I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2867 
To reauthorize the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 
Mr. WOLF (for himself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr. BERMAN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998, 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 ‘‘United States Commis-
sion on International Religious Freedom Reform and Re-
authorization Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION. 
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 201(b)(1)(B) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
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6431(b)(1)(B)) is amended in the matter preceding clause 
(i) by striking ‘‘Nine’’ and inserting ‘‘nine’’. 
(b) TERMS.—Section 201(c) of the International Re-
ligious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the last sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘An individual is 
not eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms 
as a member of the Commission. Each member serv-
ing on the Commission on the date of enactment of 
the United States Commission on International Reli-
gious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 
2011 may be reappointed to not more than one addi-
tional consecutive term.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) INELIGIBILITY FOR REAPPOINTMENT.—If 
a member of the Commission attends, by being phys-
ically present or by conference call, less than 75 per-
cent of the meetings of the Commission during one 
of that member’s terms on the Commission, the 
member shall not be eligible for reappointment to 
the Commission.’’. 
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(c) ELECTION
OF CHAIR
AND EXECUTIVE COM-
MITTEE.—Section 201(d) of the International Religious 
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND EXECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE’’ after ‘‘CHAIR’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘At’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(1) CHAIR.—At’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1), as designated by para-
graph (2) of this subsection— 
(A) by striking ‘‘May 30’’ and inserting 
‘‘May 1’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘No member of the Commission is eligible to be 
elected as Chair of the Commission for a sec-
ond, consecutive term.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the first meeting of 
the Commission after May 1 of each calendar 
year, a majority of the members of the Commis-
sion present and voting shall elect the Executive 
Committee of the Commission. 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The Executive Com-
mittee shall be composed of— 
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(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$250,000’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘International 
Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign Affairs’’. 
SEC. 6. TERMINATION. 
Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6436) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2013’’. 
SEC. 7. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS TO 
PROMOTE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the implementation of 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Comptroller General shall 
consult with the appropriate congressional committees and 
nongovernmental organizations for purposes of preparing 
the report. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report shall 
include the following: 
(1) A review of the effectiveness of all United 
States Government programs to promote inter-
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national religious freedom, including their goals and 
objectives. 
(2) An assessment of the roles and functions of 
the Office on International Religious Freedom estab-
lished in section 101(a) of the International Reli-
gious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(a)) and 
the relationship of the Office to other offices in the 
Department of State. 
(3) A review of the role of the Ambassador at 
Large for International Religious Freedom ap-
pointed under section 101(b) of the International 
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(b)) 
and the placement of such position within the De-
partment of State. 
(4) A review and assessment of the goals and 
objectives of the United States Commission on Inter-
national Religious Freedom established under sec-
tion 201(a) of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(a)). 
(5) A comparative analysis of the structure of 
the United States Commission on International Reli-
gious Freedom as an independent non-partisan enti-
ty in relation to other United States advisory com-
missions, whether or not such commissions are 
under the direct authority of Congress. 
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(6) A review of the relationship between the 
Ambassador at Large for International Religious 
Freedom and the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom, and possible re-
forms that would improve the ability of both to 
reach their goals and objectives. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 3 of the International Religious Free-
dom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6402). 
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