(4) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘, and an analysis of the impact 
of actions by the United States on the status of reli-
gious freedom in each country. This section of the 
report should be country-specific and comprehensive, 
and should avoid insofar as possible the repetition of 
standard phrases and sentences to be employed in 
every country report.’’. 
SEC. 103. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 708(a) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of State’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1) The Secretary of State’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1) (as added by paragraph 
(1) of this subsection)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘other relevant officials, 
such as’’ and inserting ‘‘relevant officials, in-
cluding’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘the United States Com-
mission on International Religious Freedom es-
tablished under section 201(a) of such Act,’’ 
after ‘‘1998,’’ 
(3) by redesignating the subsequent paragraphs 
(1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), 
respectively; and 
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(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Such training shall, at a minimum, be a sepa-
rate, independent, and required segment of each of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) The A–100 course attended by all Foreign 
Service Officers. 
‘‘(B) The courses required of every Foreign 
Service Officer prior to a posting abroad, each seg-
ment to be tailored to the religious demography, sta-
tus of religious freedom, and United States strate-
gies for advancing religious freedom, in the receiving 
country. 
‘‘(C) The courses required of all deputy chiefs 
of mission and all chiefs of mission.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, with 
the assistance of the Ambassador at Large for Inter-
national Religious Freedom appointed under section 
101(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(b)) and the Director of the George 
P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center and 
in consultation with the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom established under section 
201(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
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1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(a)), shall submit to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a com-
prehensive plan for administering training for Foreign 
Service officers required under section 708 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028), as amended by sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 104. PROGRAMS AND ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS BY 
UNITED STATES MISSIONS ABROAD. 
Section 106 of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6415) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘It is the sense of Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘It is the policy of the United States’’; and 
(2) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking 
‘‘should’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
SEC. 105. PRISONER LISTS AND ISSUE BRIEFS ON RELI-
GIOUS FREEDOM CONCERNS. 
(a) INCREASED ADVOCACY.—Section 108(a) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6417(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SENSE
OF 
CONGRESS’’ and inserting ‘‘INCREASED ADVOCACY’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘it is the sense of Congress 
that’’; and 
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(3) by striking ‘‘should promote’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall promote’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Section 108(c) 
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6417(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘, as appro-
priate,’’. 
SEC. 106. INTERAGENCY REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the heads of other relevant United States Gov-
ernment departments and agencies, including the Depart-
ment of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, 
the Department of the Treasury, and the United States 
Agency for International Development, shall submit to 
Congress a report on the best uses of United States for-
eign assistance to promote religious freedom and religious 
engagement abroad. 
(b) TIMING.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall be issued not later than 6 months after the date 
on which the first report required under section 102(b) 
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6412(b)) is transmitted to Congress after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE 
II—COMMISSION 
ON 
INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS 
FREEDOM 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION. 
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 201(b)(1)(B) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6431(b)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘Nine’’ and inserting ‘‘nine’’; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘President pro 
tempore’’ and inserting ‘‘leadership’’; and 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Speaker’’ and in-
serting ‘‘leadership’’. 
(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)— 
(A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘to 
a second term’’; and 
(B) by striking the third and fourth sen-
tences; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘dur-
ing the period May 15, 2003, through May 14, 
2005,’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PRESI-
DENT PRO TEMPORE’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘President pro tem-
pore’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘leadership’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) 
in 
the 
heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘SPEAKER’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Speaker’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘leadership’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘2013’’; and 
(3) 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 the 
member’s terms on the Commission, the member 
shall not be eligible for reappointment to the Com-
mission.’’. 
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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, by striking ‘‘May 30’’ 
and inserting ‘‘May 1’’; 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— 
‘‘(i) the Chair of the Commission; and 
‘‘(ii) two other members of the Com-
mission 
appointed 
under 
subsection 
(b)(1)(B), who shall serve as Vice-Chairs 
of the Commission, and at least one of 
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staff on the basis of professional and non-
partisan qualifications and fix their compensa-
tion as may be necessary to enable the Commis-
sion to perform its duties and without regard to 
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 
of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, re-
lating to classification of positions and General 
Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay 
for such staff may not exceed the rate payable 
for level V of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5316 of such title.’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting the following: ‘‘The Executive Director 
shall have the authority to terminate Commis-
sion staff and shall have such other authorities 
as necessary to ensure the effective and effi-
cient operation of the Commission.’’. 
