‘‘(B) PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—The provi-
sions of law specified in this subparagraph are 
the following: 
‘‘(i) Chapter 4 of part II of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961. 
‘‘(ii) Part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961. 
‘‘(iii) The Arms Export Control Act. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The President may waive for a 
period not to exceed 180 days the application of 
paragraph (2) if the President determines and re-
ports to the appropriate congressional committees 
that— 
‘‘(A) the exercise of such waiver authority 
would further the purposes of this Act; or 
‘‘(B) it is important to the national inter-
est of the United States to provide for the exer-
cise of such waiver authority. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT FREE-
DOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President, acting 
through the Federal departments and other entities 
described in paragraph (3)(B), is authorized to carry 
out programs related to the promotion and protec-
tion of freedom of religion or belief in foreign coun-
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tries. Such programs shall focus on supporting civil 
society, especially in countries designated or re-des-
ignated as countries of particular concern for reli-
gious freedom under section 402, or recommended 
by the United States Commission on International 
Religious Freedom for such designation or re-des-
ignation. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Programs carried out under 
paragraph (1) shall include proposed reforms to a 
country’s education systems to promote respect for 
religious tolerance and freedom. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Presi-
dent $17,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 
through 2018 to carry out this subsection, of 
which— 
‘‘(A) $5,000,000 is authorized to be appro-
priated to each of the Office on International 
Religious Freedom within the Department of 
State, the National Endowment for Democracy, 
and the United States Institute for Peace; and 
‘‘(B) $2,000,000 is authorized to be appro-
priated to the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom. 
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‘‘(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of State should prioritize the pro-
tection of religious minorities and places where these mi-
norities reside and congregate when developing policy and 
directing programs that are administered by the Depart-
ment of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 502. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING. 
Section 502 of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Section 303(a)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(a)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts authorized 
to be appropriated for democracy programs of the Bureau 
of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor of the Depart-
ment of State, the United States Agency for International 
Development, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
are authorized to be used to support the development and 
implementation of innovative uses of the Internet and 
other electronic methods to support freedom of religion or 
belief abroad.’’. 
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