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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5665 
To establish in the Department of State the Office to Monitor and Combat 
Islamophobia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 21, 2021 
Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CARSON, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. KIM 
of New Jersey, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. RUSH, Ms. BASS, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mrs. DINGELL, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. 
JACOBS of California, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. SIRES, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. DEAN, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. CORREA, Mr. POCAN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. JONES, Mr. BOWMAN, 
Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. WILLIAMS
of Georgia, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Inter-
national Islamophobia Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE 
TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ISLAMOPHOBIA. 
Title 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by add-
ing 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 Secretary of State shall appoint the Special 
Envoy. If the Secretary determines that such is 
appropriate, the Secretary may appoint the 
Special Envoy from among officers and employ-
ees of the Department of State. The Secretary 
may allow such officer or employee to retain the 
position (and the responsibilities associated with 
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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-
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-
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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-
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 
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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; and 
‘‘(E) the efforts of such government to 
promote anti-bias and tolerance education;’’; 
and 
(2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by— 
(A) redesignating the second subsection (i) 
(relating to child marriage status) as subsection 
(j); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(k) 
INFORMATION
CONCERNING
ACTS
OF 
ISLAMOPHOBIA IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—The report re-
quired by subsection (b) shall include, wherever applicable, 
a description of the nature and extent of acts of 
Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement that occur dur-
ing the preceding year, including descriptions of— 
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‘‘(1) acts of physical violence against, or harass-
ment of, Muslim people, and acts of violence against, 
or vandalism of, Muslim community institutions, in-
cluding schools, mosques, and cemeteries; 
‘‘(2) instances of propaganda in government 
and nongovernment media that attempt to justify or 
promote racial hatred or incite acts of violence 
against Muslim people; 
‘‘(3) the actions, if any, taken by the govern-
ment of the country to respond to such violence and 
attacks or to eliminate such propaganda or incite-
ment; 
‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(5) the efforts of such government to promote 
anti-bias and tolerance education.’’. 
(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 
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(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— 
‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(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.’’. 
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