SEC. 203. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION. 
Section 205(a) of the International Religious Free-
dom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6433(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘May’’ and inserting ‘‘November’’. 
SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 207 of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6435) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$3,000,000 
for the fiscal year 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,300,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2018’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Commission may use not more than 
5 percent of funds made available to carry out this 
title for a fiscal year for official reception and rep-
resentation to help fulfill the purposes for which the 
Commission was established.’’. 
SEC. 205. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND DISCLOSURE. 
Section 208 of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6435a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘, except 
that the Commission may not expend more than 
$100,000 in any fiscal year to procure such serv-
ices’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘International 
Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign Affairs’’. 
SEC. 206. 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, 
2018’’. 
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TITLE III—PRESIDENTIAL 
ACTIONS 
SEC. 301. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO VIOLA-
TIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. 
Section 401(b)(2) of the International Religious 
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6441(b)(2)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE FOR ACTIONS.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the submission of the re-
port required under section 102(b), the President 
shall take action under any of paragraphs (1) 
through (15) of section 405(a) (or commensurate ac-
tion in substitution thereto) with respect to each for-
eign country the government of which has engaged 
in or tolerated violations of religious freedom at any 
time since the date of submission of the report re-
quired under section 102(b) for the preceding year, 
except that in the case of action under any of para-
graphs (9) through (15) of section 405(a) (or com-
mensurate action in substitution thereto) the action 
may only be taken after the President makes a de-
termination that the requirements of sections 403 
and 404 have been satisfied.’’. 
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SEC. 302. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PAR-
TICULARLY SEVERE VIOLATIONS OF RELI-
GIOUS FREEDOM. 
(a) DESIGNATIONS OF COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR 
CONCERN FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.—Section 402(b) of 
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6442(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Not later than Sep-
tember 1 of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
later than 90 days after the submission of 
the report required under section 102(b)’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or since the date’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘The Presi-
dent’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 1 of the respective year’’ and inserting 
‘‘the date of submission of the report required 
under section 102(b)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Whenever’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Whenever’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘as soon as practicable’’ 
and inserting ‘‘not later than 120 days’’; 
(C) by redesignating the subsequent sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
respectively, and moving the margins of such 
clauses 2 ems to the right; 
(D) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(E) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) the actions taken, the purposes 
of the actions taken, and evaluation of the 
effectiveness of the actions taken.’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) COUNTRIES RECOMMENDED BY THE 
COMMISSION.—If the President does not des-
ignate a country as a country of particular con-
cern for religious freedom under paragraph 
(1)(A) that the Commission has recommended 
be so designated, the President shall submit to 
Congress a report that contains the reasons 
therefor. 
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‘‘(C) 
REMOVAL
OF
DESIGNATION.—A 
country that is designated as a country of par-
ticular concern for religious freedom under 
paragraph (1)(A) shall retain such designation 
until the President determines and reports to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate that the country 
should no longer be so designated.’’. 
(b) PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS WITH RESPECT
TO 
COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR RELIGIOUS 
FREEDOM.—Section 402(c)(5) of the International Reli-
gious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(c)(5)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by adding at the end 
before the period the following: ‘‘and include a de-
scription of the impact of the designation of such 
sanction or sanctions’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 
President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a re-
port explaining why the decision was made that one 
or more of such sanctions also satisfy the require-
ments of this subsection.’’. 
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motion of international religious freedom through groups 
that are able to develop legal protections and promote cul-
tural and societal understanding of international norms of 
religious freedom.’’. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. 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-
national religious freedom, including their goals and 
objectives. 
(2) An assessment of the roles and functions of 
the Office on International Religious Freedom estab-
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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. 
(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-
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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). 
Æ 
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