MEASURES
AND REPORTS; REC-
OMMENDATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT.—
(1) UNITED STATES POLICY TO END RELIGIOUS
PERSECUTION.—It shall be the policy of the United
States to impose additional measures against the
Government of Sudan if its policy of religious perse-
cution has not ended on or before December 25,
1998.
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director shall
prepare and transmit to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the Chairman of the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on or be-
fore February 1, 1999, and every 12 months there-
after, a report containing a determination by the
Secretary of State of whether the policy of religious
persecution by the Government of Sudan has ended.
(3) RECOMMENDATION FOR IMPOSITION OF AD-
DITIONAL MEASURES.—If the Secretary of State de-
termines that the policy of religious persecution by
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the Government of Sudan has not ended, the Presi-
dent shall prepare and transmit to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the Chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
on or before March 1, 1999, and every 12 months
thereafter, a report setting forth such recommenda-
tions for such additional measures and actions
against the Government of Sudan as will end that
government’s policy of religious persecution.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
(1) GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN.—The term ‘‘Gov-
ernment of Sudan’’ includes any agency or instru-
mentality of the Government of Sudan.
(2) NEW INVESTMENT IN SUDAN.—The term
‘‘new investment in Sudan’’—
(A) means—
(i) a commitment or contribution of
funds or other assets; or
(ii) a loan or other extension of credit,
that is made on or after the effective date of
this subsection; and
(B) does not include—
(i) the reinvestment of profits gen-
erated by a controlled Sudanese entity into
that same controlled Sudanese entity, or
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the investment of such profits in a Suda-
nese entity;
(ii) contributions of money or other
assets where such contributions are nec-
essary to enable a controlled Sudanese en-
tity to operate in an economically sound
manner, without expanding its operations;
or
(iii) the ownership or control of a
share or interest in a Sudanese entity or a
controlled Sudanese entity or a debt or eq-
uity security issued by the Government of
Sudan or a Sudanese entity before the date
of the enactment of this Act, or the trans-
fer or acquisition of such a share or inter-
est, or debt or equity security, if any such
transfer or acquisition does not result in a
payment, contribution of funds or assets,
or credit to a Sudanese entity, a controlled
Sudanese entity, or the Government of
Sudan.
(3) CONTROLLED
SUDANESE
ENTITY.—The
term ‘‘controlled Sudanese entity’’ means—
(A) a corporation, partnership, or other
business association or entity organized in
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Sudan and owned or controlled, directly or indi-
rectly, by a United States person; or
(B) a branch, office, agency, or sole propri-
etorship in Sudan of a United States person.
(4) SUDANESE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Sudanese
entity’’ means—
(A) a corporation, partnership, or other
business association or entity organized in
Sudan; or
(B) a branch, office, agency, or sole propri-
etorship in Sudan of a person that resides or is
organized outside Sudan.
(5) SUDAN.—The term ‘‘Sudan’’ means any
area controlled by the Government of Sudan or by
any entity allied with the Government of Sudan, and
does not include any area in which effective control
is exercised by an entity engaged in active resistance
to the Government of Sudan.
(f) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President may waive
the imposition of any sanction against Sudan under this
section for periods of not more than 12 months each, if
the President, for each waiver—
(1) determines that the national security inter-
ests of the United States justify such a waiver; and
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(2) provides to the Committees on Foreign Re-
lations, Finance, the Judiciary, and Appropriations
of the Senate and to the Committees on Inter-
national Relations, the Judiciary, and Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives a written noti-
fication of the President’s intention to waive any
such sanction.
The notification shall contain an explanation of the rea-
sons why the President considers the waiver to be nec-
essary, the type and amount of goods, services, or assist-
ance to be provided pursuant to the waiver, and the period
of time during which such a waiver will be effective. When
the President considers it appropriate, the explanation
under the preceding sentence, or any part of the expla-
nation, may be submitted in classified form.
(g) DULY
AUTHORIZED
INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The prohibitions and restrictions contained in
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (7) of subsection (b) shall
not apply to the conduct of duly authorized intelligence
activities of the United States Government.
