quarters of the United Nations, signed 
June 26, 1947, and entered into force No-
vember 21, 1947, or other applicable inter-
national obligations of the United States; 
or 
(ii) is in the national security interests 
of the United States; and 
(B) before granting the waiver, the Secre-
taries provide to the appropriate congressional 
committees notice of, and a justification for, the 
waiver. 
(2) TIMING
FOR
NOTICE
OF
CERTAIN
WAIV-
ERS.—In the case of a waiver under subparagraph 
(A)(ii) of paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall submit 
the notice required by subparagraph (B) of such 
paragraph not later than 15 days before granting 
the waiver. 
(d) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and annually thereafter, the President, 
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acting through the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on— 
(1) the actions taken to carry out this Act, in-
cluding— 
(A) the number of foreign persons added 
to or removed from the list required by section 
4(a) during the year preceding each report, the 
dates on which those persons were added or re-
moved, and the reasons for adding or removing 
those persons; and 
(B) an analysis that compares increases or 
decreases in the number of such persons year- 
over-year and the reasons therefor; and 
(2) efforts by the executive branch to coordinate 
with the governments of other countries to, as ap-
propriate, impose sanctions that are similar to the 
sanctions imposed under this Act. 
SEC. 7. DISCRIMINATION RELATED TO SEXUAL ORIENTA-
TION OR GENDER IDENTITY. 
(a) TRACKING VIOLENCE OR CRIMINALIZATION RE-
LATED
TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION
OR GENDER IDEN-
TITY.—The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 
Rights and Labor shall designate a Bureau-based senior 
officer or officers who shall be responsible for tracking vio-
lence, criminalization, and restrictions on the enjoyment 
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of fundamental freedoms, consistent with United States 
law, in foreign countries based on actual or perceived sex-
ual orientation or gender identity. 
(b) ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS 
PRACTICES.—The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 
amended— 
(1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))— 
(A) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (12)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(13) wherever applicable, violence or discrimi-
nation that affects the fundamental freedoms, in-
cluding widespread or systematic violation of the 
freedoms of expression, association, or assembly, 
consistent with United States law, of an individual 
in foreign countries that is based on actual or per-
ceived sexual orientation or gender identity.’’; and 
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(2) in section 502B(b) (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by 
inserting after the ninth sentence the following new 
sentence: ‘‘Wherever applicable, such report shall 
also include information regarding violence or dis-
crimination that affects the fundamental freedoms, 
including widespread or systematic violation of the 
freedoms of expression, association, or assembly, 
consistent with United States law, of an individual 
in foreign countries that is based on actual or per-
ceived sexual orientation or gender identity.’’. 
Æ 
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