SEC. 105. PRISONER LISTS AND ISSUE BRIEFS ON RELI-
GIOUS FREEDOM CONCERNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 108(b) of the Inter-
national Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6417(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the United States 
Commission on International Religious Freedom,’’ after 
‘‘United States chiefs of mission abroad,’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF LISTS.—Section 108(c) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6417(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘In addition, the Secretary of State shall transmit the lists 
of persons imprisoned, detained, or placed under house ar-
rest prepared under subsection (b) not later than 180 days 
after the enactment of the Shahbaz Bhatti International 
Religious Freedom Act of 2014, and every 180 days there-
after, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate, the Tom Lantos Human 
Rights Commission, and the Senate Human Rights Cau-
cus.’’. 
SEC. 106. REPORT ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND RELIGIOUS EN-
GAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
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Homeland Security, and the Secretary of the Treasury, 
shall submit to Congress a report on the best uses of for-
eign assistance to promote the goals of religious freedom 
and religious engagement, while also making a distinction 
between these two goals. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall address how assistance and other United States 
government actions can strengthen the protection of reli-
gious minorities and dissenters, strengthen democratic in-
stitutions, and foster a vibrant civil society, and create 
civic space for religious debate and discussion. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall be submitted to Congress not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the first Annual Report on Inter-
national Religious Freedom required under section 102(b) 
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6412(b)) is submitted to Congress after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) HEARINGS AND BRIEFINGS.—The information 
contained in the report required by subsection (a) report 
shall be included in the congressional hearings and brief-
ings required in paragraph (3) of section 102(b) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6412(b)) (as added by section 102(b) of this Act). 
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SEC. 107. REPORTS ON COUNTRIES NOT DESIGNATED AS 
COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the President designates countries as a 
country of particular concern for religious freedom under 
section 402 of the International Religious Freedom Act 
of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress a report on the 
lack of designation by the President of any other countries 
recommended for such designation by the United States 
Commission on International Religious Freedom. 
(b) REPORT RELATING TO PAKISTAN.—In addition 
to the report required by subsection (a), the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
report that focuses specifically on the lack of designation 
by the President of Pakistan as a country of particular 
concern for religious freedom under section 402 of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6442) despite the repeated recommendation for such des-
ignation by the United States Commission on Inter-
national Religious Freedom. 
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TITLE II—UNITED STATES COM-
MISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 201. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION. 
Section 205 of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6433) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS
AND BRIEFINGS 
REQUIRED.—The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate shall, not later than 30 days after 
the receipt by Congress of the report submitted under sub-
section (a), hold hearings on the report, including any rec-
ommendations contained therein, and not later than 180 
days after the date of completion of such hearings, the 
Commission shall meet with such Committees on the re-
port and on progress with respect to implementation of 
such recommendations to date.’’. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL SECURITY 
COUNCIL 
SEC. 301. SPECIAL ADVISER ON INTERNATIONAL RELI-
GIOUS FREEDOM. 
Section 101(k) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3021(k)) is amended in the first sentence by 
inserting ‘‘senior’’ before ‘‘director’’. 
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TITLE IV—PRESIDENTIAL 
ACTIONS 
SEC. 401. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO VIOLA-
TIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. 
(a) RESPONSE TO VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREE-
DOM.—Section 401(a)(1) of the International Religious 
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6441(a)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by adding at the 
end before the semicolon the following: ‘‘or carried 
out by non-state actors in that country’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before ‘‘, 
the President’’ the following: ‘‘and for each foreign 
country in which non-state actors carry out viola-
tions of religious freedom’’. 
(b) PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS.—Section 401(b)(2) of 
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6441(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘September 1 of each year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘30 days after the date on which each re-
port is submitted under section 102(b)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘action’’ and inserting ‘‘1 or 
more of the actions’’; 
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(3) by inserting ‘‘or in which non-state actors 
in that country carried out violations of religious 
freedom’’ before ‘‘at any time’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘September 1 of the preceding 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘the previous such report was 
submitted’’; and 
(5) by striking ‘‘thereto)’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘thereto) the action may only be taken 
after the President certifies to Congress that the re-
quirements of sections 403 and 404 have been satis-
fied.’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 401(c)(1)(B) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6441(c)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the non-state 
actors in that country,’’ after ‘‘special officials thereof,’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and apply with respect to each Annual Report 
on International Religious Freedom that is required to be 
submitted to Congress under section 102 of the Inter-
national Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412) 
(as so amended) on or after such date of enactment. 
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SEC. 402. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PAR-
TICULARLY SEVERE VIOLATIONS OF RELI-
GIOUS FREEDOM. 
(a) RESPONSE TO PARTICULARLY SEVERE VIOLA-
TIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.—Section 402(a) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6442(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by adding at the end 
before the semicolon the following: ‘‘or carried out 
by non-state actors’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or a non- 
state actor has carried out,’’ after ‘‘engaged in or 
tolerated’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION 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 ‘‘September 1 of each 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘30 days after the 
date on which each report is submitted 
under section 102(b)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘whether’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘whether, during the preceding 12 
months,’’; 
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