SEC. 13. PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
A RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
INTERNET SITE.—In order to facilitate access by non-
governmental organizations (NGOs) and by the public
around the world to international documents on the pro-
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tection of religious freedom, the Director shall establish
and maintain an Internet site containing major inter-
national documents relating to religious freedom, each an-
nual report submitted under section 6, and any other doc-
umentation or references to other sites as deemed appro-
priate or relevant by the Director.
(b) TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.—
Chapter 7 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 708. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.
‘‘The Secretary of State and the Director of the Of-
fice of Religious Persecution Monitoring established under
section 5 of the Freedom From Religious Persecution Act
of 1998, acting jointly, shall establish as part of the stand-
ard training for officers of the Service, including chiefs
of mission, instruction in the field of internationally recog-
nized human rights. Such instruction shall include—
‘‘(1) standards for proficiency in the knowledge
of international documents and United States policy
in human rights, and shall be mandatory for all
members of the Service having reporting responsibil-
ities relating to human rights, and for chiefs of mis-
sion; and
‘‘(2) instruction on the international right to
freedom of religion, the nature, activities, and beliefs
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of different religions, and the various aspects and
manifestations of religious persecution.’’.
(c) HIGH-LEVEL CONTACTS WITH NGOS.—United
States chiefs of mission shall seek out and contact reli-
gious nongovernmental organizations to provide high-level
meetings with religious nongovernmental organizations
where appropriate and beneficial. United States chiefs of
mission and Foreign Service officers abroad shall seek to
meet with imprisoned religious leaders where appropriate
and beneficial.
(d) PROGRAMS AND ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS BY
UNITED STATES MISSIONS ABROAD.—It is the sense of
the Congress that—
(1) United States diplomatic missions in coun-
tries the governments of which engage in or tolerate
religious persecution should develop, as part of an-
nual program planning, a strategy to promote the
respect of the internationally recognized right to
freedom of religion; and
(2) in allocating or recommending the allocation
of funds or the recommendation of candidates for
programs and grants funded by the United States
Government, United States diplomatic missions
should give particular consideration to those pro-
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grams and candidates deemed to assist in the pro-
motion of the right to religious freedom.
(e) EQUAL ACCESS TO UNITED STATES MISSIONS
ABROAD FOR CONDUCTING RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to this subsection,
the Secretary of State shall permit, on terms no less
favorable than that accorded other nongovernmental
activities, access to the premises of any United
States diplomatic mission or consular post by any
United States citizen seeking to conduct an activity
for religious purposes.
(2) TIMING AND LOCATION.—The Secretary of
State shall make reasonable accommodations with
respect to the timing and location of such access in
light of—
(A) the number of United States citizens
requesting the access (including any particular
religious concerns regarding the time of day,
date, or physical setting for services);
(B) conflicts with official activities and
other nonofficial United States citizen requests;
(C) the availability of openly conducted, or-
ganized religious services outside the premises
of the mission or post; and
(D) necessary security precautions.
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(3) DISCRETIONARY ACCESS FOR FOREIGN NA-
TIONALS.—The Secretary of State may permit ac-
cess to the premises of a United States diplomatic
mission or consular post to foreign nationals for the
purpose of attending or participating in religious ac-
tivities conducted pursuant to this Act.
(f) PRISONER LISTS AND ISSUE BRIEFS ON RELI-
GIOUS PERSECUTION CONCERNS.—
(1) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—To encourage
involvement with religious persecution concerns at
every possible opportunity and by all appropriate
representatives of the United States Government, it
is the sense of the Congress that officials of the ex-
ecutive branch of the United States Government
should promote increased advocacy on such issues
during meetings between executive branch and con-
gressional leaders and foreign dignitaries.
(2) RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION PRISONER LISTS
AND ISSUE BRIEFS.—The Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with United States chiefs of mission
abroad, regional experts, the Director, and non-
governmental human rights and religious groups,
shall prepare and maintain issue briefs on religious
freedom, on a country-by-country basis, consisting of
lists of persons believed to be imprisoned for their